Kanye West's Russia shows officially cancelled after weeks of uncertainty
First reported 1 Oct, 12:13 UTCUpdated 3d ago4 sources
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Chaos has surrounded the St Petersburg shows since the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper.
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Russia’s foreign ministry had called planned shows unacceptable due to rapper’s ‘glorification’ of Adolf Hitler Two 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…
Chaos has surrounded the St Petersburg shows since the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper.
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- Kanye West's Russia shows officially cancelled after weeks of uncertainty (opens BBC News in a new tab)
Chaos has surrounded the St Petersburg shows since the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper.
- Kanye West’s Shows in Putin’s Hometown Axed in Humiliating Mess (opens The Daily Beast in a new tab)
Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Kanye West’s planned return to Russia has ended in an embarrassing collapse, with two sold-out St. Petersburg concerts officially canceled. West, also known as Ye, had been scheduled to perform at Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg, where the Russian president grew up, on October 10…
- Kanye West’s Russia concerts cancelled after weeks of uncertainty (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova previously called the planned shows unacceptable
- Kanye West’s sold-out Russia concerts cancelled, organisers confirm (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Russia’s foreign ministry had called planned shows unacceptable due to rapper’s ‘glorification’ of Adolf Hitler Two 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…
