Kraft Explains Macklemore Removal from Gillette Shows Over "Antisemitic Rhetoric"
Robert Kraft stated that Macklemore was removed as an opener for Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium concerts due to a "history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery" deemed deeply offensive to the Jewish community.
Mike Reiss Sep 14, 2026, 06:22 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Follow on X
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49943754/patriots-kraft-says-macklemore-performance-cross-line)._
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