Macklemore says a number of major U.S. arenas have turned him down for would-be dates on his Free Palestine tour, which recently wrapped its initial run overseas.

In a statement shared to his Instagram on Friday (Nov. 6), the Grammy winner, who was removed from an Ed Sheeran tour earlier this year following pressure from Robert Kraft and other venue owners, specified which arenas he says have refused to book him.

“From the beginning, our plan was to bring this tour home to the U.S.,” Macklemore said. “But after weeks of reaching out, nine major American arenas have turned us down.”

The arenas in question, according to Macklemore, include Madison Square Garden and Kia Forum, among others.…