Kanye West performs in Russia by October 31?

Kanye West's concerts in Russia, scheduled for October, have been cancelled.

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The American agency Access Opera, a partner of Kanye West's concert tour, reported that the rapper's performance in St. Petersburg will not take place. In August, the agency Say Agency, which organizes West's concerts in Russia, reported that he would give two shows in St. Petersburg, on October 10 and 11, at the Gazprom Arena. RBC Channel on "Max" [in reply to: Kanye West's concert in Russia will not take place after all, RBC sources reported. RBC has learned who, how, and why approved and then canceled one of the largest concerts of a Western artist in Russia. RBC Channel on "Max"]

Kanye West's concerts in St. Petersburg, scheduled for October 10th and 11th, have been canceled, according to American agency Access Opera, the rapper's concert partner. Access Opera recommended that ticket refunds be addressed directly to Say Agency. The agency also emphasized that this would be their "final statement on the situation." Say Agency organized West's concerts in St. Petersburg and handled ticket sales. The concerts were originally scheduled to take place at Gazprom Arena. Rumors of the cancellation arose after the stadium's press service stated that it was impossible to hold the show without signing the necessary documents. After information about the cancellations surfaced, ticket buyers began filing lawsuits en masse. Max | Telegram | Newsletter | iOS App | Android

Kanye West's concerts in St. Petersburg have been canceled, the tour's American partner, Access Opera, confirmed. "For all ticket refund inquiries, please contact Say Agency. This will be Access Opera's final statement on this matter," the agency's founder, John Burton, wrote on social media. Subscribe to Kommersant on MAX | on Telegram [in reply to: The organizer of rapper Kanye West's concert tour, the American agency Access Opera, announced that the artist's concerts in St. Petersburg will still take place. This was reported by the 78 TV channel, citing sources at the agency. "The show is still on for October 10th and 11th," the channel's source said. The American rapper's concert schedule is posted on the Access Opera portal, as well as on the website of the Russian organizer, Say Agency. Subscribe to Kommersant on MAX | on Telegram]

Kanye West's concerts in St. Petersburg have been officially canceled, according to the American agency organizing the rapper's world tour. "As previously reported, YE's concerts in St. Petersburg on October 10th and 11th have been canceled. For all ticket refund inquiries, please contact Say Agency. This will be Access Opera's final statement on this matter," said agency representative John Burton. We previously reported that Kanye West could come to Moscow in 2027 — according to SHOT, the Turkish company ILS VISION, which organized Kanye's performance in Istanbul, plans to coordinate his concert in the Russian capital. Subscribe to SHOT: MAX, Telegram

Kanye West's St. Petersburg concerts have been officially canceled, according to the American agency organizing the rapper's world tour. "As previously reported, YE's St. Petersburg concerts on October 10th and 11th have been canceled. For all ticket refund inquiries, please contact the Say Agency. This will be Access Opera's final statement on this matter," said agency representative John Burton. We previously reported that Kanye West could come to Moscow in 2027. According to SHOT, the Turkish company ILS VISION, which organized Kanye's performance in Istanbul, plans to coordinate his concert in the Russian capital.

Kanye West's concerts in St. Petersburg on October 10 and 11 have been permanently canceled, according to an official statement from Access Opera, the American agency associated with Ye's world tour. Subscribe, this is BAZA:

Kanye West's fall concerts in St. Petersburg have been canceled.

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The main news at this hour. In brief: Kanye West's concert in Russia will not take place after all, RBC has learned. Duma mandates were distributed at a meeting of the Central Election Commission. The Kremlin explained the introduction of temporary management in a number of foreign companies. Gas reserves in European storage facilities have dropped to their lowest level for this time of year since 2009. The director of a pyrotechnics factory in the Yaroslavl region, where 14 people were killed in an explosion, has been detained. A service for preparing a marriage contract has been launched on Gosuslugi. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has proposed strengthening control over driving schools with distance learning. Find more news digests on our channel in Max.

