“What If?” — How the Showstop Protocol Is Redefining Life-Safety in Stadium Events

There are moments in the history of live events that force an industry to look at itself with painful honesty. For stadium operators, one of those moments came on the night of 5 November 2021, when a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival turned into a mass-casualty event. Ten young people lost their lives. Thousands were injured. And the world was left asking how a show could continue long after it was clear that something was terribly wrong.