
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, will perform two concerts in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Oct. 10 and 11, 2026, according to announcements by Russian event promoter Say Agency and Gazprom Arena . The shows will take place at Gazprom Arena, a venue with a capacity of approximately 80,000 spectators.
Tickets are on sale, with prices ranging from 9,000 rubles ($106) to 160,000 rubles ($1,880) for VIP boxes, according to Say Agency and the yerussia2026.ru website . The cheapest tickets sold out within hours of the announcement, TASS reported .
Ye’s performances follow a series of international shows, including a record-breaking concert in Istanbul, Turkey, that drew 118,000 fans, a 70,000-person show in Tbilisi, Georgia, and a recent August performance in Almaty, Kazakhstan . The rapper previously visited Moscow in 2024 to attend the birthday celebration of fashion designer Gosha Rubchinskiy, with whom he collaborated, but no concert materialized at the time .
Ye has faced widespread backlash and concert cancellations in Europe over antisemitic remarks, including a song titled “Heil Hitler” released in May 2025 . In April 2026, the United Kingdom barred him from entering the country, leading to the cancellation of his planned performance at London’s Wireless Festival .
Say Agency, which has previously organized concerts for artists such as Lil Pump, Flo Rida, Akon and Jason Derulo, confirmed the St. Petersburg shows on its Telegram channel and official website . Mash, a Russian Telegram channel, claimed a contract had been signed and payment made, while Anna Subcheva, Say Agency’s chief executive, stated that Ye is “definitely coming” after an error in the public offer terms sparked speculation .
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