A promoter says that venues on future U.S. tour dates will not allow a show to go on with Macklemore on the bill.

Rapper Macklemore is a vocal supporter of Palestine and Gaza residents. During a recent concert at MetLife Stadium, he yelled “Free Palestine!” onstage, projected images of devastation in the area, and performed protest song “Hind’s Hall.”

Now, it seems that American venues are not willing to play ball with the Seattle artist, and he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour.

“After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates,” according to Messina Touring Group, the promoter of Loop Tour. This news follows backlash from organizations like StopAntisemitism and others, such as pop star Pink.

  • neatchee@piefed.socialEnglish
    36·
    3 hours ago

    Did you not read the part where I said “more than his own livelihood”? Or did you just choose to ignore it?

    There are so many more people than just Ed Sheeran who would be hurt by him breaching his contract. Everyone working that tour would be hurt. Likely hundreds of people who are doing gig work for this tour.

    • Saeveo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      22 minutes ago

      Why would Ed Sheeran be breaching a contract if he hadn’t caved? The arena owners were threatening to refuse to let him play, they would have been them in breach of contract, not him.

    • 0x0@lemmy.zip
      2·
      1 hour ago

      Everyone working that tour would be hurt.

      Stop FUDing, they’d get another gig, it’s literally their job.

    • CannonFodder@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 hours ago

      That’s so American: 100’s of Americans might lose their paycheck, so we can’t do anything to protest the 1000’s of non-Americans getting killed.