{
  "id": 8533028,
  "title": "Ed Sheeran Defended by Former Opener Aaron Rowe, Who Exited Tour in Solidarity With Macklemore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ed-sheeran-defended-by-former-opener-aaron-rowe-who-exited-tour-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T20:38:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/aaron-rowe-defends-ed-sheeran-macklemore/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former opener Aaron Rowe voiced support for Ed Sheeran following the rapper's removal from the Loop Tour. Rowe accused promoters of rushing their decision to remove Macklemore, calling for focus on Robert Kraft instead. Rowe, along with other openers Finneas, Lukas Graham and Beoga, quit the tour in solidarity with Macklemore. Rowe explained that he couldn't support companies using power to silence voices against Israeli genocide.",
  "summary": "\"I fully believe he knows that was a mistake,\" Rowe says of Sheeran, whose tour removed Macklemore as an opening act after onstage \"Free Palestine\" speeches The post Ed Sheeran Defended by Former Opener Aaron Rowe, Who Exited Tour in Solidarity With Macklemore appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Aaron Rowe defended Ed Sheeran after his removal from the Loop Tour.",
    "Rowe accused promoters of rushing decision to remove Macklemore.",
    "Rowe and other openers quit tour in solidarity with Macklemore."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/8533028.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Singer Aaron Rowe Defends Ed Sheeran After Dropping Out of Tour: ‘It Was Human F—ing Error’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/singer-aaron-rowe-defends-ed-sheeran-after-dropping-out-of-tour-it",
        "published": "2026-09-19T18:22:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Aaron Rowe Defends Ed Sheeran After Dropping Out Of Tour: “Human F*cking Error”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/aaron-rowe-defends-ed-sheeran-after-dropping-out-of-tour-human-f",
        "published": "2026-09-19T21:47:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}