The Sheeran Tour is trending because Macklemore has been dropped from the remainder of Ed Sheeran’s U.S. Loop Tour following his onstage “Free Palestine” statements and a political speech. The coverage links the decision to his appearance at the Sept. 4 concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where those remarks made headlines. His removal from the upcoming lineup is the central development driving the news.
The promoter says venues on the upcoming U.S. dates have notified the tour that they will not allow concerts to take place with Macklemore on the lineup. That explanation puts the focus on the venues’ position following his remarks, rather than on a reported statement from Sheeran himself. The news is therefore about a change to the tour’s lineup and the response to Macklemore’s political speech, not an announcement that the entire tour has been canceled.
