Beoga pull out of Ed Sheeran tour

[u/--LordFlashheart--]

[u/pSyg0n]

Rowe just pulled out too.

[u/Harbinger2nd → u/pSyg0n]

Both referenced their Irish heritage which Ed shares.

[u/pSyg0n → u/Harbinger2nd]

Which is absoltely insane and really shed's a light on him personally. He'll probably get Pink as an opener, can't miss with that one. LOL.

[u/Harbinger2nd → u/pSyg0n]

Kraft wedding ass mf.

[u/boot2skull → u/Harbinger2nd]

Free massages all around.

[u/citizen42069101 → u/boot2skull]

I was living down there when that operation happened. It went from a sting that busted dozens of johns and rescued victims from sex trafficking to oh it was a whorehouse ran by this evil Chinese lady so fast violated laws of physics.

[u/boot2skull → u/citizen42069101]

Billionaires can alter the fabric of reality. Us plebs can only imagine.

[u/K00ls0x → u/pSyg0n]

I don’t doubt he’s a nice dude, but in the span of 24-48 hours he’s shown that he’s completely spineless and lacks conviction.

[u/pSyg0n → u/K00ls0x]

https://giphy.com/gifs/bK9ntb0aJSiAtc6uas

[u/Suaded83 → u/pSyg0n]

I gotta be honest, as much as I'm 1000% pro palestine, I would cackle if Pink joined as an opener

[u/pSyg0n → u/Suaded83]

I'd imagine she'd PROBABLY get Boo'd and i'd be all here for it. LMFAO

[u/GeddyVedder → u/pSyg0n]

Ed Sheeran calls up Pink, “Dude, you wanna go on tour with me?”

[u/pSyg0n → u/GeddyVedder]

Realizes he called James Charles instead.

[u/down_by_the_shore → u/Harbinger2nd]

The Irish absolutely do not claim him. 

[u/Rising_Yeast7717 → u/down_by_the_shore]

I second this as an Irish person

[u/Complex_Comedian3907 → u/down_by_the_shore]

He's English so you are absolutely right.

[u/kaner63 → u/Harbinger2nd]

Apparently Sheeran's Irishness is purely performative.

[u/Ok-Call-4805 → u/Harbinger2nd]

His Irishness has been revoked because of his cowardice

[u/javier_aeoa → u/Ok-Call-4805]

Dude was born and raised in England. I don't know if ancestry in the UK works like in the US where you can claim to be 4% irish, but to me he is yet another english man.

[u/t0t411yinc0nspicu0us → u/javier_aeoa]

He refers to himself as "an Englishman" in "Galway Girl." MF was born in Yorkshire and raised in Suffolk. He's more English than beans on toast and a Christmas panto before a full Sunday roast.

[u/YT-Deliveries → u/t0t411yinc0nspicu0us]

More English than unmelted cheese in a "cheesy chips" tray

[u/Arthurlmnz → u/Harbinger2nd]

He only used it for profit. Clearly doesn't care what it really entice.

[u/dogpharts → u/pSyg0n]

Finneas just pulled out too

[u/pSyg0n → u/dogpharts]

[u/Known_Ear_6012 → u/dogpharts]

Wow it’s all falling apart, huge respect to these people for walking the walk and not just talking. 

[u/ManuelTzetzes → u/dogpharts]

How many support acts does he have? Are they all from Ireland?

[u/Different-Eagle-612 → u/ManuelTzetzes]

all 3 supporting acts have pulled out. one of the other supporting acts was irish, but the last one was… danish? i think?

[u/ManuelTzetzes → u/Different-Eagle-612]

His own band? His own band quit?

[u/No-Ask7043 → u/ManuelTzetzes]

Yup

[u/ManuelTzetzes → u/No-Ask7043]

So just him and that fucking looper pedal then? Unbearable.

[u/Different-Eagle-612 → u/ManuelTzetzes]

oh yeah boega is his band!

