Macklemore brought a collaborative lineup of international performers to the stage in Paris on Thursday night during the second stop of his Free Palestine Tour.
According to Rolling Stone, the headlining run was launched after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour over onstage statements supporting Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The Paris performance drew a sold-out audience.
A wide group of artists joined Macklemore throughout the evening, including Aurora, Portugal The Man, DJ Habibeats, Pomme, Redvell, Siba, Tamer Nafar, Xiuhtezcati Martinez, and Zeyne. Among the individual sets, Aurora sang "The Seed," a track from her third studio album, A Different Kind of Human (Step 2).
Macklemore addressed the crowd between songs, stating that every musician and speaker had gathered with a shared goal of advocating for a free Palestine, while reflecting on generational trauma and media coverage of ongoing violence.
The rapper also delivered familiar hits from his catalog during the concert. His set featured Rudimental's "These Days," which originally features British vocalists Jess Glynne and Dan Caplen alongside Macklemore, as well as his breakthrough track "Can't Hold Us" from his debut album The Heist.