Event Brief
Ed Sheeran tour disrupted as openers drop out after Macklemore
By The BriefBrief · Sources (26)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM ET
Summary: Ed Sheeran’s North and South America tour has been disrupted after the decision to drop Macklemore as an opener over his onstage pro-Palestinian comments. After that, Sheeran’s other supporting acts also withdrew, including a group that performs with him during part of the show.
WHO: Ed Sheeran’s tour supporting acts; Macklemore
WHAT: Multiple supporting acts dropped out of Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was removed as an opener.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: The openers withdrew after Macklemore was dropped because of his onstage pro-Palestinian comments.
How this story developed (showing 7 of 7 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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