Event Brief
Ed Sheeran support acts withdraw after Macklemore removal
By The BriefBrief · Sources (26)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Summary: Four of Ed Sheeran’s support acts, including his backing band, withdrew from his tour after Macklemore was removed. The removal followed remarks Macklemore made on stage in support of a Palestinian state.
WHO: Four of Ed Sheeran’s support acts, including his backing band
WHAT: Withdrew from Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was removed for on-stage remarks supporting a Palestinian state
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026 at 11:48 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 6 of 6 earlier reports)
Sources (26):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Africa 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,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay,
Washington Post
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