Macklemore wraps ‘Free Palestine’ tour with sold out show

I mean, I spent £100 on a ticket for someone that I don't really actually like his music. Macklemore's Free Palestine tour is wrapping up here in London with a sold-out show. And his fans are showing up. I've got three pounds! ...for more than the music. I'm not here, you know, oh my god it's Macklemore. I'm here because of the cause and I want to be a part of it. So I'm not really a Macklemore fan of his music, but what he stands for and what he does, what he gives up is amazing. So I'm here with my family today. Yep, they all wanted to come as well, so yeah. So yeah, what the... My husband and my kids, to see what it means to stand up for peace and justice and for the oppressed. And so, yeah, that's important to me. No, I've never heard of him. I only heard of him with Ed Sheeran. Thank you, Ed. Ed Sheeran dropped the American rapper from his tour in September because Macklemore spoke out on stage in support of Palestinians and called Israel's war in Gaza a genocide. Some Jewish groups accused Macklemore of hate speech and anti-Semitism. You know you look at the likes of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, they've all used their platforms to speak up for the oppressed, to speak up for the people that haven't got a voice and now you're getting these people that are saying, oh what are artists doing that for, they should just stick to music, that's BS. I've always liked Macklemore and now I love him more of course and he has a backbone which a lot of celebrities nowadays don't, you know like Ed Sheeran, I'm sorry but he's a cop out. When he could have had the perfect chance to take stand, he didn't. I'm from Germany. I really just went here for this concert. I think there's nothing more important than musicians talk about stuff like that because... They have a platform all over the world, they have a voice that a lot of people don't have. Macklemore posted on Instagram saying he couldn't be apolitical and using his platform and speaking out was his duty as a human. It's great to see people, everyone come together, but I think a lot of the time you do see the people affected by the cause and they're the only ones protesting, but you see so many people. It's about unity and I think it's beautiful seeing every, you know, community come together for it I think it's very important. I think that there's somewhat of an obligation to take a stance against certain issues. This is definitely one of them. All of the proceeds for this tour will be donated to organizations supporting Palestinians. And Macklemore has said U.S. tour dates could be coming soon.