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

Hours after Sheeran posted on social media about Macklemore's ouster and attributed the decision to the tour's promoters, Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, the Danish band Lukas Graham, and Finneas posted on Instagram that they were leaving the tour.

Recording artist Macklemore appears on ABC's Good Morning America Summer Concert Series in Central Park in New York on Jul 22, 2022, left, and Ed Sheeran appears at the premiere of the film F1 The Movie in London on Jun 23, 2025. (AP Photo)

Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday (Sep 15) when four of his supporting acts abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

Hours after Sheeran posted on social media about Macklemore's ouster and attributed the decision to the tour's promoters, Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, the Danish band Lukas Graham, and Finneas posted on Instagram that they were leaving the tour.

Rowe and Lukas Graham would have been replacements for Macklemore on Sheeran’s remaining US dates, while Beoga had been performing several songs – including some the Irish folk band co-wrote – with Sheeran around the middle of each set. Finneas, who is Billie Eilish’s brother and musical collaborator, was due to tour with Sheeran in South America later this year.