Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 01:55 Issued on: 16/09/2026 - 12:46 Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage. Middle East: Iran war exposes limits of US power 16/09/2026 Ursula von der Leyen: EU chief pitches 'associate member' status for Canada 16/09/2026 EU – Canada: Standing ovation for Mark Carney 16/09/2026 REPLAY - Ursula von der Leyen: Full State of the Union address 16/09/2026 Los Angeles: News helicopter crashes, killing three 16/09/2026 France stalls EU Russia sanctions renewal over oligarch de-listing 15/09/2026 Europe China projecting image of 'stabilising force in world politics', expert says 15/09/2026 Asia / Pacific With a performance defined by emotion, Céline Dion brings her story to Paris 15/09/2026 Culture 'Canada can offer a more reliable rout...