The safety and risk director hired to oversee the deadly Astroworld Festival and develop the show’s event operations plan was also a longtime employee of a separate security company contracted for the event, Rolling Stone has learned. The development highlights what some security experts tell Rolling Stone is a possible conflict of interest that could have impacted the planning and decision-making of the event.
Seyth Boardman co-founded live entertainment risk management company B3 Risk Solutions in 2010. B3 has worked notable music festivals including October 2021’s Rolling Loud festival in Miami, at which Travis Scott performed. With showrunners Live Nation and ScoreMore contracting B3 for the event, Boardman acted as Astroworld’s safety and risk director. Separately, Boardman is also a longtime manager at Contemporary Services Corporation, one of the largest event security…
