After being dropped by Ed Sheeran, on Thursday (9.24) Macklemore took to Instagram to confirm three upcoming shows – in Dublin on October 26, Paris on 29 October, and wrapping up in London on October 30 – as part of his Free Palestine Tour.
“If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years.” “There has been a collective awakening around Palestinian liberation, the power of billionaires that try to censor that call, and what we expect from artists right now,” stated the musician (born Benjamin Hammond Haggerty.)
Since his “schedule freed up a bit,” the three-time Grammy award winner said that he’s been contacting “artists who have shown up and used their stages to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, regardless of the consequences.” “It’s 2026. Being apolitical during a genocide doesn’t work anymore.” “What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage. When the billionaire class can decide which voices are allowed on stage and which ones are too dangerous to hear, everyone should be paying attention.”
It was earlier this month that Sheeran and his team removed Macklemore as a supporting act from the Loop Tour due to “free Palestine” comments during two performances in New Jersey.
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Author: Al Dente
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