Macklemore Removed From Ed Sheeran's U.S. Tour Following "Free Palestine" Speech

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Sep 14, 2026 7:19am PT

Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After ‘Free Palestine’ Speech

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Macklemore has been dropped from the remainder of Ed Sheeran ‘s U.S. Loop Tour after making headlines for saying “free Palestine” on stage and delivering a political speech during the Sept. 4 concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Grammy winner told the audience at the show that he wanted people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank to know they had not been forgotten.

Messina Touring Group, promoter of the U.S. leg of Sheeran’s Loop Tour, said in a statement to Rolling Stone : “As the concert promoter for Ed Sheeran’s U.S. Loop Tour, we have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup, which would result in the cancellation of the tour and impact hundreds of thousands of fans. After discussions with stakeholders, Macklemore will not be performing on the remaining support dates.”

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_Originally reported by [Variety Music](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-free-palestine-speech-1236861137/)._