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Ed Sheeran Fans Demand Refund After Macklemore Firing
Ed Sheeran fans want refunds after Macklemore dropped from tour over 'Free Palestine' speech
In brief
Ed Sheeran fans want refunds after Macklemore dropped from tour over 'Free Palestine' speech Fans demand refunds for tickets after Macklemore was removed from tour due to controversial speech Originally reported by Page Six.
Fans demand refunds
Ed Sheeran fans are asking for refunds after Macklemore was dropped from the tour for his 'Free Palestine' speech.
“Hey @Ticketmaster so @edsheeran is no longer having @macklemore on his tour we purchased these tickets when @macklemore was on the setlist and we would like to cancel our tickets for a full refund please and you can sell them to someone else”
Macklemore claims Sheeran fired him
Macklemore said Ed Sheeran told him billionaire Robert Kraft would not allow him to perform at Gillette Stadium.
“Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour”
Sheeran says it was promoter's decision
Sheeran stated Macklemore's firing was the promoter's decision, not his own.
“Macklemore's firing was the promoter's decision not mine”
Venues pulled shows
Several venues notified the tour promoter they would not allow Macklemore to perform after his speech.
“Empty seats will impact his tour a lot more than resold tickets”
Kraft bans Macklemore
Gillette Stadium banned Macklemore due to antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.
“We determined that his participation would cross that line”
Opening acts drop out
Finneas and Lukas Graham dropped out of the tour in support of Macklemore.
“We would like to cancel our tickets for a full refund please”
Refund demands grow
Ticketmaster faces growing demand for refunds as fans protest Macklemore's removal.
“Will Ticketmaster give me a refund for my Ed Sheeran tickets since all of his other opening acts dropped out in solidarity with Macklemore”
The short version
Fans demand refunds for tickets after Macklemore was removed from tour due to controversial speech
