Rosconsumnadzor Warns Kanye West Concert Organizer Over Refunds
The Rosstatel Supervision Agency issued a warning to the organizer of Kanye West concerts in St. Petersburg on September 3, the Say Agency, which organized the concerts at the Gazprom Arena, reports Fountanka.
Consensus
- Say Agency is the organizer of Kanye West's concerts in St. Petersburg.
- Rosconsumnadzor issued a warning to Say Agency on September 3.
- The warning was due to customers being denied refunds for tickets purchased under a promotion.
- Say Agency claims it acted in accordance with Russian legislation.
- Say Agency has passed the complaints to its lawyers for review.
- Rosconsumnadzor found that the company's public offer violated consumer protection laws.
- The concerts were announced for October 10 and 11, 2026, at Gazprom Arena.
- Gazprom Arena initially denied hosting foreign artists in October 2026.
- Say Agency later published signed documents with Gazprom Arena confirming the event.
Points of divergence
- Say Agency stated that the tickets in question were allegedly non-refundable, and that this was the reason for the refusal. — vm
- Say Agency stated that it did not plan to cancel the concerts despite the venue's position. — kommerant
- Say Agency published signed documents with Gazprom Arena after the venue's denial of events in October. — tg_tvrain
- Say Agency accused Gazprom Arena of provocation for denying the concerts. — echoonline_news
- The warning was issued on September 6, not September 3. — vm
- Say Agency's CEO stated that lawyers would review the situation with Rosconsumnadzor colleagues. — tass_agency
Coverage (10 sources)
- West Coast concert organizers performed ticket sales within the framework of RF legislation. Lawyers will analyze the situation with colleagues from Rosпотребнадзор, said TASS general director Say Agency Anna Subcheva, commenting on the agency's warnings against refusing to return... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Organizers of Kanye West concert will respond to Rosпотребнадзор claims through lawyers — Вечерняя Москва
- Organizer of Kanye West concerts in St. Petersburg responded to Rosпотребнадзор claims — Коммерсантъ
- So is there a return of tickets or not? West Coast concert organizers answered the Rosпотребнадзор — Фонтанка
- Organizer of Kanye West concert will respond to Rosпотребнадзор claims — Вести
- Rosпотребnadzor issued a warning to the organizer of Kanye West concerts in St. Petersburg — Дождь (Telegram)
- Rosпотrebnadzor issued a warning to the organizer of Kanye West concerts in St. Petersburg — Дождь
- Organizer of Kanye West concert in St. Petersburg was warned — Вечерняя Москва
- Rosпотrebnadzor issued a warning to organizers of the Kanye West concert over refusal to return ticket money — ЭХО / Новости
- Rosпотребнадзор found violations at the organizer of Kanye West concerts — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Rospotrebnadzor
- Kanye West
- Russia
- Say Agency
- Anna Subcheva
- St. Petersburg
- RBC
- Fontanka
- Gazprom Arena
- OOO Say Agency
- TASS
- SPARK
- Anton Velikzhannin Test System of the Rosstatnadzor
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