Kanye West Concerts in St. Petersburg Proceed as Planned
Organizers of Kanye West's concerts in St. Petersburg reaffirmed plans to hold the events on October 10 and 11 at Gazprom Arena, despite the venue stating it has no rental agreement. They denied any intention to cancel, reschedule, or change the venue.
Consensus
- The concerts of Kanye West in St. Petersburg are not planned to be cancelled.
- The organizers, Say Agency, have not changed their plans to hold the concerts at Gazprom Arena.
- No rescheduling of dates or relocation to another venue is being considered.
- The choice of Gazprom Arena was due to its roof, which would protect against rain in October.
- If the concert is cancelled, ticket holders will receive a full refund.
- Say Agency claims that the documents requested for the event are not typically required for other concerts.
Points of divergence
- Say Agency has already paid an advance to the rapper. — kommersant
- The agency is currently in the process of obtaining additional documents, some of which are already ready and under review. — fontanka
- There was a misunderstanding about the ticket sale starting without proper approvals, but the agency claims it was done with approval. — fontanka
- The idea of replacing Kanye West with Shaman was a joke and not a real possibility. — fontanka
Coverage (5 sources)
- Organizers of Kanye West concert in St. Petersburg refused to change venue — Коммерсантъ
- Organizers of Kanye West concert speak about possible cancellation of the event — Вести
- Cancellations of Kanye West concerts at Gazprom-Arena in St. Petersburg will not take place - Gazeta SPB RU - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Shaman instead of Kanye West? Say Agency — on the situation with the much-suffered concert in St. Petersburg — Фонтанка
- Organizers of Kanye West concerts will announce show status in the near future - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
Key entities
- Kanye West
- Gazprom Arena
- Say Agency
- Anna Subcheva
- Saint Petersburg
- St. Petersburg
- Capital of the North
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- Moscow
- Telegram
- Telegram channel
- TASS
- Gazprom-Arena
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