Macklemore says that nine US arenas turned down his Free Palestine tour

A rapper has accused major U.S. arenas of refusing to host his upcoming Free Palestine fundraising tour, alleging tactics of intimidation and suppression in the decision. The artist claims nine prominent venues, including New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’s Crypto.com Arena, have declined to book the event. In a social media post, they describe the situation as an attempt to stifle their efforts, though no specific reasons for the cancellations have been publicly stated. The controversy follows a recent dispute involving another high-profile musician.

Rapper called out ‘intimidation, manipulation and suppression’ in a social media post, claiming major arenas refused to host him after the Ed Sheeran controversyMacklemore says that nine major US arenas have refused to host his Free Palestine fundraising tour, calling out “intimidation, manipulation and suppression” tactics.In an Instagram post, the rapper says that he hoped to bring the tour to the US, but nine major arenas refused to host the event, including New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’s Crypto.com arena and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Continue reading...