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Kanye West is performing two shows at a Russian arena in St. Petersburg in October, the venue announced in a post on Telegram on Monday, months after the controversial rapper\u2019s shows in other European nations were canceled or delayed, and marking one of the biggest American artists to perform in the country since the war in Ukraine began in 2022.<\/p>\n
The rapper will perform two nights at St. Petersburg\u2019s Gazprom Arena, the venue said, after several European shows were canceled over his antisemitic remarks and imagery.<\/p>\n
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West is scheduled to perform two shows Oct. 10-11 at the 70,000-capacity Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg, the venue announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post called West \u201cthe most influential musical artist of our time\u201d and said the shows would be part of his \u201crecord-breaking world tour\u201d\u2014though stops have been canceled<\/a> in Poland, Italy, Switzerland, the U.K. and postponed in France after years of antisemitic comments, praise for Adolf Hitler and Nazi imagery found on past merchandise<\/a>.<\/p>\n