Kanye West Concert in St. Petersburg in Dispute
At the Gazprom Arena, reports of the postponement of Kanye West concerts were refuted — 'Fontanka' reported that the Gazprom Arena is not conducting negotiations regarding the rescheduling of Kanye West concerts scheduled for October 10 and 11.
Consensus
- The concert of Kanye West was scheduled for October 10 and 11 at Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg.
- Say Agency is the organizer of the concert.
- Gazprom Arena has stated that no rental agreement has been signed with the organizer.
- The organizer claims the concert is not canceled and that preparations are ongoing.
- Tickets have been sold, with over 100,000 reportedly sold.
- The organizer has a contract with Kanye West and received prepayment.
- Gazprom Arena has accused Say Agency of starting a promotional campaign and ticket sales without proper documentation.
- The event's status remains uncertain as of late August.
- Gazprom Arena has denied claims that the concert was canceled due to pressure from authorities.
Points of divergence
- Per negotiations, there was a 'positive dynamic' and the contract was expected to be signed the day before the report, but it had not yet been signed. — fontanka
- Gazprom Arena cannot host the concert without legal approval from government committees, and no such applications have been submitted. — m24
- Gazprom Arena denies that negotiations about rescheduling are underway, stating its position has not changed: concerts cannot happen without a signed contract. — tg_echoonline_news
- Gazprom Arena's press service stated that the concert will likely be rescheduled, with a possible delay of 6–9 days, and urged fans not to worry. — meduza
- Gazprom Arena confirmed that the concert is possible, but only if dates are rescheduled. — 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 will not be moved to other cities like Moscow or Yekaterinburg. — vedomosti
- A call from above (from Moscow) preceded Gazprom Arena's public statement. — fontanka
Coverage (20 sources)
- Expected yesterday. It has become known whether 'Gazprom Arena' signed a contract for the Kanye concert — Фонтанка
- Gazprom Arena did not receive necessary confirmations to hold Kanye West concert — Москва 24
- 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
Key entities
- Gazprom Arena
- Kanye West
- Say Agency
- Moscow
- Fontanka
- Anna Subcheva
- St. Petersburg
- Yekaterinburg
- RBC
- Saint Petersburg
- Caution, News
- Russia
- Telegram channel
- RIA Novosti
- Pavla Poselenova
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