Macklemore announces Aussie tour
American musician Macklemore has announced an Australian tour after the success of his NRL grand final performance over the weekend.
The 34-year-old rapper, who announced he'd be donating earnings from his song Same Love to the Yes campaign supporting marriage equality in Australia, will be returning Down Under in February 2018 to perform in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
He will perform in Brisbane on February 2, before performing in Sydney on February 3 and in Melbourne on February 6.
On Sunday Macklemore took to stage at the NRL grand final, despite there having been a petition to ban him from performing at the sporting event.
Her later took to Twitter, saying the triumphant gig was a highlight of his career.
Performing Same Love at the #NRLGF was one of the greatest honors of my career. Thank you @NRL for the opportunity & supporting equality
— GEMINI (@macklemore) October 1, 2017
The US rapper found himself at the centre of Australia's gay marriage debate after backlash from former prime minister Tony Abbott and conservative commentators unhappy about him performing the marriage equality anthem Same Love at Sunday's season decider in Sydney.
To a screaming crowd at ANZ Stadium, Macklemore finished the moving song with a simple message.
"Equality for all," he told the screaming crowd.
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The father-of-one had just days earlier announced his wife Tricia was expecting their second baby.
Sounds like Macklemore has had a very memorable week.
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