Kanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm
Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenKanye West in New York in 2019. Gazprom Arena initially posted enthusiastically about the concerts on social media, calling Ye “the most influential musical artist of our time”. His first major concert in the US for more than five years was held in Los Angeles in April.
- ▪Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenKanye West in New York in 2019.
- ▪Gazprom Arena initially posted enthusiastically about the concerts on social media, calling Ye “the most influential musical artist of our time”.
- ▪His first major concert in the US for more than five years was held in Los Angeles in April.
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- ▪ Kanye West's Russia shows officially cancelled after weeks of uncertainty — BBC News — World
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Kanye West in New York in 2019. His two shows in Russia have been cancelled. Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenKanye West in New York in 2019. His two shows in Russia have been cancelled. Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockKanye WestKanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirmRussia’s foreign ministry had called planned shows unacceptable due to rapper’s ‘glorification’ of Adolf HitlerGuardian staff and agenciesThu 1 Oct 2026 20.41 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTwo 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.In a…
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