Ed Sheeran concert set to go ahead after outcry over Gaza
Sheeran may perform solo after musicians dropped out of tour over expulsion of Macklemore for supporting Palestine.
Ed Sheeran is expected to return to the stage for the first time since the expulsion of Macklemore from his United States tour due to the rapper’s comments on stage in support of Palestine.
Sheeran is scheduled to perform on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. He may sing alone since the other opening acts dropped out in support of Macklemore and Gaza.
Finneas, the brother and collaborator of popular artist Billie Eilish, was originally scheduled to perform with Sheeran in some cities, but dropped out earlier this week. Danish band Lukas Graham and Irish singer Aaron Rowe were also supposed to open at various points on Sheeran’s global tour, but they also announced they would not perform.
“We wanted to send a message to thank rapper Macklemore in this simple way,” Anne Redwan, who designed and painted the mural with fellow artist Qusai al-Helo, told the Reuters news agency.