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Ed Sheeran’s Openers + Backing Band Quit Tour After Macklemore Removal | Essential ELR 9.16.26
The Macklemore fallout gets even bigger. Ed Sheeran addresses Macklemore’s removal from his tour, while the remaining opening acts and his backing band withdraw in solidarity. Ebro, Laura and Rosenberg debate whether Sheeran misread the moment by trying to remain neutral, how much responsibility belongs with Robert Kraft and other venue owners, and whether Sheeran should have risked canceling shows rather than continuing without Macklemore. The crew also gets into the complicated business side of a stadium tour — contracts, hundreds of employees, ticket refunds and the financial consequences…
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