The English band Gorillaz appeared to call out the decision to boot rapper Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's tour over his call for a "Free Palestine" with a similar stunt during one of their shows last week.While performing in Florida on Thursday, band frontman Damon Albarn held up a Palestinian flag and draped it over his shoulder while addressing the audience."Don’t forget this.Ever.
Stand your position.Don’t ever be neutral," Albarn said.ROBERT KRAFT, GILLETTE STADIUM BOOT MACKLEMORE FROM ED SHEERAN TOUR OVER ‘FREE PALESTINE’ RANTDamon Albarn of Gorillaz displayed a Palestinian flag during one of his shows last week.
(Matt Jelonek/Getty Images)Fox News Digital reached out to Gorillaz and Sheeran for comment.Gorillaz is one of several performers who have used the stage to promote anti-Israel causes since the Oct.7 terror attacks.
The band previously performed at the Together for Palestine concert in 2025 for Palestinian organizations.During the Glastonbury Festival in 2024, Albarn asked the audience whether they supported Palestine."Three things, and you have to show me how you feel about them: Palestine.Are you pro-Palestine? Do you feel that’s an unfair war? Okay," Albarn said.Gorillaz's stunt came after Macklemore was removed from Sheeran's tour, causing several progressive figures to rally behind the rapper and criticize Sheeran, though Sheeran's representatives have said he was not involved in the decision.ED SHEERAN SAYS HE TRIED TO ‘BUILD A BRIDGE’ OVER MACKLEMORE TOUR SPOT BEFORE VENUES SAID NOMacklemore was kicked off Ed Sheeran's stadium tour over his "Free Palestine" remarks.
(Getty Images)Macklemore has since doubled down on his activism and defended his efforts to shout "Free Palestine" at his show and perform his anti-Israel song "Hind's Hall.""I’m not sure how to start this.So I’m going to speak from the heart and share the truth," Macklemore wrote in a lengthy Instagram statement last week.
"Ed Sheeran and his team have made the...