Macklemore is turning his removal from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour into a new run of his own, announcing a three-city “Free Palestine Tour” in Europe with additional artists and U.S. dates still to come.

The rapper announced the benefit tour Thursday, with concerts scheduled for Oct. 26 at 3Arena in Dublin, Oct. 29 at Accor Arena in Paris and Oct. 30 at OVO Arena Wembley in London. Ticketmaster is billing the shows as “Macklemore & Friends,” though participating artists have not yet been announced.

Macklemore said all proceeds from the concerts will benefit organizations “supporting the Palestinian people and movement.”

  • null@piefed.nullspace.lol
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    Nice, using the momentum to help get the Palestinian people out from under the thumb of Hamas and the IDF.

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      Also really stick it to the network if people driving celebrities to not speak out.

      Would you rather be Ed Sheeran or Macklemore right now? The rich can kick you off tours but not make the masses hate you anymore.

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      “Help the Alderaan people from being under the thumb of the REBELS (stated first, lmao k) and the empire! “

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          It’s a shitty comparison. Last I remember the empire didn’t fund the rebels. That said I wouldn’t rank Israel and the leadership the Palestinians were allowed to have equally. Hamas never did much for the Palestinians, but then Israel wouldn’t have allowed it anyhow.

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          Talking shit about Hamas does nothing but provide cover for the genocide. At this point we all know the shitty things Hamas has done, but they are fighting against an enemy who literally wants to exterminate every last non-Israeli person in the region. We can hold tribunals for Hamas once Palestine is free and the state of Israel is dismantled. In the meantime, at the very least hold your tongue and don’t carry water for the genocidal imperialists.

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            Nope, not holding my tongue about those who are harming the Palestinian cause. You can stay silent if you want.

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              You disingenuous fuck. Netanyahu funded Hamas. Action was purposefully delayed on October 7 and then Israel brought in Apache helicopters to shoot everyone. There were plenty of other political alternatives in the past, but they all got squashed because Israel never wanted to make peace with the people whose land they stole. Hamas is a strategic means to an end - that being a long term strategy for the annihilation of the Palestinian people.

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                There’s nothing disingenuous about calling out those who are oppressing the Palestinian people.

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              This is like saying the Red Army hurt the Soviet cause during WW2. Yes, there are things to criticize, but both forces are literally the only thing stopping complete annihilation at the hands of fascists.

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          Nobody is pro weak pussy ham ass bro get your shit thoughts off the internet.

          There’s a rapist tank and an annoying ant and you mention the ant first. We know why.

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            Remember when you equated Hamas to the good guys from Star Wars? Weird… I wonder why you’d do that…

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      You’re so brave for "both sides"ing a genocide. If only more people had the moral backbone you do 😔