Macklemore heading Leeside this summer

American rapper Macklemore is to make his highly anticipated return to Ireland this summer with one show confirmed for Cork.

The multi-platinum and grammy award winning rapper has announced shows for St Anne’s Park, Dublin on 4 June, and Virgin Media Park on 5 June. He will be joined by special guest, RUDIM3NTAL for both dates.

Tickets for the shows start at €59.90 and go on sale tomorrow, Friday, at 10am.

Macklemore, a Seattle native, first gained mainstream attention with his debut album ‘The Heist’ in 2012 after teaming up with producer Ryan Lewis. He entered rarified air as 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’.

The album also saw the duo bag 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’.

In 2017 he unveiled his sophomore solo LP, ‘Gemini’. The album bowed at number two on the Billboard 200 and claimed number one on the Top Rap Albums Chart.

Macklemore has gathered nearly 20 billion total streams and views, enshrining him as one of the most successful independent artists in history. He has supported artists in his hometown as co-founder of hip-hop and youth development program, The Residency.

As a staunch advocate for addiction and recovery, he appeared in an MTV special alongside Barack Obama about the opioid epidemic in America.

Tickets for Macklemore’s Dublin and Cork shows go on sale tomorrow, Friday, at 10am. Visit ticketmaster.ie to book.