ASTROWORLD RETURNS

Hip-hop superstar Travis Scott announces return of wildly popular Astroworld Festival

Hip-hop superstar Travis Scott announces return of wildly popular Astroworld Festival
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This article originally appeared on CultureMap.

Last year, Travis Scott launched the Astroworld Festival in his hometown of Houston, and it was a smashing success. (40,000 were reportedly in attendance.) So, now, it's time for him to get things going for the second annual fest, happening on Saturday, November 9.

The festival will return to NRG Park, just across the street from where the now-defunct Six Flags amusement park Scott named his double-platinum 2018 album after once stood. Scott is once again keeping the list of performers close to the vest.

He didn't share the names of last year's performers — which included Lil Wayne, Post Malone, Young Thug, Sheck Wes, and others — until the day before the fest. But we already know this year's headliner: Scott, of course.

A portion of proceeds from the event will be donated to the festival's official charity partner, Workshop Houston. This nonprofit creates transformative educational opportunities through hands-on, project-based learning — including lessons in music production and recording, robotics and computer programming, fashion and graphic design, as well as tutoring and academic support.

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Hunter Goodman hit a two-run homer and Mickey Moniak drove in three runs as the Colorado Rockies snapped a four-game skid with a 6-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

Tanner Gordon (5-5) allowed six hits and run in six innings to earn his third straight win.

The Rockies took the lead in the third on a costly error. The Astros were up by 1 when Kyle Karros singled with one out in the inning. Ryan Ritter then reached and Karros moved to third on an error by Jeremy Peña that kept Houston from turning a double play.

The Rockies took advantage of the miscue when Ritter scored on a groundout by Tyler Freeman to tie it 1-all. Moniak followed with an RBI single to put the Rockies on top.

Goodman then hit his 26th home run to left-center to make it 4-1.

Colorado had runners on second and third with one out in the fifth when Moniak’s double off the wall in left-center extended the lead to 6-1.

Houston starter Hunter Brown (10-6) allowed six hits and six runs, two earned, in 6 2/3 innings.

Slugger Yordan Alvarez went 0 for 2 with two walks in his return after sitting out since May 3 with a fractured right hand. His return didn’t give the offense an immediate boost, with the Astros going 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.

Jesús Sánchez gave Houston a 1-0 lead with his home run to the seats behind the bullpen with no outs in the second. The Astros loaded the bases with two outs in that inning, but Jose Altuve lined out to end the threat.

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Peña’s error in the third that kept the Astros from turning a double play that would have ended the inning.

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Tuesday marked Colorado’s first win in Houston since Aug. 14, 2018, snapping an 11-game skid.

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Houston LHP Framber Valdez (11-7, 3.32 ERA) opposes RHP Chase Dollander (2-1, 6.91) on Wednesday.

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