Macklemore signed a contract. A promoter reserves the right to kick him off tour. Why doesn't he do his own stadium tour and shout Free Palestine? Like no one is stopping him.
Ed Sheeran was right. Weāre surrounded by bad news and politics every day. Wanting a concert to offer a couple of hours of music, connection and escape doesnāt mean weāre indifferent to suffering. Not every space has to become political.
Macklemore used someone else's tour to push a political agenda and is now trying to force Ed Sheeran to pick a side. The world canāt force an individual to play politics when all they want to do is play music.. You canāt bully someone to forcefully defend what you believe.
Imagine telling yourself of 20 years ago: soon you'll be living in a world where famous British musicians, such as a bloke from rural Suffolk, are attacked, banned from radio play, because they refuse to give their public opinion on a political situation in the Middle East. Wild.
We stand with Ed. He played a brilliant concert in Thomond Park when he visited during his tour! šāļøš
The woke mob trying to cancel @edsheeran is such a pity. Just because he didnāt want to be drawn into a public political row, theyāre out to cancel him. Theyāre an absolute embarrassment.
Wanting a gig to stay a gig, not a rally, shouldnāt be treated like a moral crime. Not every artist has to become a spokesperson on demand.
Stay strong and true Ed, the majority are with you. š®šŖš¤āļø
I just want people to understand ONE thing about this whole Ed Sheeran and Macklemore situation:
HE WAS WARNED.
Macklemore did the Palestine bit on the first night in New Jersey. After that, he promised NFL owners he wouldnāt do it again. Then he did it ANYWAY on the second night.
And this wasnāt even his tour. He knew other peopleās jobs, contracts, reputations, and livelihoods were tied to this. He knew people behind the scenes would have to deal with the fallout, and he STILL chose to do it. That was selfish.
So if you want to blame Ed because thatās easier than blaming the person who was warned and STILL made the decision to do it again, go ahead. But at some point, people need to take accountability for their own actions instead of shifting the blame onto everyone else.
And before anyone wants to act like Bob Kraft somehow overstepped, letās remember one very important fact:
HE OWNS GILLETTE STADIUM.
He has every right to decide what happens inside a venue he owns.
Think about it this way: if someone comes into YOUR house as a guest, you give them the rules and they agree to respect them. If they knowingly ignore those rules, you have every right to tell them to leave. You donāt owe someone continued access to your home after they deliberately disregard your boundaries.
The same principle applies here.
At the end of the day, this is a business. Macklemore may be the internet hero right now, but internet applause doesnāt change the fact that he was warned, gave his word, and then broke it.
That makes him a liability.
People arenāt going to trust someone when they know heās willing to deliberately make decisions that could put other peopleās jobs and business relationships on the line.
You donāt get to break your word, ignore the rules, drag other people into the fallout, and then blame everyone else when there are consequences.
Life just doesnāt work like that. Sorry. šš»āāļø
So they didnāt try to cancel him, they just asked if he could stop making it hyper political.
He lied and then did it anyway.
This whole controversy was a lie from the beginning.
The idea that a Palestinian life could possibly saved via Ed Sheeran songs not being played on British radio is so absurd, I think we may have reached a new low here.
At a certain point, if not already, the average person has to admit this is hysteria. None of this stuff helps Palestinians and itās all about westerners feeling morally superior to each other
Iām no Ed Sheeran fan, but he has every right to put on a show that isnāt a political rally.
Cancel culture is toxic. The leftist pile-on is bullying. Let entertainers entertain without demanding ideological conformity or political comment.
Macklemore decided that all the people relying on Ed's tour for jobs and a stable income were not important.
Ed said he couldnt let those people down as he'd feel responsible for them losing job opportunities.
Now the other 3rd rate musicians are dropping out because they also dont care about the people relying on them.
I find it annoying how the least normal people alive grandstand and moralize while throwing the people who rely on them for stability under the bus.
Ed Sheeran should sack off the other musicians and play on stage alone with a guitar. Old-school. We don't need politics in music. Music should be a way to escape from the stresses and feuds of modern life.
Ed Sheeran is getting attacked for staying NEUTRAL on politics?
Now even refusing to join the cause makes you a target.
Forced allegiance isnāt toleranceāitās the 2026 democrat plantation mentality: fall in line or become the enemy.
So I assume all these unknown artists who pulled out of Ed Sheeranās tour āin solidarity with Palestineā are packing their bags for Gaza now to put on a concert for the children, right?
Keep us posted. š
Imagine youāre a father with a little girl who loves Ed Sheeran. Sheās been begging you to take her to a concert, but the tickets are expensive, so you quietly save up for months, you buy two seats, you surprise her on her birthday, and you watch her count down the days to the most magical night of her childhood.
Then some opening act you never asked for and probably wouldnāt let your daughter listen to, decides that Ed Sheeranās stage is actually his political rally, and now the entire tour is being thrown into turmoil, and that magical night you saved for and your daughter has been counting down to is now in jeopardy, because Macklemore decided that his omnicause must swallow everything.
And somehow Macklemore casts himself as the victim and Ed Sheeran as the villain.
Gross.
Ed Sheeran didnāt get to $400 million by turning somebody elseās stadium into his personal soapbox.
Heās the HEADLINER. His name is on the marquee. His tour. His stage. His audience. His crew. His business.
Macklemore asked to join the tour. Ed said yes. He was handed a massive platform and an audience he didnāt have to spend years building.
And somehow the opener confused being invited with being important.
Sweetheart, thereās a reason youāre the plus-one.
You didnāt build the tour. You didnāt sell the tickets. You didnāt create the audience. You didnāt bankroll the production. You were invited to open the damn show.
So maybe donāt walk into someone elseās house, grab the microphone, hijack the room, and then act shocked when the homeowner tells you to leave.
Ed built his platform. He earned his audience. He sells out stadiums. He pays his people. He puts on the show.
The openers can keep chasing political applause and internet validation.
But being loud doesnāt make you the star. Being invited doesnāt make it your platform.
Thereās a reason one name is in giant letters on the marquee.
And thereās a reason yours is nowhere to be found.