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Four opening acts for Ed Sheeran’s tour—Finneas (Billie Eilish's brother), Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham, and Beoga—have canceled their participation in solidarity with Macklemore, who was fired from the tour over anti-Israel comments at a recent show. The artists cited concerns about free speech and support for Palestine in their decisions to withdraw, with some directly referencing Macklemore’s removal from the tour due to his controversial remarks.
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All four opening acts on Ed Sheeran’s tour, including Billie Elish’s brother, have dropped out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who was booted from the concert series for his Israel-bashing comments.
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who → include → comments
Eilish’s brother Finneas, along with Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe, Danish band Lukas Graham and Irish folk group Beoga all announced their decisions to quit the tour in separate statements on Tuesday.
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brother → announce → Tuesday
Lukas Graham, Beoga and Rowe were all scheduled to join Sheeran for the US leg of his tour while Finneas was planning to perform in South America.
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Finneas → schedule → America
Rowe was the first to announce the decision to ditch Sheeran’s LOOP tour, echoing some of Macklemore’s controversial ideologies.
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Rowe → announce → ideologies
He said that he didn’t “take the decision lightly” and thanked Sheeran for the opportunity to perform, but said he couldn’t respect himself if he played the remaining dates.
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he → say → dates
“I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide and who highlight the savage murder of children,” Rowe said.
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Rowe → stand → children
Eilish’s brother Finneas made his announcement in an Instagram post.
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brother → make → post
“Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas said.
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Finneas → silence → oppressed
“I stand with Palestine and its people.”
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I → stand → Palestine
Beoga blasted the “silencing of Macklemore by zionist lobbies” in another Instagram post announcing they’d be bowing out of the tour.
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they → blast → tour
Lukas Graham said “[t]his is a difficult decision, but it’s one I need to stand by.”
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I → say → ?
Macklemore was yanked off of Sheeran’s tour after he went on a wild anti-Israel tirade at MetLife stadium during a show earlier in September.
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he → yank → September
“I wanted to stand up here on stages across America and say two words that are near and dear to my heart: Free Palestine,” Macklemore said, wearing a keffiyeh draped over his shoulders.
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Macklemore → want → shoulders
Macklemore was then kicked off the rest of the tour after several venues said they would allow the lefty rapper to perform.
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rapper → kick → tour
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