Macklemore announces "Free Palestine Tour" after removal from U.S. dates
Musician and subject of the case
“To push back when the call for a Free Palestine is met with attempts to silence it.”
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Macklemore's verified Instagram post announces tour dates in Dublin, Paris, and London and says proceeds will benefit organizations supporting Palestinians and the movement. It frames pushback against artists who call for a free Palestine as attempts to silence that call.
Before the quotation
The post followed the public dispute over Macklemore's MetLife remarks and his removal from the remaining U.S. tour dates.
After the quotation
Macklemore listed dates in Dublin, Paris, and London and said proceeds would benefit organizations supporting Palestinians and the movement.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour
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Why this label?
The case concerns Macklemore's Free Palestine speech at Ed Sheeran concerts and the resulting removal from the remaining U.S. tour dates. Macklemore says artists should use their stages to call for a free Palestine and resist efforts to silence that call. This defends the advocacy under scrutiny rather than only disputing its description.
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Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour
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Read the full case“What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage. When the billionaire class can decide which voices are allowed on stage and which ones are too dangerous to hear, everyone should be paying attention. So we're going on tour. All proceeds will benefit organizations supporting the Palestinian people and movement.”Read statement
Jewish Voice for Peace
“Two years into Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine organizing, the backlash against Sheeran shows how little patience Americans have for attacks on pro-Palestine speech. It also demonstrates the shift toward support for Palestinian rights among everyday Americans that our movements have helped propel.”Read statement
“I don't think it was completely understanding the facts. And I think it was belittling to Jewish people, too.”Read statement