Rap star Macklemore has been dropped from a Las Vegas music festival days after a viral video showed him denouncing America in obscene terms.
The inaugural Neon City Festival said Tuesday the Grammy-winning artist, who was announced Thursday as one of the headline acts, will not perform “due to unforeseen circumstances.”
According to Las Vegas ABC affiliate KTNV, Macklemore made the incendiary comments over the weekend at the Palestine Will Love Forever Festival in Seattle.
A video of his yelling “Yeah, f— America!” during the show has received more than a million views.
Macklemore has explicitly and repeatedly denounced Israel’s counterattack against Hamas terrorists after the Islamist group killed more than 1,200 civilians on Oct. 7.
KTNV reported that the free festival in downtown Las Vegas, scheduled for Nov. 21-23 to coincide with Formula 1 racing’s 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, still has Seven Lions, Alison Wonderland, Russell Dickerson and Neon Trees as headliners.
• Victor Morton can be reached at vmorton@washingtontimes.com.
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