The state of Florida owns one of the stadiums where Macklemore was scheduled to perform.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
The claim faithfully paraphrases the post, but none of the sources says the State of Florida owns any Macklemore tour stadium. The Florida venue, Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, is described only as publicly owned and managed by the local Tampa Sports Authority, which points away from state ownership without stating it.
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What was said
… He is under no obligation to subsidize it, to support it, to give it a platform, but you've pointed out that some of these stadiums at which these performances were scheduled to occur are owned by cities, are municipally owned, or are owned by the state. I think one of them, you said, is owned by the state of Florida. Yeah, so I can, like, dive into a little bit of the details on that. There's specifically this, the stadiums that are in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa, Indianapolis, and Arlington, Texas. …
Behind the Bastards · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the only Florida venue on the tour, is described as a publicly owned venue managed by the Tampa Sports Authority, a local body rather than the state.[1]
Context. Coverage says five of the seven stadiums where Macklemore was due to perform are publicly owned and that the rest are owned or operated by cities, states, or other government entities, without naming which body owns which venue.[2][4]
Context. The Florida statute source concerns booking records for publicly owned venues generally and does not identify the owner of any specific stadium.[3]
Sources
4 sources: 3 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Sheeran drops Macklemore from Tampa and other tour stopswusf.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 2Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage ‘Free ...ca.rollingstone.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 3Statutes & Constitution :View Statutesleg.state.fl.us · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shiften.majalla.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: context
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