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After being unceremoniously dumped<\/a> from apolitical pop singer Ed Sheeran\u2019s tour for calling out the systemic persecution and murder of Palestinians, Macklemore<\/a> is going on his own run of live dates. \u201cAs you all know, my schedule freed up a bit,\u201d the rapper wrote in a statement announcing the Free Palestine Tour, with proceeds going toward a dozen charities working for the liberation of Palestine. He\u2019ll be joined by artists \u201cwho understand that our platforms mean very little if we\u2019re only willing to use them when it\u2019s safe.\u201d Those acts\u2014along with a host of US stops\u2014will be announced at a later date. Tickets go on sale September 30.<\/p>\n \u201cIf these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it\u2019s that something has shifted over the last three years,\u201d Macklemore added. \u201cIt\u2019s 2026. Being apolitical during a genocide doesn\u2019t work anymore. People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community. To use the stage for more than entertainment. To push back when the call for a Free Palestine is met with attempts to silence it. What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage. 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.\u201d You can read his full statement below.<\/p>\n The list of charities Macklemore has chosen for the tour are Anera, Glia, Gaza Soup Kitchen, Taawon, HEAL Palestine, Palestinian Youth Movement, Middle East Children\u2019s Alliance, Jewish Voice for Peace, Medical Aid for Palestinians, Institute for Middle East Understanding, Palestine Children\u2019s Relief Fund, and UNRWA USA.<\/p>\n Macklemore: Macklemore:<\/p>\n If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it\u2019s 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.<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s 2026. Being apolitical during a genocide doesn\u2019t work anymore. People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community. To use the stage for more than entertainment. To push back when the call for a Free Palestine is met with attempts to silence it.<\/em><\/p>\n What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage. 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.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
10-25 Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
10-29 Paris, France – Accor Arena
10-30 London, England – OVO Arena Wembley<\/p>\n