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Kanye West's planned Russia concerts cancelled, organiser says

Global Published 2 October 2026, 12:36 · archived 2 Oct 2026

MOSCOW: Two concerts by US rapper Kanye West in Russia that had been scheduled for October have been cancelled, the show’s ​organiser, Say Agency, said. West, who is also known as ‌Ye, had been due to perform in St Petersburg. However, a week after the concerts were announced in mid-August, the venue due to host them said it ​had never signed a contract with the organisers, a separate ​Moscow-based company. The shows had remained in limbo ever since, with ⁠organisers providing no clear confirmation of whether they would go ​ahead. “Friends, it is with sincere regret that we inform you that the...

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