Macklemore calls for “free Palestine” and condemns ICE at first show since Ed Sheeran saga

Macklemore called for a “free Palestine” and condemned ICE during his first show since being kicked off Ed Sheeran‘s tour last month. Watch the footage below. The rapper played a 17-song set at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on Thursday night (October 22), per Setlist.FM. It came after he was removed from Sheeran’s North American ‘Loop’ shows for expressing his pro-Palestine stance on stage. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Play’ review: a hasty retreat to the genre-spanning of old At one point in this week’s gig, Macklemore delivered a passionate speech in which he doubled down on his views while speaking out against other tragedies and injustices around the globe. “Being a human being in this moment is not complicated,” he began. “It is not political. It is human to have a heart, to watch others suffering and to say, ‘Not anymore!’ So I say, free Palestine. I say, free Palestine!” The artist continued: “I say, free Sudan. I say, free Congo, Lebanon, to Haiti, to all the people that are affected by ICE in America, who are afraid to leave their houses.” After receiving rapturous applause and cheers from the audience, Macklemore concluded: “The message will always be love.” V...