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The event comes after the rapper was removed from Sheeran's tour last month for making "free Palestine" statements onstage.
The rapper was removed from Sheeran's US tour in September after shouting "Free Palestine!" on stage and telling Palestinians they were "not forgotten".
Écarté des dates américaines d’Ed Sheeran après avoir crié «Free Palestine» sur scène, l’interprète de Thrift Shop a lancé lundi à Dublin sa propre tournée, dont les recettes seront reversées à des organisations d’aide aux Palestiniens.
Macklemore dedicated his first “Free Palestine” tour date in Dublin, Ireland to “love and liberation,” just over a month after he was dropped as an opener for Ed Sheeran following a political speech on stage. 3Arena was dotted with keffiyehs and Palestinian flags on Monday night as Dubliners young and old gathered to back the […]
"Just cancel the whole f***ing tour, then play for free outside each venue, raise a bunch of money, rather than let a f***ing billionaire tell you what to do," the singer-songwriter-producer, who has given pro-Palestinian statements during his performances, said in a recent interview.
Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says.
Hozier, Kneecap and Beoga were among the Irish acts to join Macklemore for his Free Palestine tour gig at Dublin's 3Arena tonight.
De Amerikaanse rapper Macklemore heeft voor het eerst opgetreden sinds hij half september uit het voorprogramma van de Britse zanger Ed Sheeran werd geschrapt wegens pro-Palestijnse uitspraken. Tijdens het concert in Colorado zei hij onder meer dat "het niet moeilijk is om mens te zijn". Aanleiding voor het weren van Macklemore uit de tour van Sheeran, waren
Macklemore says ‘being human is not complicated’ as he kicked off his Free Palestine tour on Thursday night.
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