Kanye West to Perform in St. Petersburg
American rapper Kanye West is scheduled to perform two concerts in Saint Petersburg on October 10 and 11 at Gazprom Arena, with tickets priced from 9,000 to 160,000 rubles. Russian lawmakers have commented on his visit, with some suggesting he should perform Russian songs as a sign of respect.
Consensus
- Kanye West is scheduled to perform two concerts in St. Petersburg on October 10 and 11.
- The concerts will take place at Gazprom Arena.
- Tickets for the concerts are priced from 9,000 rubles.
- The concerts are planned for the autumn season.
- There have been technical issues with ticket purchases on the official Gazprom Arena website.
Points of divergence
- Deputy of the State Duma Svetlana Zhurova stated that a meeting between Kanye West and Vladimir Putin is possible if West performs Yuri Shatunov's 'Sedaya noch' in Russian. — gazeta_spb
- Zhurova mentioned that AI has already created a version of 'Sedaya noch' performed by Kanye West, which went viral online. — gazeta_spb
- Zhurova noted that Putin has previously met foreign athletes and artists who later requested Russian citizenship. — gazeta_spb
- Deputy of the State Duma Vitaly Milonov proposed that Western artists must perform Russian military or patriotic songs to perform in Russia. — riamo
- Milonov stated he would not attend Kanye West's concert in Saint Petersburg. — riamo
- Milonov said he does not see anything wrong with the concert and believes Kanye West may not fully understand the seriousness of his past remarks about Nazi Germany. — vesti
- Milonov advised Kanye West to learn songs by Mikhail Shufutinsky or Mikhail Krug, specifically suggesting 'Kupolya' or 'Chto zhy ty, fraer, sdal nazad?' as suitable for his style. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Duma named condition for organizing meeting of Kanye West and Vladimir Putin - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- «Let Our Songs Sing»: Milonov Sets Conditions for Western Star Concerts in Russia — РИАМО
- Milov defends Kanye West, whose performance was to be cancelled in Russia — Вести
- Milonov advised Kanye West to learn the song 'Fraer' by Krug for concerts in Russia — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Kanye West
- Russia
- Vitaliy Milonov
- Saint Petersburg
- State Duma
- Vladimir Putin
- State Duma
- Moscow
- KP.RU
- West
- Germany
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- Public Service of News
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