{"id":263329,"date":"2026-09-16T15:34:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/ed-sheeran-loses-all-support-acts-hundreds-of-thousands-of-followers-after-ditching-macklemore-posting-i-am-not-complicit\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:34:05","slug":"ed-sheeran-loses-all-support-acts-hundreds-of-thousands-of-followers-after-ditching-macklemore-posting-i-am-not-complicit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/ed-sheeran-loses-all-support-acts-hundreds-of-thousands-of-followers-after-ditching-macklemore-posting-i-am-not-complicit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran Loses ALL Support Acts, Hundreds of Thousands of Followers After Ditching Macklemore &#038; Posting &#8216;I Am Not Complicit&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/macklemore-booted-ed-sheeran-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Booting Macklemore from the tour<\/a> may have been a blunder for Ed Sheeran \u2014 and not just morally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/pink-condemned-after-macklemore-callout-ed-sheeran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Macklemore said \u201cFree Palestine\u201d<\/a> to thunderous applause days before he was iced out of the tour.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of this decision and Sheeran\u2019s laughably bad statement on the matter, the losses have begun racking up.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran has lost over 200,000 Instagram followers. He has also lost <em>all<\/em> of the opening acts from his tour.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran in December 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-563117 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ed Sheeran attends iHeartRadio KISS108\u2019s Jingle Ball 2025 on December 14, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Paras Griffin\/Getty Images for for iHeartRadio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ed-sheeran-is-shedding-fans-and-supporting-acts\">Ed Sheeran is shedding fans and supporting acts<\/h2>\n<p>In the (approximate) words of Justin Timberlake: \u201cThis is going to ruin the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, September 15, four of Ed Sheeran\u2019s supporting acts for his North and South America tour quit on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, the Danish band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdUf8-ct9hE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lukas Graham<\/a>, and Finneas all took to social media to share the news.<\/p>\n<p>Rowe and Lukas Graham would have reportedly served as replacements for Macklemore, who would have opened for most of Sheeran\u2019s remaining shows in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Beoga had been performing several songs with Sheeran. Finneas was scheduled to join Sheeran in South America.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdUdYF1zZ4d\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The series of announcements came only hours after a public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/teddysphotos\/p\/DdT-6KGAtuI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> by Sheeran that was, critics say, so bad that it should be a teaching tool for public relations.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, he referred to the ongoing genocide in Gaza as \u201cconflict between Israel and Palestine.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Sheeran spoke of having attempted \u201cto build a bridge\u201d when Robert Kraft and his league of anti-Macklemore concert stadium-owners.<\/p>\n<p>In general, he said \u201cboth sides\u201d way too many times, as if this were a theoretical debate or a conflict and not a massive, livestreamed slaughter of entire families and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran\u2019s empty words, \u201cI am not complicit,\u201d ring hollow. We do not doubt that he believes those words. His critics, however, do not.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01.png\" alt=\"One page of Ed Sheeran's commentary after Macklemore left the tour.\" class=\"wp-image-563113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01.png 889w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01-768x773.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01.png\" alt=\"One page of Ed Sheeran's commentary after Macklemore left the tour.\" class=\"wp-image-563113 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01.png 889w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01-768x773.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0916_edsheeran_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After Ed Sheeran posted a series of anodyne bullet points on Instagram, critics say that he is missing the point.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-solidarity-with-the-plight-of-the-palestinian-people-is-no-surprise\">The solidarity with the plight of the Palestinian people is no surprise<\/h2>\n<p>While Ed Sheeran has lost around 200,000 followers (and counting), the acts distancing themselves from his tour have racked up over 1.6 million combined.<\/p>\n<p>(To be blunt, many people critical of Sheeran are former fans or even current, disappointed fans, but many were already not following him or listening to his music.)<\/p>\n<p>The thing is that no one, including the musician, should really feel surprise at these talents backing out.<\/p>\n<p>Sheeran may be British, but his former support acts skewed Irish.<\/p>\n<p>It is likely no surprise to any students of history to hear that the Irish people, by and large, have a great deal of sympathy for a nation of people who are being subjected to famine, cruelty, and war and are being systematically ground into dust by a more powerful neighbor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"ymaaAetv3FE\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ymaaAetv3FE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran tour: Four support acts quit in solidarity with Macklemore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ymaaAetv3FE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Sheeran tour: Four support acts quit in solidarity with Macklemore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Ed Sheeran tour: Four support acts quit in solidarity with Macklemore\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>By all accounts, Robert Kraft rounded up a group of stadium owners and insisted that they would bar Sheeran\u2019s tour from playing if Macklemore were part of the package. (Many of these stadiums are not entirely private operations, so First Amendment issues may be at play.)<\/p>\n<p>We fully believe that Sheeran tried to smooth things over. However, not everyone is convinced that he took a stand. Using his own words, it looks like he just wanted to make peace without saying anything important.<\/p>\n<p>There are people in this world who cannot afford to take a stand. Many may feel astonished to learn that Sheeran has an estimated net worth of around $400 million or so. <em>He is not one of those people<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a stand is scary. You speak up against atrocities, and suddenly people like Pink are pretending that you\u2019re missing some piece of nuance or are secretly bigoted or whatever.<\/p>\n<p>But if the support acts \u2014 who are not as globally famous or wealthy as Sheeran \u2014 can take a stand like this, why can\u2019t the singer himself? <\/p>\n<p>Which disappoints fans more \u2014 not being able to see him play in Robert Kraft\u2019s stadium, or finding out that the singer lacks moral clarity?<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/ed-sheeran-all-opening-bands-leave-tour-macklemore-solidarity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Booting Macklemore from the tour may have been a blunder for Ed Sheeran \u2014 and not just morally. Macklemore said \u201cFree Palestine\u201d to thunderous applause days before he was iced out of the tour. 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