MSG says Macklemore is not an arena act after Free Palestine snub

Madison Square Garden told Billboard that Macklemore is not an arena-level act after the rapper said MSG and eight other U.S. arenas, including Barclays Center and Crypto.com Arena, withdrew open dates once they learned the shows were Free Palestine benefits. His tour already sold out arenas in Dublin, Paris and London. For artists, it shows how much power venue owners hold over who gets to tour where.