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Which artists have pulled out of Ed Sheeran’s tour over Palestine?

Supporting acts of Sheeran's US tour have quit in solidarity with Macklemore, banned for saying 'Free Palestine'. Grouped from 5 articles across 5 sources.

5 reports5 sourcesSep 16, 2026, 1:27 PM
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Al JazeeraSep 16, 2026, 1:27 PM

Which artists have pulled out of Ed Sheeran’s tour over Palestine?

Supporting acts of Sheeran's US tour have quit in solidarity with Macklemore, banned for saying 'Free Palestine'.

BBC NewsSep 16, 2026, 9:36 AM

All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped

The star said he was not responsible for Macklemore being dropped from the line-up after he made pro-Palestinian statements on stage.

ABC NewsSep 16, 2026, 10:23 AM

All Ed Sheeran opening acts withdraw from tour after Macklemore dropped

Ed Sheeran is speaking out after Macklemore says he was dropped from the English superstar's tour for making political statements on stage.

The Globe and MailSep 16, 2026, 11:24 AM

Ed Sheeran tour: Four acts quit in solidarity with Macklemore

Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

EuronewsSep 16, 2026, 7:07 AM

Ed Sheeran's support acts quit US tour after Macklemore dropped for pro-Palestinian comments

All support acts for Ed Sheeran have quit the British pop star's US tour after the rapper Macklemore was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments during a concert earlier this month.

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