Ed Sheeran Tour Openers Finneas, Aaron Rowe And Lukas Graham Plus Band Beoga Withdraw After Macklemore Dropped For “Free Palestine” Remarks

Musical acts Finneas, Lukas Graham, Beoga and Aaron Rowe have dropped out as openers for the North American leg of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour following the dismissal of fellow supporting act Macklemore

Billie Eilish’s Bro FINNEAS Backs Palestine As Ed Sheeran

FINNEAS backs Palestine and leaves Ed Sheeran’s tour as Macklemore’s removal fuels a wider revolt among supporting performers.

Finneas, Aaron Rowe, more acts pull out of Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore’s removal, echo support for Palestine

Sheeran’s backing band, Beoga, announced their departure due to “the silencing of Macklemore by Zionist lobbies.”

All of Ed Sheeran’s openers— including Finneas— ditch tour after Macklemore fiasco

Ed Sheeran’s opening act dropped out of his tour in solidarity with Macklemore, who was booted from the concert series for his Israel-bashing comments. Aaron Rowe performs onstage during the All
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Music, politics, power – Why Macklemore's Ed Sheeran tour dispute is unprecedented

Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour raises bigger questions about free speech, venue power and who controls the stage.