Charlotte Church criticises Ed Sheeran over Macklemore tour removal
Charlotte Church has accused Ed Sheeran of putting commercial considerations before principle after Macklemore was removed from his US tour. The rapper had made pro-Palestinian remarks on stage, prompting backlash and pressure from stadium owners, while Sheeran’s other support acts later quit in solidarity.
Charlotte Church has criticised Ed Sheeran over the removal of Macklemore from Sheeran’s US tour, accusing the singer of choosing “consumerism and capitalism over doing the right thing”, The Guardian reports. Church, who is described as a prominent supporter of Palestinian causes, was responding to the treatment of Macklemore, Sheeran’s friend and support act. The rapper had made “Free Palestine” declarations on stage, after which the tour faced a significant backlash.
The Guardian says owners of stadiums hosting scheduled shows put pressure on Sheeran. Macklemore was subsequently removed from the tour, although the supplied material does not provide details of the stadium owners’ demands or the decision-making process. Sheeran’s other support acts later quit in solidarity with Macklemore, according to the report.
The available material does not name those performers or include a response from Sheeran to Church’s criticism. Church’s comments frame the dispute as a conflict between political expression and commercial interests. The supplied report does not state whether Macklemore’s remarks referred to a particular show or whether the tour dates were otherwise changed.
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