Will There Be a Kanye West Concert? Scandal in Russia Grows
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The case surrounding the potential visit of American rapper Kanye West (Ye) to Russia has taken on the scale of a real legal and media war. On September 4, the management of the Gazprom Arena stadium published an official statement on its social networks, categorically stating that there are no events with foreign performers planned in the calendar for October 2026. This caused mass panic among thousands of fans who bought tickets at prices reac…
No foreign artists are scheduled to perform at the Gazprom Arena Stadium in October 2026, the venue said. Representatives of the stadium in St. Petersburg categorically denied information about planned performances by artists from abroad, reports TASS. “Due to the increasing number of questions and requests, we repeat that the October 2026 calendar of events at the Gazprom Arena does not include any concerts by foreign performers,” the official …
Kanye West's host in Petersburg, Say Agency, published signed documents for the concert. "We are Culture - 5 September 2026
Gazprom Arena did not put the rapper's performance on October 10-11 in her calendar.
The official statement made by the site was "in response to the increasing number of questions and calls", reported on the company's television channel, the rain network: news, video, air, online, archive, programme.
In October, Gazprom Arena did not schedule concerts for foreign performers, and reported to the Peterburg site in an official statement, and it was this month, as the organizers claimed, that American rapper Kanye West was expected to perform.
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