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"Ed Sheeran's opening acts on his tour have all dropped out after Macklemore was kicked off the live dates following a 'free Palestine' speech; Sheeran is seen in December 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts Musician and Billie Eilish's brother/music partner Finneas led the remaining acts who put out separate statements announcing that they will not continue with their dates on the stadium Loop Tour Finneas is seen in LA back in November 2025 Sheeran has now lost his remaining support acts – Billie Eilish's brother and music partner Finneas, his close friend Myles Smith, Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham and Beoga – who have all put out separate statements announcing that they will not continue with their dates on the LOOP Tour. Responding with an Instagram statement after the news he had been dropped, Macklemore claimed that Sheeran told him billionaire Robert Kraft, whose company owns the Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts where Sheeran is set to play later this month, orchestrated the move after 'rallying stadium owners and issuing an ultimatum.' Later that day, Sheeran, 35, addressed the 43-year-old rapper being removed from the tour with his own statement, which said that Macklemore's speech had upset the owners of venues they were set to play while reminding fans he will never personally take a publicly political stance."

Framing: assertive · First seen: 2026-09-17 · Last seen: 2026-09-17 · Spread: 1 articles