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run will begin with three dates next month in Europe. It kicks
off at Dublin's 3Arena on Oct. 26, followed by Paris' Accor
Arena on Oct. 29 and London's OVO Arena Wembley on Oct. 30.
Additional artist announcements, as well as U.S. dates, are
forthcoming.
An artist presale begins at 10 a.m. local time Monday at
Macklemore.com.
According to a press release from Live Nation, the shows will
benefit several Palestinian aid organizations, including Anera,
Glia, Gaza Soup Kitchen, Taawon, HEAL Palestine, Palestinian
Youth Movement, Middle East Children’s Alliance, Jewish Voice
for Peace, Medical Aid for Palestinians. Institute for Middle
East Understanding, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and an U.N.
agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA USA.
“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 in the
caption of his “Free Palestine” announcement. “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.”
What to know about Macklemore's pro-Palestinian comments —
and Ed Sheeran
Last week, Macklemore made headlines when it was revealed that
he was dropped as an opener for Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and
South America because of the rapper’s onstage pro-Palestinian
comments. Since then, all of Sheeran’s other supporting acts
dropped out, including a group that plays with Sheeran during
part of the show.
At the time, Sheeran said the decision to cut Macklemore from
the Loop Tour was the promoter’s, not his own.
Macklemore said his removal was the result of an effort led by
Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots.
His Kraft Group also owns Gillette Stadium, where the NFL team
plays and where Sheeran is scheduled to perform later this
month.
Macklemore also announced he would donate $1 million from his
net earnings from the tour to six organizations helping
Palestinians.
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