Macklemore has announced Free Palestine, a new run of live shows beginning in Europe, with the first dates confirmed for Dublin, Paris and London.
The concerts will see the rapper joined by artists and friends for performances centred on Palestine and Palestinians, with the aim of raising humanitarian aid and support. Guest artists have not yet been named. Macklemore says further announcements are coming soon, alongside additional cities and dates in the coming weeks, including shows in the United States.
The first confirmed dates are:
- Monday 26 October, 3Arena, Dublin
- Thursday 29 October, Accor Arena, Paris
- Friday 30 October, OVO Arena Wembley, London
OVO Arena Wembley has listed the London date as Macklemore & Friends: Free Palestine Tour, with doors from 6pm. Tickets are marked as on sale soon.
Fans can sign up for updates and first access to tickets at macklemore.com. The artist presale runs from 10am local time on Monday 28 September until 9am local time on Wednesday 30 September. General sale then starts at 10am local time on Wednesday 30 September.
All proceeds from the concerts will go to organisations supporting Palestinian people and the wider movement. The named beneficiaries are Anera, Glia, Gaza Soup Kitchen, Taawon, HEAL Palestine, Palestinian Youth Movement, Middle East Children’s Alliance, Jewish Voice for Peace, Medical Aid for Palestinians, Institute for Middle East Understanding, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and UNRWA USA.
Macklemore says those groups cover medical care, humanitarian assistance, education, community support, advocacy, organising and media work. He also says Palestinian families, children, healthcare workers, students, artists and communities are at the centre of the series.
In a statement published with the announcement, he wrote: “If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years. There has been a collective awakening around Palestinian liberation, the power of billionaires that try to censor that call, and what we expect from artists right now.”
He added: “It’s 2026. Being apolitical during a genocide doesn’t work anymore. People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community. To use the stage for more than entertainment. To push back when the call for a Free Palestine is met with attempts to silence it.”
The tour follows Macklemore’s removal from the remaining US dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour. He had opened Sheeran’s shows at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 4 and 5 September, wearing a keffiyeh, chanting “Free Palestine” and performing his 2024 protest song Hind’s Hall.
Promoter Messina Touring Group later said venues on the upcoming US dates would not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the bill. New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft confirmed he would not allow Macklemore to play the Foxborough dates on 25 and 26 September, citing the recent performances and what he called a broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery. Macklemore has said Kraft rallied other stadium owners against him. Sheeran said the removal was the promoter’s decision, not his.
Macklemore described the fallout as 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,” he wrote. “So, as you all know, my schedule freed up a bit.”
He said he had spent the past week contacting artists who have used their own stages to stand with Palestinians. “Because of how quickly all of this has come together, a lot of the conversations, schedules and details are still being worked out,” he added. “But this is a moment of momentum, and there is work to be done. So we’re going on tour.”
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