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Macklemore Out of Ed Sheeran Tour After Palestine Remarks
- On Monday, the Messina Touring Group announced that Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore will no longer perform the remaining eight of ten shows on Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour following venue owner concerns.
- During a September 4 concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Macklemore performed "Hind's Hall" and told the crowd "Free Palestine," remarks that drew swift condemnation from pro-Israel organizations.
- The Anti-Defamation League called Macklemore's comments "completely unacceptable," while the Israeli American Council launched a petition for his removal. Macklemore alleged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pressured Sheeran to drop him.
- CAIR Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell condemned the removal, calling on promoters to "reverse course" and criticizing what he termed billionaire pressure on free speech and artistic expression.
- Macklemore's removal mirrors backlash faced by singer Kehlani, whose Cornell University concert was canceled over alleged "antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments." He was scheduled for eight of the ten remaining tour dates.
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Macklemore should have played eight gigs in Ed Sheeran's "Loop Tour". It won't turn out that way. After his Palestine statements on stage, the rapper has been deleted – and still satisfied.
·Berlin, Germany
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Rapper Macklemore has been using the stage for a long time as a mouthpiece for his opinion on the Middle East conflict. Now, several organisers apparently denied him appearances – and he is no longer allowed to appear in the pre-program of pop star Ed Sheeran.
·Berlin, Germany
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subjekt.noAmerican artist Macklemore says he has been removed from Ed Sheeran's US tour after expressing support for Gaza from the stage.
·Oslo, Norway
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