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  "id": 18563152,
  "title": "Macklemore Accuses Madison Square Garden and Eight Other Arenas of Banning His ‘Free Palestine’ Tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/macklemore-accuses-madison-square-garden-and-eight-other-arenas-of-18563152",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-06T19:43:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/macklemore-free-palestine-tour-banned-us-arenas-1236941564/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Macklemore is accusing some of America’s most iconic arenas of shutting his “Free Palestine” tour out. The rapper, who recently had dates in Dublin, Paris and London at the end of October, took to Instagram on Nov. 6 to say that he has been turned down by American venues, including New York City’s Madison Square […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Macklemore Says Major Arenas Refusing to Host His “Free Palestine” Tour in US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/macklemore-says-major-arenas-refusing-to-host-his-free-palestine-tour",
        "published": "2026-11-06T17:58:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Pitchfork",
        "title": "Macklemore Accuses U.S. Arenas of Turning Down Free Palestine Tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/macklemore-accuses-u-s-arenas-of-turning-down-free-palestine-tour",
        "published": "2026-11-06T18:17:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Macklemore says he can't get U.S. venues to book his Free Palestine Tour; MSG responds [Updated]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/macklemore-says-he-cant-get-u-s-venues-to-book-his-free-palestine",
        "published": "2026-11-06T18:44:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Macklemore Calls Out MSG, Kia Forum & More U.S. Arenas for Allegedly Refusing to Host His Free Palestine Tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/macklemore-calls-out-msg-kia-forum-more-u-s-arenas-for-allegedly",
        "published": "2026-11-06T18:50:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Macklemore Says Madison Square Garden and Other US Arenas Are Blocking His ‘Free Palestine’ Tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/macklemore-says-madison-square-garden-and-other-us-arenas-are",
        "published": "2026-11-06T19:10:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Macklemore Says Madison Square Garden, Kia Forum Among Arenas That Declined to Host His Free Palestine Tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/macklemore-says-madison-square-garden-kia-forum-among-arenas-that",
        "published": "2026-11-06T19:18:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Macklemore Says Nine U.S. Venues Turned Down ‘Free Palestine’ Tour: ‘They Got Me F-cked Up’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/macklemore-says-nine-u-s-venues-turned-down-free-palestine-tour-they",
        "published": "2026-11-06T19:38:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Macklemore Says U.S. Arenas Have Turned Down The Free Palestine Tour: “They May Own The Arenas, But They Do Not Own The People Who Fill Them”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/macklemore-says-u-s-arenas-have-turned-down-the-free-palestine-tour",
        "published": "2026-11-06T20:50:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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