{
  "id": 1588528,
  "title": "Ye (Kanye West) is coming to St. Petersburg, Russia: the dates, the ticket prices, and the campaign to stop the shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ye-kanye-west-is-coming-to-st-petersburg-russia-the-dates-the-ticket",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T23:20:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/18/ye-kanye-west-is-coming-to-st-petersburg-russia-the-dates-the-ticket-prices-and-the-campaign-to-stop-the-shows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "American rapper Kanye West, commonly known as Ye, is set to perform in St. Petersburg, Russia on October 10 and 11 at Gazprom Arena. Tickets for the concerts, priced from 9,000 to 160,000 rubles ($105 to $1,880), have already sold out for the cheapest seats. This is Ye's first visit to Russia, following a previous private trip to Moscow in 2024. The concert is being organized by Say Agency, a concert promoter with close ties to the Russian government. The organizer's website has since removed the 9,000-ruble ticket option, but scammers are already offering discounted tickets online. Russian lawmakers and Orthodox activists have expressed opposition to the concert, with some demanding its cancellation due to Ye's controversial past statements and Russia's involvement in the war against Ukraine.",
  "summary": "Say Agency, a Russian concert promoter, has announced that the American rapper Ye, better known as Kanye West, will perform in St. Petersburg this fall. The concerts will take place on October 10 and 11 at Gazprom Arena, according to the organizers. Tickets run from 9,000 to 160,000 rubles ($105 to $1,880), though the cheapest have already sold out. In the first hours after the announcement,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}