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November 8, 2026
Entertainment

Macklemore Accuses Madison Square Garden and Other Venues of Blocking His ‘Free Palestine’ Tour

Radical anti-Israel rapper Macklemore is accusing arena venues including Madison Square Garden of refusing to host his “Free Palestine” concert tour. “In over 20 years of touring, I’ve never experienced anything like this,” Macklemore said, according to The Wrap. The “Thrift Shop” rapper took criticism…

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Radical anti-Israel rapper Macklemore is accusing arena venues including Madison Square Garden of refusing to host his “Free Palestine” concert tour.

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“In over 20 years of touring, I’ve never experienced anything like this,” Macklemore said, according to The Wrap.

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The “Thrift Shop” rapper took criticism in September after weeks of anti-Israel comments on stage during the 2026 Ed Sheeran tour. He was eventually booted off the tour by Sheeran’s promoters for his Hamas-adjacent activism.

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In the wake of his being fired, Macklemore announced his own tour, which he determined to call the “Free Palestine” tour.

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“If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years. There has been a collective awakening around Palestinian liberation, the power of billionaires that try to censor that call, and what we expect from artists right now,” Macklemore wrote on Instagram.

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“When the billionaire class can decide which voices are allowed on stage and which ones are too dangerous to hear, everyone should be paying attention,” he added.

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All of the initial tour dates were in Europe. Now, the rapper is claiming that he can’t find places to perform in the United States.

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“After weeks…

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