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Macklemore names US arenas he says refused to host 'Free Palestine' tour

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Surgenor, H. (2026, November 6). Macklemore names US arenas he says refused to host 'Free Palestine' tour. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/macklemore-names-us-arenas-refused-free-palestine-tour-9.7412661?cmp=rss

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Rapper Macklemore claims that nine major U.S. arenas have refused to book his "Free Palestine" tour after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour over his support for Palestine. The named venues include Madison Square Garden, Prudential Center, and several others across the country. In response to CBC News, Madison Square Garden stated they do not consider Macklemore an arena-level act.

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In an Instagram post on November 4, 2026, rapper Macklemore disclosed that nine major US arenas had refused to host his "Free Palestine" tour. The venues turning down the event include Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center, and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, among others. This comes after Ed Sheeran dropped Macklemore from his U.S. tour due to comments supporting Palestine, leading other artists to quit the tour in solidarity with Macklemore. Despite facing "intimidation, manipulation, and suppression" tactics, Macklemore insists he will continue to support Palestinian human rights and aims to bring the tour to the US, even if it means losing opportunities in the music industry.

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The rapper said it was always his intention to bring the tour to the United States, but in an Instagram post Friday, he detailed some of the difficulties he has faced booking venues and called out nine specific arenas by name: - Madison Square Garden in New York - Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. - Barclays Center in Brooklyn - UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. - Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California - Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. - Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles - Chase Center in San Francisco - Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle He said that by mid-September, he had a list of available dates at those arenas, but once the venues became aware he was inquiring for his Free Palestine tour, "those dates were suddenly off the table." "In over twenty years of touring, I've never experienced anything like this," Macklemore said on Instagram.

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Macklemore names US arenas he says refused to host 'Free Palestine' tour · assertive framing

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Macklemore names US arenas he says refused to host 'Free Palestine' tour Madison Square Garden tells CBC News: 'he's not an arena level act' asserted

he → name → News

Macklemore says that after weeks of reaching out to U.S. venues, nine major arenas have refused to host his "Free Palestine" tour. asserted

arenas → say → tour

The tour was launched after the Seattle-based rapper was removed as opening act for the U.S. leg of Ed Sheeran's tour after venues objected to his presence over his "Free Palestine" comments, with some accusing him of antisemitism and hate speech. asserted

some → launch → antisemitism

Sheeran's supporting acts stood in solidarity with Macklemore and also quit the Loop tour. At the height of the controversy, Macklemore announced a three-date European tour, with all proceeds going to organizations supporting Palestinians. asserted

proceeds → support → Palestinians

Macklemore → say → Instagram

CBC News has reached out to all of the arenas for comment. asserted

News → reach → comment

An MSG Entertainment spokesperson told CBC News, "We have some of the busiest venues in the world with extremely limited availability and he’s not an arena level act." Macklemore hats were on sale outside the Macklemore & Friends 'Free Palestine' Tour at The 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland in October. (Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) asserted

hats → tell → October

Macklemore ended his lengthy post by promising more benefits for Palestine, even if he has to play outside. asserted

he → end → Palestine

"We will build our own stages. asserted

We → build → stages

They may own the arenas. uncertain

They → own → arenas

But they do not own the people who fill them. asserted

who → own → them

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