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‘It’s been a crazy six weeks’: Hozier and Kneecap join Macklemore for 'Free Palestine' Dublin gig

Andrew Walsh

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Macklemore hosted a benefit concert in Dublin featuring Hozier and Kneecap to raise funds for Palestinian aid organizations. The event followed the artist's removal from a US tour due to his vocal political stance on the conflict in Gaza.

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MACKLEMORE BROUGHT HOZIER, Kneecap and Beoga to Dublin’s 3Arena for the opening night of his Free Palestine concert series on Monday. Kneecap thanked Ed Sheeran for helping to make it happen.

The Belfast trio’s pointed thank-you was one of the lighter moments in an evening of fundraising, political appeals and a line-up that felt closer to a festival than a conventional headline gig.

Hozier used his surprise appearance to urge the Irish government to approve visas for students in Gaza who have secured scholarships here, directing the audience towards a petition displayed behind him.

The concert came six weeks after Macklemore was dropped from Sheeran’s US tour following pro-Palestinian remarks during performances in New Jersey.

The tour’s promoter said venues had indicated they would not host concerts with Macklemore on the bill. Sheeran subsequently said the decision to remove him had been the promoter’s, rather than his.

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