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Ed Sheeran tour disrupted as support acts quit
By The BriefBrief · Sources (24)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 16, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
Summary: Ed Sheeran’s North and South America tour faced disruption after four supporting acts quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore. Macklemore was dropped following pro-Palestinian comments, prompting the acts to withdraw.
WHO: Four supporting acts on Ed Sheeran’s tour
WHAT: The supporting acts quit the tour in solidarity with rapper Macklemore after he was dropped over pro-Palestinian comments.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026 at 2:41 AM ET
WHERE: North and South America
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 5 of 5 earlier reports)
Sources (24):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
Daily Maverick,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Jerusalem Post,
Latest & Breaking News | FOX 13 Tampa,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
NPR,
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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