# Ed Sheeran sends message to fans ahead of next leg of tour… after Macklemore was dropped over pro-Palestine comments

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ed-sheeran-sends-message-to-fans-ahead-of-next-leg-of-tour-after-macklemore-was-dropped-over-pro-palestine-comments/
- Published: 2026-11-09T07:42:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T08:04:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16276329/ed-sheeran-north-america-tour-controversy.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Sheeran thanked Tampa fans as his tour heads to South America.
- Macklemore was dropped after pro-Palestine remarks at Sheeran’s shows.
- Sheeran apologised for how he handled the fallout.

## Summary

Ed Sheeran thanked fans in Tampa as he wrapped the North American stadium leg of his tour and prepared to travel to South America. The message comes amid continued criticism over the removal of rapper Macklemore, who had been booked as an opening act, after speaking in support of Palestinians during concerts.

Sheeran has a US show in Yellow Springs on 9 November, then is due to perform in Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil before ending the tour in Mexico City on 11 December. Macklemore was dropped after stadium owner Robert Kraft accused him of hate speech; he had spoken about freedom for Palestinians and performed his protest song “Hind’s Hall”. Other opening acts and Sheeran’s backing band left in solidarity, and Sheeran later apologised for mistakes in handling the dispute, describing it as a debate about free speech.

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