Less than two weeks after losing his opening slots on one of the year’s biggest stadium tours, Macklemore has found another stage.

The Seattle rapper announced the Free Palestine Tour on Thursday, September 24, a new series of benefit concerts that will begin in Europe and feature Macklemore alongside yet-to-be-announced artists and friends. Proceeds will go to organizations supporting Palestinians through humanitarian aid and advocacy.

The first announced show will take place October 26 at Dublin’s 3Arena, with tickets going on sale September 30. The tour announcement lists Anera, Gaza Soup Kitchen, HEAL Palestine, Medical Aid for Palestinians, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, UNRWA USA, and several other organizations as beneficiaries.

“What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage,” Macklemore wrote on X while announcing the tour. “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.”

The new concerts are also a direct response to the dispute that ended Macklemore’s run with Sheeran.

On the September 4 date of the Loop Tour concert at MetLife Stadium, while opening the show, Macklemore spoke about Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, said “Free Palestine,” and performed “Hind’s Hall,” his 2024 protest song inspired by pro-Palestinian student demonstrations.

The Israeli American Council subsequently launched a petition seeking Macklemore’s removal, while the Anti-Defamation League also criticized his performance. Days later, Macklemore announced that he had been dropped from his remaining Loop Tour appearances.

Macklemore said Sheeran told him New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whose Kraft Group owns Gillette Stadium, would not permit him to perform there and that other stadium owners had also threatened to pull shows if he remained on the bill.

Kraft later confirmed that Macklemore would not be allowed to perform at Gillette Stadium, saying in a statement that giving him a platform would conflict with the venue’s commitment to maintaining a welcoming environment.

The decision triggered another reshuffling of the tour, with Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe, and Beoga (Ed's backing band) withdrawing from scheduled appearances.

Presale for the Free Palestine Tour begins September 28, followed by the general sale September 30 at 10am local time.