All of Ed Sheeran's opening acts withdraw from tour in support of Macklemore over Palestine
Ed Sheeran has been left without his scheduled supporting acts after four performers withdrew from his Loop tour in solidarity with Macklemore following the rapper's removal over his pro-Palestine comments. Finneas, Irish singer Aaron Rowe, Danish band Lukas Graham and Irish folk group Beoga all announced they were leaving the tour on Tuesday, hours after Sheeran addressed the controversy…
All four of Ed Sheeran's opening acts have withdrawn from his Loop tour in solidarity with Macklemore over his pro-Palestine comments. Finneas, Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham, and Beoga all announced their departure on Tuesday, following Macklemore's removal from the remaining tour dates. Macklemore's comments during a speech in New Jersey on September 4, where he said "free Palestine," led to a petition from the Israeli American Council and objections from venue owners.
Sheeran stated that several stadium owners refused to host the shows if Macklemore remained on the bill.
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