{"id":2242298,"date":"2026-11-06T18:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:51:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-11-06T18:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:51:26","slug":"macklemore-says-u-s-arenas-turned-down-his-free-palestine-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242298","title":{"rendered":"Macklemore Says U.S. Arenas Turned Down His &#8216;Free Palestine&#8217; Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/16by9\/2026\/11\/06\/eb17af1c6637487ebface164adb9e5d9_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Macklemore Says U.S. Arenas Turned Down His &#8216;Free Palestine&#8217; Tour<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Macklemore<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">U.S. Arenas Turned Down My &#8216;Free Palestine&#8217; Tour<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-11-06T10:51:26-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              November 6, 2026<br \/>\n                            10:51 AM PST<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-03b2429ec2712964bb5c41e9b932ac9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261106_eb17af1c6637487ebface164adb9e5d9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d0f2cfca-2531-4073-9e4b-0b1948794cc1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/eb\/4by3\/2026\/11\/06\/eb17af1c6637487ebface164adb9e5d9_md.jpg\" alt=\"Macklemore-getty-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-54616875ba0f0e9b0aeb6a60b612c428\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/macklemore\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Macklemore<\/strong><\/a> claims nine U.S. arenas turned down the opportunity to host his &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221; 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