Petition Seeks Macklemore's Removal From Ed Sheeran Tour — SkimNews
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- Macklemore called for "Free Palestine" during his opening set for Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour at MetLife Stadium on Friday night, then performed his 2024 protest anthem "Hind's Hall."
- The Israeli-American Council launched a petition urging Sheeran to remove Macklemore from the remainder of the tour, arguing the show should remain about music rather than "political propaganda."
- The petition also calls on tour leadership to clarify whether Macklemore's political speech, visual content, and performance of "Hind's Hall" were pre-approved.
- "Hind's Hall" was written in 2024 in support of pro-Palestinian college campus protests and named after Columbia students' renaming of Hamilton Hall to honor 5-year-old Hind Rajab, killed by IDF forces in Gaza.
- Macklemore broadened his remarks well beyond Palestine, calling to free America, Cuba, the Congo, Sudan, and Iran, and labeling ICE a "terrorist organization."
- Macklemore invoked his 11-year-old daughter Sloan, saying parents in conflict zones should not have to wonder if a morning goodbye is "the last time" they see their child.
Why it matters: The petition explicitly concedes Macklemore's right to hold political views but draws the line at using a global concert platform to advance them — a venue-responsibility test that now pressures Ed Sheeran's tour leadership to publicly clarify whether opening-act political speech gets vetted or permitted.
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