Macklemore is taking his show on the road without any help from Ed Sheeran: The rapper, who was dumped from the opening act slot on Sheeran’s tour after making a pro-Palestine speech from a New Jersey stage earlier this month, has announced the Free Palestine Tour with proceeds going toward charities “supporting the Palestinian people All proceeds from the tour will benefit organisations supporting Palestine and the Palestinian movement, the rapper has announced. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Macklemore is taking his show on the road without any help from Ed Sheeran: The rapper, who was dumped from the opening act slot on Sheeran’s tour after making a pro-Palestine speech from a New Jersey stage earlier this month, has announced the Free Palestine...S1

• All proceeds from the tour will benefit organisations supporting Palestine and the Palestinian movement, the rapper has announced.S2

• The run will kick off in October with arena shows in Dublin, Paris, and London, with additional cities — including stops in the United States — to be announced in the coming weeks. Macklemore Announces “Free Palestine Tour” Alex YoungS3