Kanye West Concert in St. Petersburg in Dispute
The concert of Kanye West in St. Petersburg scheduled for October 10–11 is in limbo due to a dispute over a lease agreement between the organizer Say Agency and Gazprom Arena, with conflicting claims about whether the contract is signed and whether the event will be postponed or canceled.
Consensus
- The concert of Kanye West was scheduled for October 10 and 11 at Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg.
- Say Agency is the official organizer of the concert.
- Say Agency claims it has signed a contract with Kanye West and has received prepayment.
- Gazprom Arena stated that no lease agreement with the organizer has been signed.
- The concert is not officially canceled, according to organizers.
- Ticket sales have occurred, with some tickets already sold out.
- The issue involves a dispute over the lease agreement and the legality of the event's organization.
- Gazprom Arena has previously published announcements and giveaways related to the concert on its social media.
Points of divergence
- Per negotiations, there is a 'positive dynamic' but no contract has been signed yet, and a call from above is suspected to have preceded the arena's statement. — fontanka
- Gazprom Arena denies any negotiations about rescheduling and maintains that concerts cannot proceed without a signed contract; it also claims that Say Agency started promotional activities without proper documentation. — tg_echoonline_news
- Gazprom Arena's press service stated that the concert will likely be rescheduled, with new dates possibly 6–9 days later, but another source within Gazprom Arena denies any rescheduling talks are ongoing. — meduza
- Gazprom Arena confirmed that the concert is possible in Russia but may be rescheduled, and that the only issue is the date change. — vm
- Gazprom Arena confirmed it is in talks with Say Agency and that the concert is likely to be rescheduled. — tvrain
- Say Agency's CEO stated that the concert is not being moved to other cities and that the issue is being resolved with Gazprom Arena. — vesti
- Say Agency's CEO denied understanding why Gazprom Arena made its statement and emphasized that the contract with Kanye West is signed. — vedomosti
- Say Agency's director expressed shock at Gazprom Arena's statement and hung up when asked about the lease agreement. — ramio
Coverage (20 sources)
- Expected yesterday. It has become known whether 'Gazprom Arena' signed a contract for the Kanye concert — Фонтанка
- In 'Gazprom Arena' denied reports of Kanye West concert rescheduling — 'Fontanka' — ЭХО / Новости
- Kanye West concerts in St. Petersburg may be postponed, Gazprom Arena says. Earlier it stated that there would be no performances at all — Meduza
- «Gazprom Arena» states it is conducting negotiations with organizers of Kanye West concert in St. Petersburg — ЭХО / Новости
- «Gazprom Arena»: Kanye West concerts in St. Petersburg will be rescheduled to new dates — Вечерняя Москва
- Kanye West concert 'probably' postponed, 'Gazprom Arena' in talks with organizers — venue press service — Дождь
- Organizers of Kanye West concert do not plan to move the show to other cities — Вести
- Organizers do not plan to reschedule Kanye West concert at Gazprom Arena — Фонтанка
- Organizers do not want to move Kanye West concert from St. Petersburg — Ведомости
- Say Agency: Kanye West concert will not be moved to Moscow or Yekaterinburg — Вечерняя Москва
- Kanye West concert will not be moved from St. Petersburg, organizers are 'solving the issue' with 'Gazprom Arena' — Дождь
- There was and there is no rental agreement for the venue. New statement by Gazprom Arena — Фонтанка
- «What?!»: Organizer of Kanye West Concert Surprised by «Gazprom Arena» Refusal — РИАМО
- «While there are no documents». At the «Gazprom Arena» they explained for the first time what is actually happening with Kanye West concerts — Фонтанка
- Organizer of Kanye West concert stated that 'Gazprom Arena' did not refuse to hold the event — SOTAvision
- Gazprom Arena refuses to host Kanye West concerts due to pressure from authorities — Fontanka — ЭХО / Новости
- Mash: "Luzhniki" ready to host Kanye West instead of "Gazprom Arena" — Вечерняя Москва
- St. Petersburg 'Gazprom Arena' stated that Kanye West's concert cannot take place at the stadium venue because the agreement... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Kanye West concert will not be held at Gazprom Arena — Вести
- Gazprom Arena stated it did not plan to hold a Kanye West concert — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Gazprom Arena
- Kanye West
- Say Agency
- Moscow
- Fontanka
- Anna Subcheva
- St. Petersburg
- Yekaterinburg
- RBC
- Caution, News
- Russia
- Telegram channel
- RIA Novosti
- Luzhniki
- Pavla Poselenova
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