Ed is facing extensive backlash after his promoter removed one artist from his 'Loop Tour.'

As Ed Sheeran prepares to continue his Loop tour as scheduled, read on to learn about what led to the controversy surrounding it and the ensuing fallout.

Ed Sheeran‘s Loop Tour has become the center of a major music-industry controversy after Macklemore was dropped from the lineup following a pro-Palestine chant during his opening set. Fallout from the situation has since sparked chatter from the likes of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft,

Ed Sheeran has lost of all of his opening acts. The day after it was announced that Macklemore has been removed from the Loop Tour after making

Macklemore had been scheduled to open Saturday’s show in Philadelphia. Instead, protesters repeated some of the same remarks the rapper said led to his removal from the tour.

Ed Sheeran breaks down during Philadelphia concert amid Macklemore controversy: 'I'm feeling all of my friends and family abandon me'

Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour controversy left the ‘Shape of You‘ singer “afraid” enough to change his performance plan and stage setup for his recent Philadelphia concert. According to The Blast, Ed Sheeran performed at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on September 19 but made slight changes to his performance routine and stage setup.

Ed Sheeran addressed the controversy surrounding Macklemore's removal from his Loop Tour on Saturday night, speaking from the stage at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field during his first concert since the rapper was dropped from the trek.