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Ed Sheeran's upcoming shows at an open-air stadium may be cancelled due to an incoming storm with heavy rain and wind starting Friday night. The decision about the performance is pending as lighting setup testing continues; refunds are being demanded by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell from Ticketmaster for those seeking money back, not because of weather concerns but over Macklemore's removal from the tour lineup following controversial pro-Palestinian statements that led to a boycott from stadium owners.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-25,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Ed Sheeran canceled concerts scheduled for this Friday and Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, due to an approaching nor'easter. The severe weather warnings prompted the decision, prioritizing fan safety. Refunds are being processed automatically through Ticketmaster.
The cancellations follow weeks of controversy after Macklemore was dropped from Sheeran's tour for voicing support for Palestinians during a New Jersey show. Robert Kraft, Gillette Stadium’s billionaire owner and staunch supporter of Israel, reportedly pressured Sheeran to remove Macklemore, leading to further complications in the tour.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has intervened due to nearly 200 people struggling to obtain refunds from Ticketmaster over issues unrelated to the weather. The controversy has overshadowed the concert cancellations but hasn't affected the decision based on safety concerns.
Written for “Ed Sheeran Concert Cancellations Weather” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 9 other(s) covering the same event.
The storm is expected to bring heavy wind and several inches of rain, starting on Friday night, and could pose a danger to faint in the open-air stadium, sources claimed.
uncertain
sources → expect → stadium
A separate insider told the outlet that everything is ready for Sheeran to perform on Friday, aside from lighting, which crew is thought to still be testing.
asserted
crew → tell → lighting
A final call has not been made and it is unclear if the shows will be rescheduled if Sheeran is forced to cancel, TMZ reported.
uncertain
TMZ → make → ?
The Standard has contacted Sheeran’s representative for comment.
asserted
Standard → contact → comment
Almost 200 people have been struggling to obtain refunds from Ticketmaster for Sheeran’s shows, prompting Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campell to step in and demand Ticketmaster give people their money back.
asserted
Ticketmaster → struggle → money
It is understood that those ticket holders were not seeking refunds over the weather but because of Macklemore being dumped.
asserted
Macklemore → understand → weather
The controversy began when Macklemore gave a two-minute speech at his New Jersey show earlier this month, saying he wanted the people of Gaza and “the occupied West Bank” to know “we have not forgotten about them”.
asserted
we → begin → them
He then launched into protest song Hind’s Hall, which condemns Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and was dedicated to pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University.
asserted
which → launch → University
Images of the devastation in Gaza were shown whilst he performed.
asserted
he → show → Gaza
Macklemore told the crowd that a large reason why he signed on to the tour was for the opportunity to speak on the ongoing conflict.
asserted
he → tell → conflict
The following day, at his second appearance at the MetLife Stadium, he reiterated his previous message with a direct address to Jewish members in the audience.
asserted
he → reiterate → audience
My message is for peace, love; for all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect and equality,” he said.
asserted
he → treat → dignity
Shortly after his remarks, the Israeli-American Council launched a petition asking Sheeran and his management to remove Macklemore from the remaining dates.
asserted
Council → launch → dates
Macklemore then announced he would no longer be playing the remaining dates of Sheeran’s Loop tour.
asserted
he → announce → tour
He said stadium owner Kraft had organised the boycott, rallying other stadium owners who ultimately gave Sheeran the ultimatum: “If Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues”.
asserted
you → say → venues
“Ed was in a f***** up position,” the rapper wrote.
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rapper → write → position
“He knew it.
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He → know → it
His typical apolitical stance was being challenged in a way it had never been before.
asserted
it → challenge → way
Last week, Sheeran insisted he was “not complicit” in Macklemore’s exit and was “appalled by the conflict between Israel and Palestine” but was not willing to “abandon” his crew and support acts on the tour.
asserted
he → insist → tour
He broke down in tears onstage on Monday and said: “I’m feeling all of my friends and family and people I know abandoned me.”
asserted
I → break → me
He added that he had made “mistakes” in how he handled the Macklemore fallout and wasn’t sure if the tour would continue.
asserted
tour → add → fallout
Macklemore has donated his one million-dollar (£747,328) tour net earnings to charities supporting Palestinian people, and challenged Kraft, who reportedly called for his removal from the tour, to do the same.
uncertain
who → donate → same
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