Damon Albarn Waves Palestinian Flag at Florida Show as Macklemore Tour Row Deepens
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 21
Damon Albarn Waves Palestinian Flag at Florida Show as Macklemore Tour Row Deepens
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 21
Summary
Thursday in Florida, Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn held up a Palestinian flag, draped it over his shoulder and told the crowd, “Don’t ever be neutral.”
The gesture came after Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour over his “Free Palestine” remarks, a move that drew backlash from progressive supporters.
Macklemore has since defended shouting “Free Palestine” and performing “Hind’s Hall,” saying neither he nor Sheeran is the victim compared with civilians caught in the war.
Saturday, Sheeran said he avoids political commentary but called the Oct. 7 music-festival attack horrific and the situation in Gaza catastrophic, unjustifiable and disproportionate.
Albarn’s latest protest fits a longer pattern: Gorillaz played a 2025 Together for Palestine concert, and he voiced support for Palestine at Glastonbury in 2024.