Aaron Rowe withdrew from Ed Sheeran's North American tour due to Macklemore's removal as an opener for supporting Palestine.

Ed Sheeran Opener Aaron Rowe Pulls Out of Tour After Macklemore Dropped: ‘I Cannot Allow Billionaires to Silence Rightful Voices’ #Variety #News #AaronRowe #Edsheeran #Macklemore https://variety.com/2026/music/news/ed-sheeran-opener-aaron-rowe-pulls-out-tour-macklemore-1236863316/

Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe has dropped out as a supporting act on the North American leg of Ed Sheeran's tour after Macklemore was removed as opener over voicing his support for Palestine. In an Instagram post, Rowe expressed his thanks to Sheeran but continued: "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 and who highlight the savage murder of children. I would lose all respect for myself to carry on as normal." Here's @Variety https://flip.it/B3Akgm #Palestine #EdSheeran #Macklemore