Macklemore says nine US arenas rejected his Free Palestine tour
Macklemore says nine major US arenas declined to host his Free Palestine fundraising tour, according to an Instagram post reported by The Guardian and Fox News.
Macklemore says nine major US arenas turned down shows on his Free Palestine tour, a fundraising run. He made the claim in an Instagram post, The Guardian reports.
The Guardian says the rapper wrote that he had hoped to bring the tour to the US. It reports he named Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn among the venues.
Fox News reports that Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum are among the nine venues that declined the benefit shows. The Guardian's account does not mention the Kia Forum, and Fox's summary does not mention the other two arenas.
The Guardian says Macklemore described "intimidation, manipulation and suppression" tactics. It also links the refusals to the Ed Sheeran controversy, framing that as his claim.
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- The GuardianMacklemore says that nine US arenas turned down his Free Palestine tourFri, Nov 6, 2:46 PM EST
- Fox NewsMacklemore claims ‘Free Palestine’ tour blocked from 9 major US arenasSat, Nov 7, 1:58 PM EST
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