Kanye West set to perform two concerts in Russia's St. Petersburg

American rapper Kanye West is set to perform two concerts in St. Petersburg on October 10 and 11 at Gazprom Arena, SAY agency has announced.

It said ticket sales are already underway and clarified that no concert is planned in Moscow, Caliber.Az reports.

Gazprom Arena has confirmed to Baza that Kanye West will perform at the venue in St. Petersburg.

However, the artist’s official website has yet to announce his visit to Russia.

In May, Kanye West set a historic attendance record at a concert in Istanbul, drawing around 118,000 spectators.

In April, the rapper performed in Tbilisi, attracting 70,000 fans.

His concert in Almaty was scheduled for August 14 but was postponed by 24 hours due to a blackout.

On August 15, Kanye West (Ye) eventually held a full-scale public concert in Almaty.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov