Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the UAE’s role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan - ThreadSky

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phillewis.bsky.social • 263 days ago

Macklemore said he canceled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the UAE’s role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian crisis” in Sudan

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itsjason.bsky.social•259 days ago

It’s almost like he booked the show just to cancel it. Dubai doesn’t have a great humanitarian track record so not sure why this performance was scheduled to begin with considering his very public beliefs.

feebee69.bsky.social•263 days ago

Why was he booked there in the first place? Ugh.

karen173.bsky.social•263 days ago

I mean... He just figured out that the UAE was problematic w/r/t human rights?

madjaymilton.bsky.social•263 days ago

I don’t want to like Macklemore, but he makes it hard sometimes

torrleonard.bsky.social•261 days ago

… which he knew about when he booked this show.

rodericka1.bsky.social•263 days ago

I mean, wtf was he thinking going there in the first place, but good on him.

runnerdad.bsky.social•263 days ago

It might be that a promoter picks the sites before he finds out?

liamm.bsky.social•263 days ago

The idea of it being booked in the first place is really funny

maggiekat.bsky.social•263 days ago

I never understand how ppl will hold Saudi Arabia to account and then just let UAE off the hook

lfccinti.bsky.social•263 days ago

Becoming increasingly harder to disentangle as the UAE sovereign wealth fund gobbles up health systems globally. Fingers in lots of pots.

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