麥可摩爾稱美國場館拒絕他的「自由巴勒斯坦」巡演

記者 Lisa RichwineBy Lisa Richwine

路透洛杉磯11月6日電——美國饒舌歌手麥可摩爾（Macklemore）直言批評以色列在加薩的戰爭。他週五表示，包括紐約麥迪遜花園廣場在內的美國主要演唱會場館，拒絕承接他的「自由巴勒斯坦」（Free Palestine）巡演；這場巡演剛在歐洲完成3場演出。LOS ANGELES, Nov 6 (Reuters) - American rapper Macklemore, an outspoken critic of Israel's war in Gaza, said on Friday that major US concert venues including New York's Madison Square Garden refused to book his Free Palestine tour that just concluded three dates in Europe.

這位演唱〈Thrift Shop〉的歌手，是在8月被取消擔任音樂人艾德・希蘭（Ed Sheeran）演唱會巡演開場嘉賓後，發起這項行動。麥可摩爾當時表示，體育場業主反對他在舞台上說出「自由巴勒斯坦」。The "Thrift Shop" performer launched the effort after he was removed as the opening act on musician Ed Sheeran's concert tour in August. Macklemore said at the time that stadium owners had objected to him saying "Free Palestine" on stage.

麥可摩爾在社群媒體上表示，自那以來，有9個美國場館拒絕讓他預訂到年底前可用的檔期。這些場館包括麥迪遜花園廣場，以及洛杉磯的Kia Forum。Since then, nine US venues declined to allow him to book available dates through the end of the year, Macklemore said on social media. The venues included Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

他在貼文中說：「這些演出不會被允許在這些場館舉行。巡演超過20年來，我從未遇過這種事。」"The shows were not going to be allowed to happen in these venues," he said in a post. "In over 20 years of touring, I've never experienced anything like this."

經營麥迪遜花園廣場及其他場館的MSG娛樂（MSG Entertainment）發言人表示，旗下場館是「全球最繁忙的場館之一，檔期極為有限」，並稱麥可摩爾「不是具備體育館等級號召力的藝人」。A spokesperson for MSG Entertainment, which operates Madison Square Garden and other venues, said its properties are among "the busiest venues in the world with extremely limited availability" and that Macklemore is "not an arena-level act."

Kia Forum的代表未立即回應採訪請求。Representatives for the Kia Forum did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

麥可摩爾在都柏林、巴黎和倫敦舉辦「自由巴勒斯坦」演出，為支持巴勒斯坦人民的組織募款。這名音樂人表示，他將與其他藝人及組織者合作，為這項訴求舉辦更多演出。Macklemore played Free Palestine shows in Dublin, Paris and London to raise funds for organizations that support the Palestinian people. The musician said he would work with other artists and organizers to do more performances for the cause.

他寫道：「我們生活在一個以言論自由自豪的國家。然而，我們已經走到這樣的地步：少數億萬富豪可以決定哪些訴求可以被接受、哪些聲音受歡迎，以及哪些人的生命值得捍衛。」"We live in a country that prides itself on freedom of speech," he wrote. "Yet we've reached a point where a handful of billionaires can decide which causes are acceptable, which voices are welcome and which human lives are worth defending."

巴勒斯坦當局表示，以色列對加薩發動的攻擊已造成超過7萬4000人死亡；這場攻擊是在哈瑪斯領導的武裝人員於2023年10月7日在以色列南部殺害約1200人後展開。以色列官員表示，這項行動作為自衛是正當的。Palestinian authorities say more than 74,000 people have been killed in Israel's assault on Gaza, launched ⁠after Hamas-led fighters killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Israeli officials say the action is justified as self-defense.

（Lisa Richwine報導；Cynthia Osterman編輯）(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)