Macklemore called for a “free Palestine” and condemned ICE during his first show since being kicked off Ed Sheeran ‘s tour last month. Watch the footage below.
The rapper played a 17-song set at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on Thursday night (October 22), per Setlist.FM . It came after he was removed from Sheeran’s North American ‘Loop’ shows for expressing his pro-Palestine stance on stage.
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At one point in this week’s gig, Macklemore delivered a passionate speech in which he doubled down on his views while speaking out against other tragedies and injustices around the globe.
“Being a human being in this moment is not complicated,” he began. “It is not political. It is human to have a heart, to watch others suffering and to say, ‘Not anymore!’ So I say, free Palestine. I say, free Palestine!”
The artist continued: “I say, free Sudan.…