Supporting acts withdrew from Ed Sheeran's tour in solidarity with Macklemore's pro-Palestine comments.

Update: All of Ed Sheeran's supporting acts — Finneas, Aaron Rowe and Lukas Graham, plus his house band, Beoga — have now left his tour. This follows the departure of rapper Macklemore, who was dropped over his comments supporting Palestinians. Here's @RollingStone with the full story. https://flip.it/Czhk.X #Macklemore #EdSheeran #Palestine

"All four supporting acts for upcoming dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour have withdrawn in solidarity with fellow opening act Macklemore, as backlash grows to his removal from the tour over onstage comments in support of Palestine." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/ed-sheeran-macklemore-palestine-openers-finneas #Macklemore #EdSheeran #Finneas #AaronRowe #Beoga #LukasGraham #FreePalestine #Palestine #Gaza

Ed Sheeran's support acts quit tour in support of Macklemore https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vgyn49y4l7o Good! 'Among them were Finneas, the brother of pop star Billie Eilish, who said in a statement: "Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed." ' #Palestine #Israel #EdSheeran #Macklemore

All four supporting acts for upcoming dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour have withdrawn in solidarity with fellow opening act Macklemore, as backlash grows against his removal from the tour over onstage comments in support of Palestine. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/ed-sheeran-macklemore-palestine-openers-finneas

All supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran tour in protest of Macklemore removal Four supporting acts, including musician Finneas, stood in solidarity with the US rapper, as Sheeran said the rapper's removal was not his decision https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/all-supporting-acts-quit-ed-sheeran-tour-protest-macklemores-removal [Yessss!!!] Sept. 15, 2026 The artist #Finneas and three other supporting acts quit #EdSheeran's tour on Tuesday, after the #US rapper #Macklemore was removed for his pro-#Palestine comments on stage. Finneas, #Irish acts #AaronRowe and #Beoga, and #LukasGraham of Denmark all posted statements announcing they were quitting Sheeran's "Loop Tour" in #solidarity with the rapper and #Palestinian people. "Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” Finneas said in a statement on social media. His statement came after Irish singer Aaron Rowe published a statement, announcing that he had decided to withdraw as a support act for the British singer. #FreePalestine #DefendFreeSpeech #SanctionIsrael #news #politics