Kanye’s St. Petersburg Concerts Reportedly Scrapped
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Mon, 14 September 2026
2 reports- Der Spiegel (Germany)12:43first to report
Antisemitische Äußerungen, Hitler-Sympathien, Albanien-Eklat: Ye polarisiert, wo immer er kann. Der geplante Auftritt des US-Rappers in Sankt Petersburg könnte sein brisantester werden – auch wegen des Datums.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)12:43
Antisemitische Äußerungen, Hitler-Sympathien, Albanien-Eklat: Ye polarisiert, wo immer er kann. Der geplante Auftritt des US-Rappers in Sankt Petersburg könnte sein brisantester werden – auch wegen des Datums.
Thu, 24 September 2026
1 report- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)15:10
The planned October concerts in Russia of US rapper Kanye West, who sang “I beat up the p***y for Ukraine” in one of his musical compositions, reportedly fell through days after being removed from the official tour schedule, with the planning troubled by venues pulling out and Russian officials criticizing West’s antics soon after they were announced.
Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- themoscowtimes.com15:17
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Thu, 1 October 2026
4 reports- BBC News World12:13
Chaos has surrounded the St Petersburg shows since the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper.
1 reprint
- Anadolu Agency (AA)1 Oct, 17:37their copy
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)12:17
Il rapper statunitense Kanye West è stato nuovamente respinto. Il rapper non può esibirsi a San Pietroburgo o in qualsiasi altra città russa, ha dichiarato la portavoce del ministero degli Esteri russo, Maria Zakharova, in un’intervista con Vladimir Solovyov. Affermazioni che seguono l’annuncio dato ieri dagli organizzatori che erano stati cancellati due concerti del cantante, […] L'articolo “Nessun concerto del filo-nazista Kanye West a San Pietroburgo”: la Russia rimbalza il rapper dopo le...
- El País (Spain)15:16
El rapero estadounidense tenía previsto actuar los días 10 y 11 de octubre en San Petersburgo, pero el recinto asegura que nunca hubo un contrato con la promotora
- iDNES (Czechia)17:39
Dva koncerty amerického rappera Kanyeho Westa, které se měly v říjnu konat v Rusku, byly zrušeny. West, který je známý také jako Ye, měl vystoupit v Petrohradě. Koncerty byly oznámeny v polovině srpna, ale týden poté uvedli představitelé plánovaného dějiště koncertů, že zatím nepodepsali žádnou smlouvu s moskevskou společností, jež je měla organizovat.
Fri, 2 October 2026
4 reports- The Guardian World00:41
Russia’s foreign ministry had called planned shows unacceptable due to rapper’s ‘glorification’ of Adolf Hitler Two sold-out shows that Kanye West was due to play in Russia have been cancelled after weeks of confusion, organisers have confirmed. The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, had been due to perform at the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg on 10 and 11 October. Press Association contributed to this report Continue reading...
- tportal (Croatia)05:19
Američki reper trebao je 10. i 11. listopada nastupiti pred desecima tisuća ljudi u Sankt Peterburgu, no oba su koncerta sada službeno otkazana. Njegov dolazak u Rusiju od početka su pratile kontroverze zbog ranijih antisemitskih izjava i korištenja nacističke simbolike.
- Index.hr (Croatia)11:07
DVA RASPRODANA koncerta Kanyea Westa (Yea) u Rusiji su otkazana.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)20:30
Dva koncerta repera Yea u Sankt Peterburgu otkazana su zbog neizvjesnosti oko organizacije i političkih pritisaka, a kupci ulaznica dobit će povrat novca.
Sun, 4 October 2026
1 report- bne IntelliNews17:52
Credit: bne IntelliNews Russian bailiffs have frozen RUB115,500 in the accounts of Say Agency, the organiser of Kanye West's cancelled St Petersburg concerts, after a Samara court ruling.