The tour partner agency informed the fan about the cancellation of Kanye West concert in Russia

The American agency Access Opera, which is a partner of the tour Kanye West, said in a social network one of the spectators who bought tickets to the show that the performance of the rapper will not take place. Fontanka posted screenshots of the response.

Gazprom (Arena) publicly stated that there was no contract. Without a venue (performance), the artist cannot perform. All requests should be sent to Say Agency, the agency said. Access Opera also advised ticket buyers to contact Say Agency for a refund. The Telegram channel Say Agency reported that all official information about the concerts of the rapper will be published on Wednesday.

Earlier from the poster of Kanye West disappeared two concerts in St. Petersburg. The Yeezy tour only mentions shows in Jakarta, Indonesia, Houston, Dallas and Phoenix. It has also been removed from the Access Opera website. Tickets can still be purchased on the Say Agency website. "Kommersant" sent a request to the agency.

Say Agency announced Kanye West’s concerts in St. Petersburg on October 10 and 11 at Gazprom Arena. However, the venue said that it did not sign a lease agreement, so the show at the stadium will not be able to hold. The agency assured that concerts will not be canceled.

The head of the PMI Corporation (organized in Russia, in particular, concerts Paul McCartney, Shakira, Kiss and Depeche Mode) Evgeny Finkelstein in a conversation with Kommersant noted that Say Agency made a mistake when planning a concert of the rapper in Russia. According to him, it was necessary to first coordinate the show with the city administration, sign a contract with the Gazprom Arena site and only then sign a contract with the performer. The practice followed by the concert organizers exists, but only with "proven artists.".

Refunds, says Mr. Finkelstein, are usually made not by the artist, but by the organizer. But it depends on the contract. “Usually with foreigners, if the concert is canceled through no fault of the artist, then he does not return this money,” said the head of PMI, noting that he has such information, since his company also negotiated with the artist. He also recalled that the charge of fraud to the heads of the concert organization can be brought only in case of non-refund of money for tickets. “If the organization returns money, then there is no criminal offence,” he said.

Maria Baranovskaya