The show at Dublin's 3Arena opened a three-city series raising money for Palestinian aid organizations, with Paris and London to follow this week.

Concert photography of Macklemore's Free Palestine Tour Zoe Rain

Macklemore kicked off his Free Palestine benefit concert series in Dublin on Monday night (Oct. 26), bringing out Hozier , Kneecap and a stacked bill of guests at a sold-out 3Arena.

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Joining the Seattle rapper onstage were Irish folk band Beoga, singer-songwriter Lina Makoul, M1 of Dead Prez and DJ Habibeats. Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham, activist and psychotherapist Nadia Greenspan and artist and organizer Samir Eskanda spoke as special guests, while Mark Ruffalo, The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas , Cynthia Nixon, Ilana Glazer and Natasha Rothwell made remote appearances.

The three-city run is raising money for organizations that provide humanitarian relief, medical care, education and advocacy for Palestinians, according to organizers.…