Russian Stadium Refuses to Stage Kanye West Concerts
- Gazprom Arena announced on Monday that rapper Kanye West's planned Petersburg performances will not take place, claiming it never signed rental agreements despite previously promoting the shows.
- According to Fontanka, the cancellation followed a call 'from above' in Moscow; organizers also failed to secure mandatory approvals from the Petersburg Culture Committee for gatherings exceeding 300 people.
- Anna Subcheva, CEO of Moscow-based Say Agency, insists the concerts remain scheduled, stating, 'Everything will definitely take place,' and claims Gazprom Arena sent an agreement requiring signature by August 27th.
- Separately, Russian Telegram channel VChK-OGPU reported that businessmen Mikhail and Yuri Kovalchuk, associates of Vladimir Putin, moved to prevent the performance, while sources claimed filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov opposed the Grammy-winning artist's Petersburg appearance.
- Since the invasion of Ukraine, West was on track to become the first top Western musician to perform in Russia, following large-scale appearances attended by 118,000 people in Istanbul and 70,000 in Tbilisi.
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Tickets for the concerts announced for October last week sold out immediately.
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The Gazprom Arena, where the American rapper was scheduled to perform for two dates in October, was already full with more than 100,000 tickets sold.
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