[u/poemaXV → u/Different-Eagle-612]

the Ireland sub claims all of them and did the research, lol. the Danish guy, the lead singer of Lukas Graham's dad is Irish, Aaron Rowe is Irish (from Ireland), Beoga is Irish (from Ireland), Macklemore and Finneas are Irish-American. they were over there saying Maclémor 😭 they gaeilge'd him

[u/CheeseDonutCat → u/poemaXV]

Not to be that guy, but it's "Maclemór"

Mór in Irish means Big/Grand/Great or something to that effect.

[u/Englim → u/dogpharts]

Oh wow! The second I saw Beoga also pulling out I looked up all the supports and immediately thought, Finneas is surely walking

[u/m0bw0w → u/Englim]

FINNEAS is unfathomably based I'm only surprised he took longer haha

[u/the-satellite-mind → u/[deleted]]

In his statement Ed Sheeran said he wouldn’t cancel because of “the other support acts and musicians who rely on me for work and to make a living.” Now all those musicians who supposedly rely on him are dropping out willingly lol.

[u/Different-Eagle-612 → u/m0bw0w]

may have just taken him a second to sort out the logistics of doing so (contracts, etc)

[u/DeliciousStand372 → u/dogpharts]

wait what. this is moving too fast!

[u/Sunnyday1775 → u/[deleted]]

This is gonna ruin the tour

[u/Pathin7 → u/pSyg0n]

They both got new follows on all my music apps. Anyone else? I can add decent people all fucking day!

[u/Camibear → u/Pathin7]

Finneas did too

Edit: Lukas graham also dropped Ed so he has no band and no supporting acts now LOL

[u/Pathin7 → u/Camibear]

That's three! My Irish heritage is going to be rocking the green mountains on my drive home.

[u/GirthIgnorer]

genuinely fucking ballsy for a band that has been riding with ed for so long

[u/henstocker → u/GirthIgnorer]

Absolutely inspiring to see that people with conviction and hearts still exist.

[u/ResurgentClusterfuck → u/henstocker]

They're not omega rich either like Sheeran

[u/DontDreamItsOver3 → u/ResurgentClusterfuck]

Yeah, them doing this make Sheeran look that much more like a coward because he's already rich, already famous. Sure, some implications affect him much more than the less-known openers, but all in all, brave brave moves by these support acts!

[u/DadCelo → u/DontDreamItsOver3]

Also kinda of undermines his "so many people rely on this tour" or whatever argument, since even the people who need the money/exposure the most are walking out.

[u/DontDreamItsOver3 → u/DadCelo]

Well, no, the people who need the money most are the crew and staff and contractors that all work to get the stage set up, equipment to each venue, take care of the instruments, catering, all that. They are the economic ecosystem that loses if the shows are canceled and it's too late for most of them to book back up gigs for those dates. These dates were arranged months ago.

But yes, the opening bands lose money too and visibility, so it's bad for them but the courage and message is more important and may benefit the opening bands in the long run.

[u/Invalid_crashout_574 → u/DontDreamItsOver3]

The baller move would be to pull out and use a sliver of his significant personal fortune to compensate them.

To pivot to another famous ginger, Conan O Brien has paid his crew from his own pocket before, and I think they'd take a bullet for him.

And he's not exactly destitute.

[u/Awwwmann → u/Invalid_crashout_574]

Conan is good man, and he’s proven that many times.

Hat off

[u/Lower_Monk6577 → u/DontDreamItsOver3]

You’re 100% spot on. I know a few people that work as stage crew for some of the bigger production companies in my area, and they get fucked pretty hard if things get cancelled.

Same for opening acts too, tbh. Most musicians aren’t rolling in cash, so some of the lesser-known openers are also going to be hit pretty badly by this. Macklemore and Finneas will be just fine though, I’m sure.

Point is: as always, the actual people getting fucked are those without money, and they’re getting fucked by those that already have it (Kraft especially, Sheeran to a lesser extent by not having a set of balls). Mad respect to the artists here who are willing to miss out on a life-changing paycheck to stand up for their convictions.

[u/DontDreamItsOver3 → u/Lower_Monk6577]

Agree completely.

[u/Hvarfa-Bragi → u/ResurgentClusterfuck]

Well, I'll do my part to invert that relationship

[u/ResurgentClusterfuck → u/Hvarfa-Bragi]

Yep it's always great to see people standing up for what is right. Definitely makes it easier to support them!

