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Artists Aaron Rowe and Irish folk band Beoga announced they are quitting Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after rapper Macklemore was removed from the lineup amid a controversy over comments supporting Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. The departure follows pressure from fans and venue owners like Robert Kraft, who threatened to cancel shows if Macklemore continued performing. Rowe expressed his decision as a moral stance against what he sees as using power to silence voices speaking out against Israeli actions towards Palestinians.
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Irish singer Aaron Rowe, Irish folk band Beoga and US musician Finneas posted on Tuesday that they would withdraw from Sheeran’s Loop Tour.
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they → post → Tour
Meanwhile, Lukas Graham – another supporting act – has withdrawn from the tour.
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Graham → support → tour
During a show at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey last week, American artist Macklemore said he wanted people in Gaza and the West Bank to know they had not been forgotten.
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they → say → Gaza
This led to a petition demanding he be removed from the remaining dates.
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he → lead → dates
On Monday, he posted on Instagram confirming Sheeran and his team had “made the decision to remove” him from the Loop Tour.
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Sheeran → post → Tour
In a response on the social media platform on Tuesday, Sheeran said his departure from the tour was the promoter’s decision and not his.
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departure → say → tour
He said “upcoming tour dates had communicated that they would pull the shows if he was still supporting”, and added Robert Kraft, owner of the Gillette Stadium where he was due to play, was among them.
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he → say → them
He said: “I am not complicit.
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I → say → ?
I have my personal views on this devastating conflict.
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I → have → conflict
“Just because I choose not to speak publicly, it doesn’t mean I don’t have them, and it doesn’t mean I don’t care.
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I → choose → them
“Nor does it mean I don’t support causes in my own personal way.”
The Shape Of You singer said he was “appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine”, and added he respected Macklemore “as an artist”.
Rowe said on Instagram he did not take the decision to quit the tour “lightly”, adding Sheeran “has been a friend to me and has changed my life”.
Rowe said: “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.
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“I would lose all respect for myself to carry on as normal.
“I need to be true to myself and my ancestors who resisted colonisation, and fought for a freedom that I enjoy today in Ireland.
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I → mean → Ireland
In their post, Beoga said: “We have made the decision to depart as Ed Sheeran’s band on the remaining US Loop tour, following the silencing of Macklemore by zionist lobbies.”
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We → say → lobbies
Sheeran’s representatives were contacted for comment.
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