Macklemore “blown away” as ‘Free Palestine’ tour sells out, promises “line-ups coming soon”

Macklemore has said he is “blown away” by the response to his UK and European ‘Free Palestine’ tour, while promising that the full line-ups for the dates are “coming soon”. The rapper announced the trio of benefit concerts last week, amid the controversy of him being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s North American ‘Loop’ tour for expressing his pro-Palestine stance on stage. READ MORE: “What am I willing to risk?”: Macklemore on Trump, gun control and why ‘Same Love’ remains vital He’ll perform at Dublin’s 3Arena on October 26, Paris’ Accor Arena on October 29 and London’s OVO Arena Wembley the following night (October 30). All proceeds from the concerts will benefit 12 organisations working in areas including medical care, humanitarian assistance, education, advocacy and community support for Palestinians. Macklemore said he’d been contacting “artists who have shown up and used their stages to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, regardless of the consequences” to appear on the brief tour. “Artists who understand that our platforms mean very little if we’re only willing to use them when it’s safe,” he added, while joking that his “schedule [had] freed up a bit”. Now, Macklemo...