Macklemore slammed as 'performative' after announcing 'Free Palestine Tour'

Macklemore is taking his views on Palestine on the road.

The rapper, who was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour earlier this month after stirring controversy with his politically charged performances, announced Thursday that he's going on a new tour he's calling the "Free Palestine Tour." "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 wrote on Instagram.

JAVIER BARDEM SLAMMED FOR TARGETING PINK OVER MACKLEMORE COMMENTS: ‘THE LEFT IS EATING ITSELF’ He continued, "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." Macklemore wrote that " what happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage," and that "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 added, "So, as you all know, my schedule freed up a bit." He wrote that for the past week, he's been in touch with artists who have also been vocal about their support for Palestinians, "regardless of the consequences" — artists who he says "understand that our platforms mean very little if we’re only willing to use them when it’s safe." LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS The "Thrift Shop" rapper also noted that because things are moving so quickly, schedules and details are still being worked out.

As of now, he has three shows scheduled: one in Dublin on Oct.

26, another in Paris on Oct.

29 and a third in London on Oct.

30.

None of the other performers have been named, but he did state that " All proceeds will benefit organizations supporting the Palestinian people and movement." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE The announcement has already made waves, with some critics wondering why he's not performing in the Palestinian territories.

One person wrote on social media, "So f---in performative, let's see these 'brave' artists actually go to the countries they're so supportive of." "If virtual signaling was in the olympics hed get a gold medal," another said.