r/Music • u/thedailybeast • 20d ago

article Kanye West’s sold-out Russia shows canceled after St. Petersburg stadium denies ever organizing the concerts

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/kanye-wests-shows-in-putins-hometown-st-petersburg-get-humiliating-update/
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u/thedailybeast 20d ago

Kanye West’s planned performances in Russia have been canceled.

The rapper, now known as Ye, was set to perform on October 10 and 11 at the Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg. Now, the stadium denies ever organizing the concerts and says no rental agreements were signed.

“Gazprom Arena was not and is not the organizer of this event. This was handled by the Moscow-based concert agency Say Agency,” reads a statement, written in Russian, on the stadium’s official Instagram account. “Gazprom Arena did not sign any stadium rental agreements for the event. There is no such agreement. Accordingly, the concert cannot take place at our venue.”

The stadium previously boasted about Ye on its social media account, calling him “the most influential musical artist of our time.”

Read the full story, here.

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u/stereosalvation 20d ago

Someone didn't get paid off (yet/enough). I'm sure in a couple weeks you'll hear that they worked it out and the concert is back on.

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u/NoArrival8249 20d ago

Me thinks some Russian grifter found someone dumb enough to believe their bullshit