Macklemore has claimed nine American arenas refused to host his ‘Free Palestine’ tour, accusing venue owners of attempting to silence his support for Palestinians.

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The rapper shared a lengthy statement on Instagram yesterday (November 6), explaining that he had intended to bring the tour to the US following three sold-out concerts in Dublin, Paris and London last month.

However, he said his team had been turned away by nine venues, despite initially having being offered available dates before the end of the year.

“From the beginning, our plan was to bring this tour home to the U.S.,” he wrote.…