Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Loop Tour concert
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ed Sheeran is set to resume his tour Saturday — possibly solo — after all his supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
Melissa Barrera, after being fired from the Scream franchise for sharing support for Palestine in 2023, says it’s “beautiful” to see the support Macklemore has received after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour for his pro-Palestine speeches.
Robert Kraft pledged $2 million toward "aid in the region" after Macklemore urged him to match his $1 million donation to Palestinian organizations.
As Ed Sheeran returns to the stage amid the fallout from dropping Macklemore as his tour opener, he’s addressing the controversy head-on. On Saturday, while beginning his Loop Tour stop at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field,
Before performing any music, Ed Sheeran took the stage Saturday night in Philadelphia to apologize and address Macklemore being dropped from the tour’s US dates over pro-Palestinian remarks made onstage – saying his “heart has been broken” by the Israel-Hamas war and has had to make “difficult decisions.
On a Sept. 4 stop on the Loop Tour at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Macklemore (real name Benjamin Haggerty) wore a kaffiyeh around his neck while performing his pro-Palestinian protest song "Hind's Fall," which condemns Israel's military actions in Gaza.
"That's not how Dropkick Murphys would operate," frontman says
Ed Sheeran will play Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, likely solo, after all his opening acts and his backing band pulled out of the Loop Tour in solidarity with Macklemore.