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Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour after "Free Palestine" speech
September 14, 2026 at 06:58 PM · Updated 32d ago
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Patriots' Kraft on Macklemore: Won't provide platform for 'hate speech'
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BABBC Arabic
استبعاد ماكلمور من جولة إد شيران الغنائية بعد خطاب "الحرية لفلسطين" - BBC News عربي
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Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran tour after 'free Palestine' speech
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بعد دفاعه عن أطفال غزة.. استبعاد ماكليمور من جولة إد شيران
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Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speech
(opens the publisher’s site)Rapper Macklemore has been removed from the remaining US dates of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after venues objected to his pro-Palestine remarks.
- Messina Touring Group, the tour's US promoter, said venues would not allow concerts with Macklemore on the lineup, forcing his removal from remaining shows.
- Macklemore said Sheeran told him by phone he was dropped after pressure from stadium owners, including Robert Kraft of Gillette Stadium.
- Macklemore opened for Sheeran at MetLife Stadium on September 4 and 5, saying "Free Palestine," calling ICE a "terrorist organization," and performing his protest anthem "Hind's Hall."
- The Israeli American Council launched a petition demanding his removal, and singer Pink said the remarks "scared me" as a Jewish mother.
- Macklemore confirmed his removal from the tour, standing by his remarks and saying the real victims are the Palestinian people in Gaza.
- Ed Sheeran has not commented on the decision, and no replacement opener for the remaining dates has been announced.
- Patriots owner Robert Kraft confirmed he had Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium shows, citing pro-Palestinian remarks and a history of antisemitic rhetoric.