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\n Related: <\/span>Ed Sheeran Says He’s ‘So Sorry’ at Philly Show After Macklemore Controversy<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tEd Sheeran returned to his Loop Tour after opening act Macklemore was dropped from the lineup for making pro-Palestinian remarks onstage. \u201cBefore I play some songs tonight, I hope it\u2019s okay if I say a few words about this last week,\u201d Sheeran, 35, told fans during the Saturday, September 19, concert at the Lincoln Financial [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The upload further revealed that the stadium\u2019s 360-degree Halo Board video display won\u2019t be used \u201cat the artist\u2019s request.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not known who will join Sheeran on the Loop Tour <\/i>stage. <\/i>His opening acts Finneas <\/b>and Lukas Graham <\/b>voluntarily left the roster in September in solidarity with Macklemore<\/b>, who was dismissed from the bill<\/a> over backlash to his MetLife Stadium performances. (Macklemore, 43, chanted \u201cFree Palestine\u201d while opening Sheeran\u2019s two concerts in New Jersey.)<\/p>\nSheeran, who denies personally firing Macklemore, returned to the Loop Tour <\/i>in Philadelphia on September 19 without any support acts. He also enlisted a new backing band to replace Beoga after the Irish group similarly left in solidarity with the \u201cThrift Shop\u201d rapper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are certain songs that just don\u2019t work on the loop pedal, so, when my friends dropped off this show, I was thinking, \u2018How am I going to keep the show<\/span><\/a> the same?\u2019\u201d Sheeran said during the show, referring to his signature gear to mix songs himself. \u201cHow am I going to get musicians to stand on stage with me in a week where no one wants to stand on stage with me?\u201d<\/p>\nWith just three days\u2019 notice, Sheeran asked violinist Alicia Enstrom <\/b>and her friends to accompany his live renditions of \u201cGalway Girl\u201d and \u201cNancy Mulligan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"GettyImages-455844780edsheeranticketprices.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-455844780edsheeranticketprices.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C1329px%2C751px&resize=400%2C225&quality=40&strip=all\")
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\n Related: <\/span>Ed Sheeran’s Tour Ticket Prices Drop, More Seats Available Amid Controversy<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tShortly after Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran\u2019s Loop Tour concert for his unapologetic support of Palestine, ticket prices for the singer\u2019s upcoming Philadelphia show have dropped by at least 50 percent. According to recent TickPick data, the get-in ticket price for Sheeran\u2019s Saturday, September 19, show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia has plummeted, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI just want to say before they come onstage, they said yes to being onstage with the knowledge that the world thought I was a certain type of person,\u201d he added at the time. \u201cThey said yes with the knowledge that the world may hate them too for standing on stage with me, and I am so grateful for them being here tonight and standing on stage with me in front of you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elsewhere during his Philadelphia concert, Sheeran issued a public apology<\/a> for \u201cmistakes\u201d about how the situation was handled. (The Grammy winner claimed he was pressured by the stadium owners to drop Macklemore from the roster.)<\/p>\n\n\n\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\")
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Sheeran, who denies personally firing Macklemore, returned to the Loop Tour <\/i>in Philadelphia on September 19 without any support acts. He also enlisted a new backing band to replace Beoga after the Irish group similarly left in solidarity with the \u201cThrift Shop\u201d rapper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are certain songs that just don\u2019t work on the loop pedal, so, when my friends dropped off this show, I was thinking, \u2018How am I going to keep the show<\/span><\/a> the same?\u2019\u201d Sheeran said during the show, referring to his signature gear to mix songs himself. \u201cHow am I going to get musicians to stand on stage with me in a week where no one wants to stand on stage with me?\u201d<\/p>\n With just three days\u2019 notice, Sheeran asked violinist Alicia Enstrom <\/b>and her friends to accompany his live renditions of \u201cGalway Girl\u201d and \u201cNancy Mulligan.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tShortly after Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran\u2019s Loop Tour concert for his unapologetic support of Palestine, ticket prices for the singer\u2019s upcoming Philadelphia show have dropped by at least 50 percent. According to recent TickPick data, the get-in ticket price for Sheeran\u2019s Saturday, September 19, show at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia has plummeted, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI just want to say before they come onstage, they said yes to being onstage with the knowledge that the world thought I was a certain type of person,\u201d he added at the time. \u201cThey said yes with the knowledge that the world may hate them too for standing on stage with me, and I am so grateful for them being here tonight and standing on stage with me in front of you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere during his Philadelphia concert, Sheeran issued a public apology<\/a> for \u201cmistakes\u201d about how the situation was handled. (The Grammy winner claimed he was pressured by the stadium owners to drop Macklemore from the roster.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t
\n Related: <\/span>Ed Sheeran’s Tour Ticket Prices Drop, More Seats Available Amid Controversy<\/span><\/a>
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