Macklemore Reportedly Removed From Ed Sheeran Tour Following 'Free Palestine' Remarks
The promoter said venues on the remaining dates would not allow him on the bill, affecting hundreds of thousands of ticket holders.
- On Monday, September 14, 2026, promoter Messina Touring Group announced rapper Macklemore will no longer perform on Ed Sheeran's remaining U.S. Loop Tour dates after multiple venues threatened to cancel shows.
- Controversy escalated after Macklemore chanted "Free Palestine" and performed his protest song "Hind's Hall" at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, earlier this month, prompting the Israeli-American Council to launch a removal petition.
- Messina confirmed that multiple stadium operators refused to host concerts with Macklemore on the lineup, stating his participation would force cancellations affecting hundreds of thousands of fans.
- Macklemore alleged in an Instagram statement that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pressured Sheeran to remove him, though neither Sheeran nor Kraft's representatives have publicly corroborated the ultimatum claim.
- The removal reflects shifting commercial responses to political expression in stadium venues, where operators increasingly face pressure to manage public backlash by intervening in touring lineups.
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Rapper Macklemore performed on Ed Sheeran's tour twice in the preliminary program, using the stage for »Free Palestine« calls. Now the collaboration is over. And the US rapper thinks he should be silenced.
The American rapper Macklemore has been excluded from Ed Sheeran's tour, where he acted as a teller, after he has shown his public support for Palestine in several...
A pro-Israeli organization is launching a petition against Macklemore in the U.S. because he uses his stage in Ed Sheeran's pre-programme to criticise Israel. Now Sheeran is dropping the rapper because venues are turning on - apparently under pressure from a stadium owner.
Ed Sheeran tour drops Macklemore after venues refuse to host rapper following pro-Palestine comments
Macklemore has been axed from the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran's US Loop Tour after multiple venues informed the tour's promoter they would refuse to stage concerts featuring the Seattle rapper on the bill. The decision follows Macklemore's pro-Palestinian statements during two shows at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey earlier this month.Messina Touring Group, which promotes the American leg of Mr Sheeran's tour, told Rolling Stone: "We have been …
Rapper Macklemore is not allowed to continue on Ed Sheeran's tour due to his vocal statements.
Several venues reportedly refused to welcome Macklemore because of his positions in favour of Palestine, pushing the organizers to distance them from future concerts.
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