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Macklemore spurs free concert on Seattle with less than a day's notice

caption: Macklemore performs at Rhode Island's first-ever Recovery Fest 2018, a drug-and-alcohol free event at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, RI on September 29, 2018. Recovery Fest 2018 allowed those in recovery, their families, and those supporting them to stand together and celebrate recovery through the healing power of music.
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Macklemore performs at Rhode Island's first-ever Recovery Fest 2018, a drug-and-alcohol free event at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, RI on September 29, 2018. Recovery Fest 2018 allowed those in recovery, their families, and those supporting them to stand together and celebrate recovery through the healing power of music.
Photo by Rupert Whiteley/Invision for Recovery Fest 2018/AP Images)

This blog post was published March 6, 2023.

Better act fast. With less than 24 hours, Seattle rapper Macklemore announced a free show at Neumos on Capitol Hill.

Doors open for the show at 7 p.m. (Monday, March 6, 2023) on a first-come, first-served basis. "Special guests" are expected.

The free concert marks the debut of Macklemore's recently released album "BEN." In an interview with NPR, he describes the album as a return to his roots, having fun just making music and not being tied to any single genre or sound. Its title is based on his real name, Benjamin Haggerty.

"Each album is a process of self-discovery," Macklemore told NPR. "So 'Ben' is a return to my origin story, which is making art for the sake of art, making music because I love the creation of it — not because of the music business, but because of music itself.


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