Macklemore Says ‘Free Palestine’ Tour ‘Sold Out Immediately’: ‘Art Will always Be a Form of Resistance’

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Macklemore Says ‘Free Palestine’ Tour ‘Sold Out Immediately’: ‘Art Will always Be a Form of Resistance’

Rolling Stone · 3 hours ago

Rapper Macklemore announced a three-date "Free Palestine Tour" following his removal from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour for voicing pro-Palestinian solidarity onstage. All three shows—in Dublin, Paris, and London—sold out immediately after announcement. Macklemore frames the tour as an assertion that artists can use their platforms for political resistance despite pressure from those in power to silence such messages.

The tour runs from 26 to 30 October across the three cities. Macklemore's removal came after declaring "Free Palestine" at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, prompting Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, to pressure Sheeran into dropping him, citing antisemitic rhetoric. In solidarity, all other opening acts subsequently withdrew from Sheeran's remaining tour dates, and Macklemore has pledged that all proceeds will benefit Palestinian organisations.

  • Macklemore's pro-Palestine tour sold out immediately after announcement
  • He was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour due to political pressure
  • Artists withdrew from Sheeran's tour in solidarity with Macklemore

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