Organizers of Kanye West’s canceled St. Petersburg concerts say prosecutors found no evidence of fraud
Prosecutors found no evidence of fraud in a review of Say Agency, which was organizing rapper Kanye West’s concerts in St. Petersburg.
Prosecutors concluded there was no evidence of fraud in the organization of Kanye West's concerts in St. Petersburg, according to a report by <source>. Say Agency, the event organizers, stated that investigators found no evidence of fraud because there is no evidence of fraud, as reported by <source>. The agency's CEO, Anna Subcheva, said law enforcement officers had received answers to all their questions, further confirming there was no evidence of fraud, as quoted by <source>.
The inquiry into the organizers' actions began after a ticket buyer filed a complaint, and two concerts at St. Petersburg's Gazprom Arena were scheduled for October 10 and 11, with over 100,000 tickets sold, reported by <source>. Pro-war activists and lawmakers voiced their opposition to West's visit to Russia, and the Kremlin also considered canceling the concerts, as mentioned by <source>.
Gazprom Arena allegedly never agreed to rent the venue and later removed announcements of the concerts from the rapper's website, reported by <source>. Say Agency canceled the concerts in late September, and ticket holders began requesting refunds and compensation for travel expenses and emotional distress, as stated by <source>.
Many fans paid up to 160,000 rubles for the concerts, now questioning how they can get their money back, reported by <source>.
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