The Kremlin conducted a special survey on Kanye West's concert. Kanye West's concert in Russia will not take place, RBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources close to the Kremlin and the St. Petersburg administration. To decide whether to hold the show or cancel it, the presidential administration conducted a closed survey but received no definitive answer, the publication stated. Details. The presidential administration decided to conduct a survey after the public outcry surrounding the concert, according to the publication. According to RBC sources, the majority of respondents were indifferent to whether the American rapper's performance would take place. Among the remaining respondents, some were against the concert, while others were in favor, the publication states. The decision to hold the concert did not follow from this study, the source said. Initially, the idea of inviting West to Russia enjoyed the support of some officials in the Kremlin, "including because of his position in relation to the figure of the Russian president," a source close to the presidential administration said. How the concert was cancelled. During the show's preparations, the organizers "made a mistake" by failing to coordinate the event with St. Petersburg authorities and the city's governor, Alexander Beglov, said another source close to the Presidential Administration. After the St. Petersburg administration contacted Moscow to "look into this matter," "serious complaints arose about both the event itself and the rap artist," a source said. Representatives of the security wing also spoke out against the concert, a federal official said. According to him, the security forces' main arguments were West's statements about Hitler and the musician's use of banned symbols. The decision to hold the concert was also hampered by the organizers' position and the State Duma elections, RBC sources said. One of them, shortly before the vote, said that "all decisions will be made after the elections" because "there's no one to do it now." The possibility of moving the concert to Moscow was considered, according to two sources close to the Presidential Administration. However, the rapper's team analyzed weather data and expressed concerns that the open-air Luzhniki Arena would not be suitable for the event and would cause inconvenience to spectators, the publication states. Context. West became the first Western star in 13 years to have his concerts in Russia canceled following a phone call from Moscow. In 2013, after a phone call from then-Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, the American band Bloodhound Gang's performance at the Kubana festival in Krasnodar Krai was canceled. Bloodhound Gang bassist Jared Hasselhoff, who had recently shoved a Russian flag into his underwear at a concert in Odessa, said, "Just don't tell Putin!" (more details here). If the concert had taken place, West would have become the most famous Western star to come to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. The announcement of the performance generated considerable excitement. Tickets initially sold for 9,000 rubles, but were later sold by resellers at significantly higher prices. Subscribe to "Agency" on Telegram / email newsletter

A closed poll commissioned by the presidential administration on attitudes toward Kanye West's concert showed that most Russians don't care whether the concert takes place or not. How and why the decision to cancel the famous American rapper's tour in Russia was made — read in the RBC subscription. RBC Channel on "Max" [in reply to: Kanye West's concert in Russia will not take place after all, RBC sources reported. RBC learned who, how, and why approved and then canceled one of the largest concerts of a Western artist in Russia. RBC Channel on "Max"]

Tickets for the Kanye West concert, despite the concert's cancellation, are still available for purchase on the Say Agency website. The organizers have not officially commented on the situation. The agency's phones are disconnected, and the number for the company's head, Anna Subcheva, is answered by an answering machine. Following the news about the concert's postponement, the ticket return page on the ticket aggregator's website stopped working. BAZA on Telegram BAZA on MAX [in reply to: Kanye West's concert in St. Petersburg will be postponed - the rapper will not perform on October 10th and 11th. According to Baza, the organizers were unable to coordinate the show for the announced dates. City authorities, despite preliminary agreements, did not approve the concert. Now the performance is planned to be held later. New dates and a venue are promised to be announced separately. BAZA on Telegram BAZA on MAX]

Kanye West's planned concerts in St. Petersburg on October 10th and 11th will not take place, an unnamed federal official told RBC. A source in the concert market admitted that the events could be postponed. According to an RBC source close to the St. Petersburg administration, "no agreements were reached." A source close to the presidential administration told the publication that the idea of ​​inviting the rapper to Russia was initially supported by several Kremlin officials. However, "a mistake was made" during the preparations: the events allegedly were not cleared with St. Petersburg authorities and Governor Alexander Beglov. According to RBC, "St. Petersburg contacted Moscow to coordinate the concerts," but after this request, the Kremlin developed complaints about both the event itself and the rap artist. According to a federal official, security forces opposed the concert, displeased by Kanye West's comments about Hitler and the rapper's use of banned symbols. Subscribe to Kommersant on MAX | on Telegram [in reply to: The organizer of rapper Kanye West's concert tour, the American agency Access Opera, announced that the artist's concerts in St. Petersburg will still take place. This was reported by the TV channel "78", citing sources in the agency. "The show is still on for October 10 and 11," the channel's source said. The American rapper's concert poster is posted on the Access Opera portal, as well as on the website of the Russian organizer, Say Agency. Subscribe to Kommersant on MAX | on Telegram]

Kanye West's concert in St. Petersburg on October 10th and 11th will be postponed. According to Mash, the show could not be finalized on those dates, and he will perform later. It turns out that St. Petersburg authorities are unwilling to support the American rebel—despite prior agreements, they have said no. New dates and a venue will be announced later.

Kanye West's concert in St. Petersburg on October 10th and 11th will be postponed. According to Mash, the show could not be agreed upon on those dates; Ye will perform later. It turns out that St. Petersburg authorities are unwilling to support the American rebel – despite preliminary agreements, they have said no. New dates and a venue will be announced later. in MAX | Telegram

Kanye West's concert in Russia will not take place after all, RBC sources reported. RBC has learned who, how, and why approved and then canceled one of the Western artist's biggest concerts in Russia. RBC Channel on "Max"

Kanye West's concert in Russia this fall will not take place. How was the decision made?

