Ed Sheeran Show Openers Drop Out Following Macklemore Controversy
September 16, 2026
ARTISTS WITH INTEGRITY.
One by one, every single opening act on Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour just walked away. Not because they had to. Because they chose to.
Aaron Rowe: “As Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide.”
Finneas: “Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed. I stand with Palestine and its people.”
Beoga: leaving “following the silencing of Macklemore by zionist lobbies.”
Lukas Graham: “Money doesn’t give you the right to own the conversation. Nobody’s bank balance should decide who gets to speak or which suffering we’re allowed to acknowledge.”
A billionaire made one phone call and thought he could quietly erase a rapper for saying “Free Palestine.” Instead, he emptied an entire tour. Ed Sheeran now has no opening acts left — because his own friends decided their integrity was worth more than a support slot.
This is what solidarity actually costs. And they paid it anyway.
Source: @quentin.quarantino
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