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Macklemore Calls for Free Palestine on Ed Sheeran Tour
After Macklemore called for a free Palestine at Ed Sheeran's New Jersey concert, all other opening acts withdrew from the tour as Sheeran lost about 150,000 Instagram followers and Macklemore gained over 750,000.
During the United States leg of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour, Macklemore made a call for a free Palestine while performing at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Following Macklemore's call on stage, Ed Sheeran's team confirmed that multiple concert venues had raised objections to Macklemore remaining on the tour lineup. Within a few days of the event, all other opening acts scheduled for the United States tour withdrew from the lineup. The opening acts that pulled out of the tour included Finneas, Lukas Graham, the Irish band Beoga, and Aaron Rowe.
Ed Sheeran lost approximately 150,000 Instagram followers during those 24 hours. Conversely, Macklemore gained more than 750,000 followers on Instagram within the exact same 24-hour timeframe.
Regarding Ed Sheeran's past political statements and charitable appearances, he previously stated that he supported Jeremy Corbyn during the 2017 general election. Later, in 2022, Ed Sheeran took part in the Concert for Ukraine, a benefit event that contributed to raising over 13.4 million pounds in humanitarian aid.
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