The inaugural Neon City Festival lost a headliner just days after its lineup was first announced.

Macklemore was among the headlining acts first announced on Thursday. In a brief statement Tuesday morning, festival organizers say the Grammy-winning rapper will no longer be performing at Neon City Festival "due to unforeseen circumstances."

News that the rapper was removed from the Neon City lineup comes after his performance at the Palestine Will Love Forever Festival in Seattle over the weekend. A video of Macklemore yelling "Yeah, fuck America!" during his performance has since been viewed over a million times on social media.

Macklemore has not kept his stance on the ongoing war in Gaza a secret. In May, he made headlines when he released "Hind's Hall," a rap single praising college students for their protests of the war and denouncing the U.S.'s role in the conflict.

In March, he was also photographed alongside protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during the 96th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

As Channel 13 previously reported, the free festival in downtown Las Vegas is scheduled to coincide with the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix. The remaining headliners include Seven Lions, Alison Wonderland, Russell Dickerson and Neon Trees.

As of Tuesday, organizers say you can expect Macklemore to be replaced with a different act.

"We are excited to announce new artists joining the NCF lineup shortly," they stated.

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[–] 101 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Macklemore has only-good-gamer energy

We can have one quirked up white boy that's goated with the sauce

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  • [–] 75 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Also anyone else who plays this festival supports genocide. Sorry, I don't make the rules, they can either have their "I am Spartacus" moment and boycott or continue sitting at the table full of nazis

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    hmm maybe let's make a list of those artists and start shitting on them publicly if they don't pull out

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  • [–] 96 points 2 years ago

    Macklemore is braver than the troops

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  • [–] 90 points 2 years ago

    yeonmi-park And in bad country recording artists not towing the line on the state sanctioned genocide of brown people lose their work and livelihoods.

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  • [–] 75 points 2 years ago

    Fuck America tho

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  • [–] 73 points 2 years ago*

    You can't even say fuck America anymore, you'll get canceled by the Woke scolds

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  • [–] 66 points 2 years ago

    He could say “fuck America” all he wanted if he were silent about the genocide.

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    facilities unfortunately unable to suit needs of his giant dick and balls

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  • [–] 58 points 2 years ago

    Very proud of that quirked up white boy

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    He ain't wrong, fuck the American empire.

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  • [–] 46 points 2 years ago

    Dixie Chix-Macklemore music tour when?

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    music festivals are reactionary, I will not elaborate

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  • [–] 40 points 2 years ago

    based af Macklemore*

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    [–] 26 points 2 years ago

    Anyone attending this festival after NCF comes out in support of genocide deserves whatever happens to them.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    Neon City? more like Sun City

    anti-italian-discrimination

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