Rapper Macklemore is a vocal supporter of Palestine and Gaza residents. During a recent concert at MetLife Stadium, he yelled “Free Palestine!” onstage, projected images of devastation in the area, and performed protest song “Hind’s Hall.”
Now, it seems that American venues are not willing to play ball with the Seattle artist, and he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour.
“After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates,” according to Messina Touring Group, the promoter of Loop Tour. This news follows backlash from organizations like StopAntisemitism and others, such as pop star Pink.
Well all of the openers and his backing band have all dropped out of the tour.
He’s a very large artist, it’s not like he doesn’t have any sway. If he really dug his heels in, do you think the venues would follow through on cancelling? And if they did, do you think people would be more upset with him for standing up for a good cause, or with the venues for cancelling his shows just because they disagree with something someone he is touring with said, that is broadly popular and blatantly not antisemitic?