Kanye West concert may move to Moscow
Due to disagreements between the organizers and 'Gazprom Arena', the concert by American rapper Kanye West may take place in Moscow instead of St. Petersburg.
Consensus
- The concert of Kanye West was originally scheduled for October 10 and 10 at Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg.
- The event is under dispute due to lack of a signed contract between organizers and Gazprom Arena.
- Gazprom Arena stated that no foreign concerts are scheduled for October and that no contract has been signed.
- Say Agency removed social media posts confirming the concert in St. Petersburg.
- The team of Kanye West is considering moving the concert to Moscow.
- The issue has led to ticket refunds and public complaints.
- Rosconsumnadzor issued a warning to the organizers over refusal to refund tickets.
Points of divergence
- Say Agency claimed they had signed a contract with Kanye West and the stadium, and had sent the lease agreement to the venue. — gazeta_spb
- Say Agency stated that the artist had received an advance for two performances. — gazeta_spb
- Say Agency claimed that almost all necessary issues for the concert were resolved. — gazeta_spb
- Say Agency stated that they were still in contact with the artist's team and continuing preparations, and did not plan to move the concert. — fontanka
- Say Agency stated they did not plan to change the venue or cancel the concert. — vm
- Say Agency claimed they were operating within Russian legislation. — vedomosti
- Say Agency stated that the personnel announcement was based on an old application and not a new hiring campaign. — vedomosti
- Say Agency claimed that the stadium's position was a deliberate provocation. — gazeta_spb
- Say Agency claimed that the absence of a contract was due to internal misalignment within Gazprom Arena. — gazeta_spb
Coverage (9 sources)
- Information has emerged about the possible holding of a Kanye West concert in Moscow — Вести
- Kanye West concert may be moved from St. Petersburg to Moscow - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Kanye West concert may not be held in St. Petersburg — Фонтанка
- Izvestia: Kanye West may perform in Moscow instead of St. Petersburg — Вечерняя Москва
- REN TV: Kanye West is planning to hold a concert in Moscow — Коммерсантъ
- Kanye West's artist team announced concert reschedule to Moscow — Вести
- Kanye West may perform in Moscow — Ведомости
- Kanye West may perform in Moscow — Дождь (Telegram)
- Kanye West's team plans to hold a concert in Moscow — RENT TV citing the artist's team representative. — Первый Московский
Key entities
- Kanye West
- Moscow
- St. Petersburg
- Izvestiya
- Saint Petersburg
- REN TV
- Gazprom Arena
- Say Agency
- Russia
- Fontanka
- Baza
- Luzhniki
- Capital of the North
- Evgeny Babichev
- Case