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Getty Images Macklemore dedicated his “Free Palestine” tour date to “love and liberation” as he kicked off the three-show trek in Dublin, Ireland, just over a month after he was dropped as an opener for Ed Sheeran following a political speech on stage.
After bringing out Hozier and Kneecap as surprise guests, Macklemore took a moment to share what the evening meant to him in the wake of the controversy. “Six weeks ago, it was two words. Two words is all that it took. Two words that are rooted in love and liberation,” he said. “Not against anybody, not divisive. Not a call for hatred. But a call to recognize our shared humanity. Free Palestine. I said free Palestine! The same thing that I want for all of us, freedom, dignity, the right to exist without fear. Being able to raise our children in the homes that we grew up in, not having to prove our humanity to the rest of the world.
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