Kanye West to Perform in St. Petersburg Oct 10–11

Organizers of concerts by American rapper Kanye West in St. Petersburg explained why there will be no cancellations of performances.

Consensus

Kanye West is scheduled to perform in Saint Petersburg on October 10 and November 11, 2026.
The concerts will take place at Gazprom Arena.
The event is organized by Say Agency.
Negotiations for the concerts have been ongoing for two years.
Ticket sales have already started and budget tickets sold out within an hour.
The reported minimum fee for Kanye West is $20 million.

Anya Subcheva, CEO of Say Agency, stated that the probability of cancellation is low and that Kanye West personally confirmed his participation. — gazeta_spb
Subcheva declined to comment on whether the event was coordinated with Russian authorities. — gazeta_spb
Representatives of other concert agencies and lawyers have highlighted significant financial and legal risks associated with the event. — gazeta_spb
There are rumors and concerns about potential cancellation due to Kanye West's past pro-Nazi and antisemitic statements, with some listeners doubting the concert will actually happen. — tg_paperpaper_ru
The article questions whether the concert could be banned in Russia, referencing cancellations in Europe. — tg_paperpaper_ru