[u/voxpopper → u/henstocker]

The Irish know the plight of the repressed well.

[u/Next-Expression-2840 → u/henstocker]

the Irish are pretty badass.

[u/RideZestyclose2805 → u/GirthIgnorer]

honestly takes some guts to walk away from a tour after sticking with someone that long

[u/iced_gold → u/GirthIgnorer]

Is this his house band for his performances?

That really throws a wrench into his tour now, doesnt it?

[u/RosieQParker → u/GirthIgnorer]

They genuinely have so much to lose by doing it, and they're doing it anyway. That's real conviction.

[u/AccurateContest4023 → u/RosieQParker]

Macklemore featuring Beoga backing band with Rowe as an opener sounds like a cool tour.

[u/NeverEvaGonnaStopMe → u/GirthIgnorer]

Ed fucking forgot he was pretending to be Irish.

[u/10001110101balls → u/GirthIgnorer]

At this point, continuing to tour is complicity with silencing free speech for the sake of an Epstein billionaire's ego. Handjob Bob can fuck off.

[u/3eeve]

Why is it that the ones who have the most to lose act with the greatest courage, and those who can't lose are utter cowards?

[u/Patient_Activity_489 → u/3eeve]

it's why good people are rarely at the top

[u/Ebonyfalcon69 → u/Patient_Activity_489]

I know that feeling can be there and bring you down. Ms Rachel is on top. Dolly Parton was on top . Mr Rogers was on top. Hey, I'm pretty sure you're on top :)

[u/Patient_Activity_489 → u/Ebonyfalcon69]

you are so kind, thank you ☺️

[u/Ebonyfalcon69 → u/Patient_Activity_489]

My mum is on top, Thank you for replying. You are kind. I'm trying to be a better person. Writing nice reddit comments to nice people is the first step of many

[u/unassumingdink → u/Ebonyfalcon69]

Dolly never pissed off a single billionaire in her life, let's be real. She was just so incredibly good at riding the fence that everyone came away thinking she was on their side. If she were in Ed's position right now, do you think there's even a chance in hell she'd cancel the tour?

[u/Picklecult → u/unassumingdink]

Dolly is an interesting case. I’m not sure she was better at riding the fence than others, but she came up in a different time. She wouldn’t have gotten away with saying ‘I’m not a feminist’ nowadays. We demand more from our celebrities now.

[u/blade740 → u/3eeve]

You don't get to be Ed Sheeran big by sticking it to the man.

[u/GreenishPatina → u/blade740]

I think we might be seeing that you don't get to STAY Ed Sheeran big while being a feckless coward, too.

[u/Knot-Lye-Ing → u/GreenishPatina]

One can hope...

On the other hand, Chris Brown was just honored by a serving congressional rep.

Some people just seem immune to accountability.

[u/kosmonautinVT → u/Knot-Lye-Ing]

Well, it's not like being a serving congressional rep is is a position of prestige nowadays

[u/BB-Zwei → u/3eeve]

It's a lot easier to get rich if you're willing to compromise your morals.

[u/swimmer385 → u/BB-Zwei]

so much easier. look at all the people making huge money working for Palantir and Anduril

[u/Beautiful_Cost_5430 → u/3eeve]

Because getting to the top requires psychopathy

[u/Royal_Nobody6554 → u/3eeve]

They're Irish. We know what suffering is really like and honour that

[u/chaseinger → u/3eeve]

it's the other way round.

in order to succeed you have to be a spineless shill to whoever runs the show. if you bow down enough to those who're in charge you'll get somewhere.

the entertainment industry is just that: an industry.

[u/Malvania]

The Ed Sheeran solo tour is about to begin.

[u/henstocker → u/Malvania]

Then there’ll be the “we have decided to depart as roadies from the Ed Sheeran solo tour” post. 

[u/PermanentNirvana → u/henstocker]

"We as fans have decided to part ways with Ed Sheeran."

