: Early promotional materials that emphasized a "rager" brand are archived, which later became central to legal arguments regarding the event's safety culture. Documenting the 2021 Tragedy
The name "Astroworld" is deeply rooted in Houston's identity, named after the defunct theme park. Travis Scott, a Houston native, aimed for his 2018 album Astroworld and subsequent festival to evoke the feeling of "taking an amusement park away from kids" and then bringing it back to life. The festival originally launched in November 2018 at NRG Park, near the original theme park's site, and was initially celebrated as a massive success for the city’s hip-hop scene. Preservation of Cultural Artifacts astroworld internet archive
The Internet Archive provides a home for various digital artifacts that would otherwise be lost to expiring web links or social media deletions: : Early promotional materials that emphasized a "rager"