Macklemore says nine US arenas declined his tour

Macklemore shared a lengthy statement on Instagram on November 6, explaining that he had intended to bring the tour to the US after three sold-out concerts in Dublin, Paris and London last month. Macklemore said that nine major American arenas had turned his team down after weeks of reaching out. He named Madison Square Garden in New York, Prudential Center in Newark, Barclays Center in Brooklyn, UBS Arena on Long Island, Intuit Dome, Kia Forum and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Chase Center in San Francisco and Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

Macklemore said his team had received available dates at these arenas through the end of the year by mid-September. An MSG Entertainment spokesperson told TMZ that the venues have extremely limited availability and that Macklemore is not an arena level act. Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's US Loop Tour in September, after he made speeches supporting Palestinians during concerts at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.

Macklemore pledged his entire $1 million earnings from the tour to six organisations supporting Palestinians. He launched the Free Palestine Tour, with the opening concert in Dublin on October 26 alongside Hozier and Kneecap. Macklemore wrote that there will be more shows for Palestine.

As of November 7, 2026, the song Perfect by Ed Sheeran is number 40 on the Apple Music UK songs chart. As of November 7, 2026, the album ÷ (Deluxe) by Ed Sheeran is number 46 on the Apple Music UK albums chart.