FWD from Dmitry Kiselev: So, the "Kanye West concert in St. Petersburg" and the ticket scams are still officially not fraudulent? Stock up on popcorn…

A Kanye West concert may take place in Moscow in July 2027, according to the website of the Turkish agency ILS VISION. The company organized the rapper's performance in Istanbul in May. ILS VISION emphasizes that this project is in the development stage: the date must be agreed upon with the artist, the venue confirmed, and the necessary permits obtained. There is no official announcement of the concert or ticket sales yet. Kanye West's concerts were scheduled for October 10th and 11th of this year. However, the fate of the performances was in question after the administration of the Gazprom Arena, where they were scheduled to take place, announced that the organizers had not signed a lease agreement with them for the venue, and therefore the event would not take place. The organizers did not officially announce the cancellation of West's concert in St. Petersburg in October, but promised to refund ticket prices if the performance still did not take place.

A Kanye West concert may take place in Moscow next summer. The ILS VISION concert agency, which organized the rapper's performance in Istanbul, posted information about the event, which is currently in development, on its website. The tentative date is July 10, 2027. Rapper Kanye West is scheduled to give concerts in St. Petersburg on October 10 and 11. On August 24, a month and a half before the events, Gazprom Arena announced that they could not take place at their venue.

And again about Kanye West, sorry. Igor Rudenya, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District, believes that the decision to hold such a concert should be made by city authorities "taking into account the opinion of the population." But in the Tver Region, where Rudenya served as governor for a long time, he would not hold such an event. "I wouldn't hold it. Our youth need something more serious, more meaningful, than looking at people who are unstable, promote nationalist values, and behave inappropriately. I don't think this is the best example of foreign pop music," the official asserts.

The American agency Access Opera did not announce the cancellation of Kanye West's concert in a message with a fan in St. Petersburg, a source from the agency told Channel 78. "There were no official statements from Access Opera. There were people who tried to speak on his behalf, but nothing was published on our official Instagram* or website," an Access Opera source told Channel 78. Earlier, media outlets reported a message from a certain Maxim with a company representative. It allegedly stated that Kanye West's concert in St. Petersburg had been canceled. * — belongs to the Meta company, recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation More news from IZ RU in MAX [in reply to: Kanye West's concert will still take place in St. Petersburg, 78 was told by the American agency Access Opera. According to the source, the dates of the two concerts remain the same. "The show is still on for October 10th and 11th," the source emphasized. Also, the show poster has reappeared on the website of the organizer SAY Agency, 78 has found out. Kanye West's show in St. Petersburg was under threat of cancellation. The artist's performance was announced in August. Tickets for the concert sold out within the first few hours. Later, representatives of Gazprom Arena, where the event was supposed to take place, stated that the stadium had not signed a contract with concert organizer Say Agency, so the show could not take place there. The agency promised to refund tickets if the concert was cancelled. More IZ RU news in MAX]

A tour partner informed a fan that Kanye West's concert in Russia had been cancelled.

Access Opera announced the cancellation of Kanye West's concert in St. Petersburg.

Kanye West's concert in St. Petersburg has been canceled, according to the rapper's show organizers. Kanye West's tour partners, Access Opera, informed Russian fans via social media that the show will not take place; the announcement has been removed from the rapper's website. Access Opera also advised ticket buyers to contact Say Agency for refunds. BAZA on Telegram BAZA on MAX

Kanye West's concert in St. Petersburg has been canceled, according to the rapper's show organizers. Kanye West's tour partners, Access Opera, informed Russian fans via social media that the show will not take place; the announcement has been removed from the rapper's website. Access Opera also advised ticket buyers to contact Say Agency for refunds. Subscribe, this is BAZA:

"For Leningrad, it's an insult": Kanye West, who hypes up fascism and mentions Hitler in his songs, should not be allowed into St. Petersburg, said Nikita Mikhalkov. This is how the director commented on the singer's possible concert. "In St. Petersburg, in the former siege of Leningrad, a performance by a man whose songs end with Hitler's speech... for these walls, for the Neva, for the Peter and Paul Fortress - this is humiliation, an insult," Mikhalkov noted. The rapper's concert is scheduled for October 10th and 11th, but there is no information on whether the event will take place. Moscow-based concert agency Say Agency claims the show is still on schedule, and posters have been returned to the company's website. Video not loading? Watch on MAX [in reply to: The organizer of Kanye West's concert began advertising and ticket sales without the necessary documents to hold the event, Gazprom Arena claims. "As for us, there was and is no lease agreement for the venue. The event cannot take place without a lease agreement," the statement reads. Zvezdanews on MAX]

Kiselev: Kanye West's concert in St. Petersburg will not take place