Ed Sheeran’s shows axed amid Macklemore fallout
Fans will receive refunds as the promoter cites severe weather and safety concerns for the two canceled stadium shows.
- On Friday, British superstar Ed Sheeran cancelled his Friday and Saturday concerts at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts due to severe weather forecasts, with organizers confirming automatic refunds through Ticketmaster for ticket holders.
- These cancellations occur amid ongoing turmoil surrounding Sheeran's Loop tour, following Macklemore's removal as support act earlier this month after he declared "Free Palestine" during a performance.
- Macklemore alleged that Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft and other venue operators pressured the tour to drop him, claiming they threatened to refuse hosting if he remained on the lineup.
- Sheeran maintained in an Instagram statement that the decision was not his but the promoter's and venues'; the controversy prompted several support acts to withdraw from the tour in solidarity.
- Addressing the dispute, Sheeran acknowledged he was forced into a complex debate involving freedom of speech and the Israel-Gaza conflict, apologizing for allowing the controversy to overshadow his music.
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A nor'easter scrapped Ed Sheeran's two Gillette Stadium shows, refunds are flowing, and the cancellation caps a political storm over dropped support act Macklemore and Robert Kraft.
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Ed Sheeran cancels Gillette Stadium shows after Macklemore exit
ALBAWABA - Ed Sheeran has canceled his Gillette Stadium shows this weekend.The gigs, which were scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday nights at the Foxborough, Massachusetts, venue, have been canceled owing to a nor'easter moving up the east coast...
The concerts that Ed Sheeran had marked for Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, this Friday and Saturday, were canceled.
Certainly Ed Sheeran will not appreciate the weather forecast these days. A violent coastal storm coming in New England forced to cancel the concerts of the English pop singer scheduled for Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, about 37 kilometers south-west of Boston. There will be refunds. [...] L'articolo Ed Sheeran's concerts in Massachusetts have been cancelled due to a storm. There is no peace for th…
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