Kanye West’s planned two-night run at Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia, has reportedly been canceled, according to Billboard, after the venue said it had not signed a rental agreement for the concerts.
The performances, originally announced on August 17, were scheduled for October 10 and 11 as part of Ye’s ongoing Ye Live Concert Tour. Gazprom Arena subsequently stated that it “did not sign any contracts for the stadium rent for the event,” casting doubt on the previously announced dates.
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The cancellation removes what could have been one of the largest stops on Ye’s current touring schedule. Gazprom Arena can accommodate roughly 80,000 people for concerts, meaning two sold-out nights could have brought approximately 160,000 fans through the venue.
Kanye West was expected to perform in St. Petersburg less than two months after the dates were first announced by Russian promoter Say Agency and local outlets. Tickets had reportedly gone on sale following the August 17 announcement, but the venue’s statement now leaves the status of those sales unclear.
The planned shows were part of Ye’s first major headlining tour in nearly a decade. His previous full-scale solo trek, the Saint Pablo Tour, took place in 2016, while the current run supports his 12th studio album, Bully, which arrived in March 2026.
The Ye Live Concert Tour began with two sold-out performances at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 1 and April 3. Those shows moved a combined 140,480 tickets and generated an estimated $33 million in gross revenue, establishing a major commercial start for the stadium-focused tour.
Since then, Ye has taken the production to stadiums across Europe, North America and Asia, including Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium, the GelreDome in the Netherlands, Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Madrid’s Metropolitano, Estádio Algarve in Portugal and Central Stadium in Almaty.
The concerts have featured a globe-shaped stage and a career-spanning setlist combining material from Bully with songs including “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1,” “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” “Mercy,” “Black Skinhead,” “Power,” “Blood on the Leaves” and “Runaway.”
St. Petersburg is not the first disruption to affect the tour. Several previously planned performances, including shows or appearances connected to France, Poland, Italy, India and London’s Wireless Festival, were canceled or blocked amid ongoing controversy surrounding Ye and his past antisemitic remarks.
The remaining itinerary currently includes a performance at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome on August 28, followed by two Chicago shows at Soldier Field on September 3 and 4.
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