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Live Nation’s CEO Really Doesn’t Want To Be Deposed About Astroworld


Live Nation is trying to block a deposition of its CEO over the 2021 Astroworld Crowd Rush, appealing to Texas's Supreme Court on the matter.

The appeal was dropped after the Astroworld Plaintiffs’ Liaison counsel had withdrawn the deposition when the wrongful death cases had settled. The company argued in the appeal that Rapino “played no role in the 2021 Astroworld Festival” and that “he had no ‘unique or superior personal knowledge’; relevant to any claim or defense.” The news was first reported by Puck. “Remarkably, Live Nation claims that Rapino was not the decision maker on whether to cancel the Festival,” plaintiffs’ counsel wrote.

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