Pop star Ed Sheeran has dumped rapper Macklemore as his opening act after the rapper came under fire for his constant stream of anti-Israel, pro-Palestine, and pro-Hamas tirades from the stage during Sheeran’s tour this year.
\n\nThe tour’s promoter has announced that the “Thrift Shop” singer will no longer be performing on the tour, according to Rolling Stone.
\n\nMessina Touring Group, promoter of the U.S. leg of Sheeran’s Loop Tour, told Rolling Stone that some of the venues the tour is scheduled to appear in had expressed their concern over the rapper’s participation.
\n\n“As the concert promoter for Ed Sheeran’s U.S. Loop Tour, we have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup, which would result in the cancellation of the tour and impact hundreds of thousands of fans. After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates,” the promoter said.
\n\nMacklemore release and long statement, accusing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, among other of applying pressure on Sheeran to drop him from the tour.
\n\nMacklemore had been scheduled to appear in eight more concerts on Sheeran’s…
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