Ticket prices rise for Macklemore solo concert after Ed Sheeran tour removal
Ticket prices are rising for Macklemore's upcoming solo concert after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour for making pro-Palestine comments.
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Ticket prices are rising for Macklemore's upcoming solo concert after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour for making pro-Palestine comments.
The rapper announces that he will donate a million dollars to Palestinian aid organizations. The artist and magnate Robert Kraft, responsible for the veto to the musician, respond with another four million but do not specify what they will be destined for.
The American rapper was severely criticized by Jewish groups after making comments on behalf of the Palestinians as a soap player for Ed Sheeran's concerts in the U.S.
The popular British singer faces the greatest controversy of his career after excluding from his tour the rapper Macklemore, who defended the Palestinian cause while acting as a soap player.
It comes after Macklemore pledged $1m to Palestinian causes, challenging the tycoon to match the sum.
With Sheeran's next gig this weekend, some ticket holders said they were in two minds about going.