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One ‘Free Palestine’ speech triggered a crisis for Ed Sheeran’s tour

IOL · 20 September 2026 at 07:00

One ‘Free Palestine’ speech triggered a crisis for Ed Sheeran’s tour

Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour has been thrown into turmoil after Finneas, Aaron Rowe and Lukas Graham withdrew as support acts, while Beoga also departed, following Macklemore’s removal after his pro-Palestine remarks at MetLife Stadium.

Sheeran says the decision to drop Macklemore was made by the promoter following objections from venue owners

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One ‘Free Palestine’ speech triggered a crisis for Ed Sheeran’s tour

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