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Opening Acts Leave Ed Sheeran Tour After Controversy
Multiple opening artists left Ed Sheeran's tour in solidarity after Macklemore was removed following his statements in support of Palestine.
Macklemore faced backlash while performing as an opening act on Ed Sheeran's tour due to statements he made expressing support for Palestine. During opening performances at MetLife Stadium, Macklemore stated Free Palestine. Following these occurrences at the venue, Macklemore was removed from the tour roster entirely. Ed Sheeran subsequently issued a statement clarifying that the decision to remove Macklemore from the tour belonged strictly to the organizer and was not a decision made by Ed Sheeran himself.
In the wake of Macklemore being removed from the tour, multiple fellow opening acts decided to step away from the concert series in solidarity. Opening artists Finneas, Lukas Graham, and Aaron Rowe all departed from the tour lineup following Macklemore's removal from the schedule. In a separate event that occurred during the Israel-Hamas War, actress Melissa Barrera, who starred in the Scream film franchise, was previously fired from the movie series because of statements she published in social media posts.
Following the series of controversies surrounding the tour and its opening performers, Ed Sheeran is set to perform his first concert on Saturday night in Philadelphia.
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