Free Palestine Tour

Free Palestine Tour
Benefit tour by Mackelmore and Friends
Location
  • Dublin
  • Paris
  • London
Start dateOctober 26, 2026 (2026-10-26)
End dateOctober 30, 2026 (2026-10-30)
Legs1
No. of shows3
Websitemacklemore.com/free-palestine-tour/
Macklemore chronology

The Free Palestine Tour is a concert tour billed to Macklemore and Friends, with proceeds going to charities supporting Palestinian nationalism. It was announced in September 2026 as a result of the controversy that saw rapper Macklemore dropped as supporting artist from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour. Three shows were held in Dublin, Paris, and London in October 2026, with U.S. dates to be announced at a later date.

Background

The organizations and charities benefiting from the proceeds include Medical Aid for Palestinians, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, Gaza Soup Kitchen, Jewish Voice for Peace, and UNRWA USA.

European shows

The tour's first show was on October 26 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Additional performers included hip-hop trio Kneecap, folk band Beoga, singer-songwriter Hozier, and Palestinian singer Lina Makoul. In addition, the show featured video messages from Mark Ruffalo, Cynthia Nixon, and Julian Casablancas and an appearance from Dead Prez. Hozier performed "Too Sweet", "Work Song", "Swan upon Leda", a cover of "The Prayer of Shiel", "From Eden", and "Take Me to Church".

The Paris show on October 29 featured Aurora, Pomme, Portugal. The Man, Siba, Tamer Nafar, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, and Zeyne. Guest speakers at the show included Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Carice van Houten, and Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, while Susan Sarandon and Javier Bardem delivered video messages. Aurora performed "The Seed", while Zeyn performed "Asli Ana".

At the third show on October 30 at the Wembley Arena in London, Macklemore was joined by Aja Monet, Cure for Paranoia, Dana Salah, Nemahsis, Lucas Jones, Paloma Faith, Roze, Shadia Mansour, and Vic Mensa. Guest speakers included Greta Thunberg and Arab Barghouti, while Melissa Barrera was among the actors delivering video messages.

Critical reception

Alexis Petridis of The Guardian praised the Dublin show, calling it "a worthwhile triumph".

Set list

This set list is from the Dublin concert and does not represent all shows.

  1. "Chant" (with Tones and I)
  2. "Thrift Shop"
  3. "White Walls"
  4. "Same Love" (with Mary Lambert)
  5. "Hind's Hall"
  6. "These Days"
  7. "Glorious" (with Tones and I)
  8. "Good Old Days" (with Tones and I)
  9. "Where's Our Love"
  10. "Can't Hold Us"

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Greg (September 24, 2026). "Macklemore Launches Free Palestine Tour; U.S. Dates To Be Announced". Deadline. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Pilley, Max (October 31, 2026). "Greta Thunberg, Paloma Faith and Nemahsis join Macklemore at London 'Free Palestine' tour finale". NME. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ Gataveckaite, Gabija; O'Connor, Barry (October 28, 2026). "Macklemore begins Free Palestine tour after Ed Sheeran fallout". BBC News. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Petridis, Alexis (October 27, 2026). "Macklemore's Free Palestine tour review – a triumph of a show with performances from Hozier, Kneecap and more". The Guardian. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Stern, Bradley (October 27, 2026). "Macklemore's 'Free Palestine Tour' Set List Revealed After Opening Night in Dublin". Just Jared. Yahoo!. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Madarang, Charisma (October 30, 2026). "'One Common Goal': Macklemore, Aurora, and More Unite in Paris for Free Palestine Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Pilley, Max (October 30, 2026). "Macklemore and Aurora lead call for solidarity as 'Free Palestine' tour hits Paris". NME. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ Ismail, Donia (November 2, 2026). "Inside the Macklemore and Friends "Free Palestine" Tour". GQ Middle East. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  9. ↑ Ford, Lily (October 31, 2026). "Macklemore Wraps Up Free Palestine Tour in London: "It Was More Uncomfortable for Me to Stay Silent"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2026.