Ed Sheeran's support acts quit tour in support of Macklemore's 'Free Palestine' comments

艾德·希兰的暖场嘉宾因支持麦克莱默的“自由巴勒斯坦”言论而退出巡演

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2026-09-16

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One of the world's biggest music stars - Ed Sheeran faces the biggest controversy of his career, as his support acts on his tour quit when fellow musician Macklemore was dropped from the line up following his speech in support of a 'Free Palestine'. The speech drew controversy when his comments led to a petition from the Israeli American Council demanding his removal from the tour. It was successful, and other musicians dropped out in solidarity. Also on the programme: Ursula von der Leyen has backed a proposal for Canada to become the European Union's first associate member, as the country's rift with the United States deepens and the Natural History Museum opens a gallery sealed off to the public for more than 80 years. (Photo: Ed Sheeran gig Credit: Jon Wright, BBC) (Photo: Credit:)
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  • Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service.

  • Coming to you live from London, I'm Regini Vaidyanathan.

  • He is, of course, one of the most successful songwriters of all time.

  • Ed Sheeran sold more than 120 million records and toured the world over.

  • Australia, India, Japan, his home nation Britain and he's currently performing in North America.

  • But it's politics in the Middle East which have derailed his current tour,

  • raising a bigger question about whether the pop star should be political.

  • It all began when the rapper Macklemore appeared on stage ahead of Sheeran

  • at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey 12 days ago.

  • He shared a clip of that performance afterwards on his social media.

  • One of the reasons why I wanted to come on this tour...