Ben Sisario

November 8, 2026 — 11:24am

Macklemore, the indie rapper who was kicked off Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour in September over his public support of Palestinians, said on Saturday (AEDT) that nine arenas in the United States refused to book him for a “Free Palestine” benefit tour he had planned.

In a social media post , Macklemore wrote that in mid-September, after being removed from Sheeran’s tour, his team contacted arenas in the United States and “received available dates at these arenas through the end of the year.”

“But once they found out these were my benefit shows for Palestine,” his statement continued, “those dates were suddenly off the table.”

In a social media post, rapper Macklemore said a number of arenas in the US have refused to book his tour.…