Former Pink Floyd singer-songwriter Roger Waters, who has long been a vocal supporter of Palestinians, called Ed Sheeran a “little prick” on Tuesday night in an Instagram message in the wake of Macklemore getting fired from Sheeran’s tour over his statements supporting Palestinians living in Gaza. There’s people who do the right thing, that rapper Macklemore would be one of those people, and there’s people, many of them sadly little ff… — excuse me I nearly used the F-word then — pricks like you who do the wrong thing. Goodbye.” Earlier this week, the tour’s promoter announced that the venues hosting future gigs demanded that Macklemore be dropped or the shows would not happen.
At two New York City–area concerts, Macklemore shouted “free Palestine” during his opening set, showed imagery of the destruction in Gaza after Israel launched its war against Hamas, and performed a song about a 6-year-old Palestinian killed in the war. Loop Tour, we have been notified by venues on the upcoming U.S. tour dates that they will not allow a concert to take place with Macklemore on the lineup, which would result in the cancellation of the tour and impact hundreds of thousands of fans,” Messina Touring Group said. I stand with Palestine and its people.” In his own statement, Sheeran placed blame on the promoter and venue owners who blacklisted Macklemore.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a statement that he didn’t want Macklemore performing at Boston’s Gillette Stadium.
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