Rapper Ye Set to Perform in St. Petersburg in October
The performances will take place on Oct. 10 and 11 at the Gazprom Arena, a venue capable of hosting around 80,000 spectators.
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is scheduled to perform two concerts in St. Petersburg in October, according to Say Agency, Russia's leading international music event promoter. The concerts will be held on October 10 and 11 at the Gazprom Arena, which can accommodate approximately 80,000 attendees. Tickets for the performances are already available, with prices ranging from 9,000 rubles ($106) to 160,000 rubles ($1,880) for VIP boxes.
Say Agency has previously organized performances for artists like Lil Pump, Flo Rida, Akon, and Jason Derulo in Russia.
Ye's upcoming performances in St. Petersburg follow several major appearances in the region, including a record-breaking concert in Istanbul, Turkey, that attracted 118,000 fans, a show in Tbilisi, Georgia, with 70,000 attendees, and a recent performance in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The rapper had previously visited Moscow in 2024 to celebrate the birthday of his collaborator, fashion designer Gosha Rubchinskiy. Rumors suggested a performance at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, but this did not materialize.
Ye has faced controversy due to his antisemitic remarks, including admiration for Adolf Hitler and a song titled "Heil Hitler," released in May 2025. These comments have led to his ban from entering the United Kingdom in April and the cancellation of his shows in Europe, including Italy and Poland. The Moscow Prosecutor General's Office has designated The Moscow Times, an independent news outlet, as undesirable, which risks prosecution for its journalists.
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