Macklemore fans are asking for refunds as Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour implodes. Here's what happened.

Ed Sheeran and Macklemore in 2014.

Ethan Miller/Getty Images for iHeartMedia Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour is at the center of a major controversy.

Opening act Macklemore was dropped after delivering a pro-Palestine speech, sparking backlash.

Now, every other opening act has left the tour, prompting some fans to demand a refund.

Ed Sheeran and Macklemore are all over the headlines this week — and no, you didn't somehow wake up in 2013, listening to "Thrift Shop" and " The A Team " on the radio.

The two millennial musicians are now at odds after Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour on September 14, a little over a week after his performances at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium drew headlines — and both support and condemnation — due to his support for Palestinians .

Here's what went down at the shows, how Sheeran and Macklemore responded, how fans of both artists reacted, and where the tour stands now.

What did Macklemore say at the Ed Sheeran concert? Macklemore joined Sheeran's Loop Tour as an opening act on September 4, with his first show taking place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

During his set, Macklemore expressed his support for the Palestinian people.

"A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very near and dear to my heart: 'Free Palestine,'" Macklemore said before performing his song " Hind's Hall " about the student protests at Columbia University.

The song was named for Hind Rajab , a 6-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in 2024.

He added, "I believe that every human being walking on this earth deserves exactly the same freedom." Macklemore at a concert in August 2026.

ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFP/Getty Images After some backlash online, which ranged from calling the rapper antisemitic to saying that an Ed Sheeran concert wasn't the right place for his speech, Macklemore stood his ground at his show the following day, September 5, though he did make it clear he wasn't criticizing all Jewish people.

"Criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you.