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Ticket prices rise for Macklemore solo concert after Ed Sheeran tour removal
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- All of Ed Sheeran’s Openers Abandon Tour After Macklemore Debacle
- Ed Sheeran blames US tour promoter for dropping Macklemore
- Super Macklemore 64: Video game mocks Sheeran concert controversy
- Protestors March Outside Ed Sheeran Concert After Macklemore Was Dropped From Tour: ‘It’s Not Going to Stop Until Palestine is Free’
- Ed Sheeran Addresses Macklemore Controversy While on Stage at First Concert Since Rapper Dropped From Tour: ‘What Is Happening in Gaza Is Catastrophic and Unjustifiable’
- Ed Sheeran opens solo concert with comments about Gaza
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