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Ed Sheeran tour support acts quit after Macklemore drop
By The BriefBrief · Sources (22)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM ET
Summary: All four supporting acts for upcoming dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour have withdrawn in solidarity with rapper Macklemore after he was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments. The cancellations affect the tour’s scheduled support lineup for the next US dates.
WHO: All four supporting acts for Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour; Macklemore
WHAT: The supporting acts withdrew from upcoming US tour dates in solidarity with Macklemore after he was dropped over pro-Palestinian comments.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 4 of 4 earlier reports)
Sources (22):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
Daily Maverick,
Deutsche Welle,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Jerusalem Post,
Latest & Breaking News | FOX 13 Tampa,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
PBS NewsHour,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Washington Post
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