Macklemore announces two Irish gigs for the summer

Macklemore is set to make a high-anticipated return to Ireland with two dates this summer, with special guest RUDIM3NTAL

The multi-platinum and GRAMMY award-winning rapper has announced shows for St. Anne’s Park in Dublin on June 4th, and Cork’s Virgin Media Park on June 5th.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 21st, at 10 am via Ticketmaster.

Following a quiet grind over the course of a decade, Macklemore magnetically drew the mainstream to him - on his own terms. In 2012, He teamed up with producer Ryan Lewis and unveiled The Heist.

Following the release, he became one of only 19 acts in history to earn two RIAA diamond singles from the same album, namely ‘Thrift Shop’ [feat. Wanz] and ‘Can’t Hold Us’. Not to mention, the duo garnered four GRAMMY Awards in the categories of Best New Artist,” “Best Rap Album” for The Heist, and “Best Rap Song” and “Best Rap Performance” for ‘Thrift Shop’.

2017 saw him unveil his sophomore solo LP, Gemini. It bowed at #2 on the Billboard 200 and claimed #1 on the Top Rap Albums Chart, Top R&B/Hip- Hop Albums Chart, and Top Independent Albums Chart powered by platinum singles—“Glorious” [feat. Skylar Grey], “Good Old Days” [feat. Ke$ha], and “Marmalade” [feat. Lil Yachty].

In May of last year, the Seattle rapper released the pro-Palestine anthem ‘Hind’s Hall’, inspired by the student protests at Columbia University. Then in September, Macklemore released the follow-up single ‘Hind’s Hall 2’, in collaboration with Palestinian-American artists Anees and Amer Zahr, Gaza-born rapper MC Abdul, and the LA Palestinian Kids Choir.

Along the way, he gathered nearly 20 billion total streams and views, enshrining him as one of the most successful independent artists in history.