Ed Sheeran addressed the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from his Loop Tour on Saturday night, speaking from the stage at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field during his first concert since the rapper was dropped from the trek. “Before I play some songs tonight, I hope it’s okay if I say a few words about this last
Singer Ed Sheeran has apologised to fans for making “mistakes”, as he opened a solo show in Philadelphia by addressing the controversy that has engulfed his tour. The star responded to the fallout over rapper Macklemore being dropped from the tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage earlier in September. “I never wanted to be
Aaron Rowe, who was one of the opening acts on Ed Sheeran’s tour before pulling out after Macklemore’s dismissal over his support for Palestine, has now issued an impassioned defense of the singer. “I think you are all focusing on the wrong person here. All I keep hearing is Ed Sheeran this, Ed Sheeran that.
While performing as the opening act for Sheeran at a concert in early September in New Jersey, Macklemore said: “A big part of the reason why I wanted to do this tour in the first place is so that I could stand up in stadiums like this and say two words that are very, very
But he explained the poignant connection he’s felt to Sheeran’s music that has drawn him to Saturday’s show. The singer’s hit Thinking Out Loud was the first dance at Given’s wedding. “When she danced,” Given, 52, said, recalling the moment with his bride, “the first words of the song were, ‘When your legs don’t work
Macklemore was removed from the tour on Monday, sparking a backlash that included Sheeran’s other support acts dropping out in protest. Sheeran has said the decision to drop the rapper was made by his promoters, Messina Touring Group, not by him. Messina Touring Group said Macklemore was dropped because some venues – such as Kraft’s
