Macklemore

“And if I let that fear I felt on the plane yesterday stop me from speaking my heart in order to keep my own comfort and the audience’s comfort, that is the day I no longer continue to be on stage,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore spoke about overcoming fear to use his platform for advocacy during his Friday night MetLife Stadium speech.

“A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very near and dear to my heart: Free Palestine,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore delivered a speech during his Friday night MetLife Stadium set, captured in a video shared on social media.

“I have an 11-year-old daughter, her name is Sloan, she’s here tonight. And if any of you guys are parents, then you know that that love that you have for your kids cannot be put into words, right? I want to see her grow up, I want to see her go to school, to fall in love, to figure out meaning, purpose, joy, her existence on this planet. I want it to be the most beautiful possible.”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore spoke about his daughter Sloan during his political speech at the Friday night MetLife Stadium show.

“Say free, free Palestine!”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore chanted the phrase while wearing a keffiyeh and walking around the stage during his Friday night opening set at MetLife Stadium.

“I said, ‘Free Palestine!’ I want those words to be loud and clear, so that people all the way in Gaza to the occupied West Bank know that we have not forgotten about them,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore continued his pro-Palestinian speech during his Friday night opening set for Ed Sheeran at MetLife Stadium.

“I say, free America, free Cuba to the Congo to Sudan to Iran, and all the people in America who have to live in fear because of this terrorist organization ICE,”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore concluded his speech by calling for freedom for multiple countries and criticizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“And I think that every single human being that walks this earth deserves that exact same feeling. To know safety and peace before they know the sound of violence, to know the sound of laughter on a playground before planes and bombs, for parents to be able to say bye to their kids in the morning and not have to wonder if this is going to be the last time they kiss their child goodbye.”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore continued his speech about universal human dignity during his Friday night set at MetLife Stadium.

“So, I say, ‘Free Palestine!’”

Macklemore · said 2026-09-04 · reported 2026-09-07

Macklemore concluded a portion of his speech by reiterating his call for a free Palestine at the Friday night show.