The artists who pulled out of Ed Sheeran’s tour over Palestine

Supporting acts for Sheeran’s US tour have quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, banned for saying ‘Free Palestine’.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Recording artist Macklemore appears on ABC's 'Good Morning America' Summer Concert Series in Central Park in New York left, and Ed Sheeran appears at the premiere of the film 'F1 The Movie' in London [File: AP] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 16 Sep 2026 16 Sep 2026 All supporting acts for English pop star Ed Sheeran’s upcoming US Loop Tour have quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from the tour for supporting Palestine.

Some of the other artists are Irish and have cited their own country’s historical experience of suffering under occupation as the reason for their opposition to Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories.