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.

  • mxd0_othxng@scribe.disroot.org
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    6 days ago

    Fuck Ed Sheeran and his promoters, got it. I feel it’s important that we acknowledge that the focus should be on Sheeran and his team for their cowardice in this situation, and not focus too heavily on Macklemore. What he did is the bare minimum we should expect from those in the spotlight. Being against a genocide should be so fucking basic it isn’t news, and being in support of a genocide should be so disgusting that it ruins a person’s entire reputation.

      • mxd0_othxng@scribe.disroot.org
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        31 minutes ago

        because Macklemore isn’t being genocided, Palestinians are. And unless his words help move us toward stopping that, then they are masturbatory. Celebrities speaking in support of Palestine has done nothing more than spread awareness, and we are way beyond that. Anyone unaware at this point is apathetic and unreachable. What could very possibly make a difference would be fucking with Ed Sheeran’s money by shaming MFers for supporting him. I don’t care about a white rapper getting kudos for literally doing the bare minimum of being against genocide, and neither should you.