Irish musicians quit Ed Sheeran tour after Macklemore removed over Gaza comments

Ed Sheeran on stage during the last of his three Cork concerts at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Picture: Dan Linehan

    Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga have pulled out of Ed Sheeran ’s world tour, while two other acts have also withdrawn following the removal of rapper Macklemore over comments he made about Gaza.

Rowe, Beoga, Finneas, who is Billie Eilish’s brother, and Lukas Graham posted on social media that they had withdrawn from Sheeran’s Loop Tour.

Their decision to quit came after Macklemore was removed from the remaining dates of the tour following comments he made about Gaza .

During a show at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey last week, the American artist said he wanted people in Gaza and the West Bank to know they had not been forgotten.

This led to a petition demanding he be removed from the remaining dates.