The organizer promised information about West's concerts and urged patience

Say Agency, the organizer of Kanye West’s concert in Russia, promised that on Wednesday, September 30, will provide “all information” about the concerts of the rapper.

"Official. Not before, not later. Please be patient, the agency said on Telegram.

Say Agency officially announced the concerts on August 17. Tickets cost from 9 thousand to 160 thousand rubles, the cheapest sold in an hour. “We will definitely have Kanye West,” said Anna Subcheva, the head of Say Agency, promising that the program will be held “within the framework of the legislation of the Russian Federation.” About the arrival of the artist at the same time reported the telegram channel “Gazprom Arena”, where the event was to take place.

The issue of holding Kanye West concerts in St. Petersburg arose on August 24 after the statement of Gazprom Arena that the venue is not the organizer of performances and did not conclude a lease agreement. Say Agency then reported that the contract with the artist signed, and with the site agreed specification and remained to issue a lease until August 27.

On August 26, Gazprom Arena reported on ongoing negotiations with the organizers and the possible postponement of concerts. Two days later, the source of RBC said that there was no ban on holding the speech, and the head of Say Agency Anna Subcheva said that the event was not canceled and they expect to hold it on the original dates. On the same day, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia was open to the arrival of various artists, with the exception of those who, she said, "confess Nazi ideology.".

Later, Gazprom Arena reported that in October its program does not include concerts of foreign performers. In response, Say Agency published documents that, according to the agency, confirmed the agreement to rent a venue for the performance of the “Western artist” on October 6-13. Later, several such posts from the agency's Telegram channel disappeared, including reports that West's concert would definitely take place and would not be canceled or postponed.

Meanwhile, a source close to the administration of St. Petersburg, claimed that the concert is not agreed with the city authorities, and agreements exist only between the organizers and managers of West. According to him, the event can be held after obtaining the necessary approvals. Later, as Fontanka wrote, Stanislav Moldovanov, deputy chairman of the city’s culture committee, also told one of the ticket buyers that the concert had not been agreed with the authorities.

After the appeals of ticket buyers, Rospotrebnadzor issued a warning to Say Agency, a legal entity. The organizer said that he transferred the claims of the department to lawyers. This week, the agency promised a refund if the concert was cancelled and said it was doing everything possible to host the show.