Sheeran Ticket Prices Fall After Macklemore Tour Ouster
Sheeran Ticket Prices Fall After Macklemore Tour Ouster
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Resale ticket prices for Ed Sheeran's "Loop Tour" have fallen after rapper Macklemore was removed from the tour over pro-Palestine comments, Newsweek reported Sept. 18.
Demand is moving the other way for Macklemore himself: CNBC reported that ticket prices are rising for the rapper's upcoming solo concert following his removal from the Sheeran tour.
The fight now lands in Philadelphia, where protests are planned outside Sheeran's stadium show and no opening acts have been announced.
Timeline
Venues and promoters removed Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's US tour over "Free Palestine" remarks, according to The Sun. The Independent reported that Sheeran's tour "imploded this week" after Macklemore was taken off the lineup, with other acts quitting in solidarity.
Axios reported that the Loop Tour drama was heading to Philadelphia for the weekend's stop at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Western Journal reported that Irish broadcaster Classic Hits Radio confirmed it will stop playing Sheeran's tracks for the "foreseeable future" after listener complaints.
CNBC reported rising prices for Macklemore's solo show; Newsweek reported falling resale prices for Sheeran's remaining Loop Tour dates.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Sheeran's show at the Linc appears to be on, with planned protests, a late start and no openers announced.
Reactions
Sheeran opener Aaron Rowe publicly backed the singer, telling Rolling Stone the focus should instead be on Robert Kraft and on those "trying to silence the voices of people."
Pro-Palestine demonstrators have organized protests outside the Philadelphia concert, The Independent reported.
The Daily Mail reported that the group Katseye, described as Sheeran proteges, unfollowed the singer on social media days after Macklemore was dropped.
USA Today, walking through Macklemore's record of controversies, reported the rapper is drawing both praise and criticism over the tour fallout.
What's Next
Sheeran is expected back on stage in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, his first show since the controversy began, The Sun reported — with the paper framing further trouble at the gig as a risk to the singer's carefully managed public image.
Whether the remaining Loop Tour dates keep sliding on the resale market, and whether more radio outlets follow Classic Hits Radio, are the open questions heading into next week.
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The fallout has also produced viral claims that outran the facts. Snopes took up a claim circulating in mid-September 2026 that Spotify had removed Sheeran's music from its platform.
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