Macklemore refuses to be silent on Palestine.
After being kicked off Ed Sheerans' US tour for calling for the liberation of Palestine and facing rejection from nine major US arenas, Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore has turned his concerts into a platform for solidarity. His track Hinds Hall from 2024 raised funds for UNRA. His European "Free Palestine Tour" sold out the 13,000-capacity Dublin venue within minutes. Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center and others have declined to host benefit shows, citing availability — though Macklemore calls it intimidation. He claims that criticism of the Israeli government is not anti-Semitism.