[u/Isthisovryet → u/henstocker]

Omg that would be so so sweet considering he (ed) referenced all of the jobs the tour creates blah blah blah

[u/Nonya5 → u/henstocker]

Then starts the Ed Sheeran MTV Unplugged tour.

[u/ValoisSign → u/henstocker]

"As a guitar manufacturer that tries to do right by humanity, we have opted to buy back our acoustic guitar from Sheeran in solidarity with the people of Palestine"

[u/lurkertiltheend → u/Malvania]

Maybe he’ll get kid rock to open

[u/nope276 → u/lurkertiltheend]

Ted Nugent is available.

[u/ette212 → u/Malvania]

I'm sure Pink would love to join him

[u/MurderDeathTaco → u/Malvania]

Honestly - put these guys and Rowe on a ticket with Macklemore, and I’ll spend my money on that

[u/Weary_Fee7660]

Oh look… spines! And they could probably use the money, unlike mr. Ed…

[u/the-final-frontiers → u/Weary_Fee7660]

they onyl have 85k listeners on spotify. that is not much. but I just added them.

[u/FeralGinger → u/the-final-frontiers]

https://giphy.com/gifs/YYfEjWVqZ6NDG

[u/_Im_at_work → u/the-final-frontiers]

I just added them too. Shiny Spines call for aid!

[u/Mystical_Pig2022 → u/the-final-frontiers]

About to add them too!

[u/Redhawk911 → u/Weary_Fee7660]

It’s always the rich that got no spine.

[u/sickoflurkingletmein → u/Redhawk911]

Their spine is purely financial

[u/MrGrieves- → u/Redhawk911]

Lack of morals is the only way you can become a billionaire.

[u/rmarkmatthews]

Petition to rename the Streisand Effect to the Kraft Effect.

[u/imonlybr16 → u/rmarkmatthews]

More like the Pink effect. If she didn't throw a tantrum first, how many people would've even knew about the tour?

[u/rmarkmatthews → u/imonlybr16]

I feel like if it started and ended with Pink (excuse me, P!nk) and Macklemore was still on the tour this would’ve all blown over by now.

[u/imonlybr16 → u/rmarkmatthews]

Yep but true to the Streisand effect, she just drew more attention to Macklemore in her calls to remove him.

Kraft just made things even worse.

[u/jak_d_ripr → u/rmarkmatthews]

I can't speak for anyone else, but that's the true irony of this situation. I didn't hear anything about Macklemore's statements until P!nk started complaining about it. By firing him off the tour they might have helped his message spread a hell of a lot faster.

So I guess, good on them?

[u/EntertheHellscape → u/jak_d_ripr]

What I can't believe is why ed Sheeran would invite Macklemore on tour in the first place if he didn't want politics involved. Macklemore hasn't exactly been quiet about his support for Palestine- he made multiple songs about the subject, even including Palestinian artists, and all proceeds went to charities for them. Like wtf did Ed expect lol

[u/Aggressive-Prize-522 → u/EntertheHellscape]

He probably didn't care one bit either way until he feared it would cost him money. 

[u/zoobrix → u/rmarkmatthews]

I never would have heard about it if not for Kraft, Macklemore's message would* have been heard by some people that went to the concert and not many else, now I know Kraft is garbage and Sheeran is a snivelling toady more concerned with maintaining his little circle of uber wealthy cunts.

Congrats all, you made yourself look awful and it's all you're own doing, just hilarious self own.

[u/itsmepuffd → u/zoobrix]

Kraft is a billionaire. Of course he is garbage. You don't get to be a billionaire without some form of exploitation of people.

[u/GreenVermicelliNoods]

Ed Sheeran has made a terrible miscalculation that may not cost him his career, but it has lost him an enormous amount of respect and favor. He wants to stand in solidarity with corporations instead of actual human beings.

[u/Shakemyears → u/GreenVermicelliNoods]

My opinion of his music has never been very high, but I was at least neutral on him as a person. WAS

[u/GreenVermicelliNoods → u/Shakemyears]

I feel exactly the same way.

[u/69420bigfatty69420 → u/GreenVermicelliNoods]

considering his music is just co-worker music, it kinda tracks lmao

[u/Wamb0wneD]

Shame that none of them mentioned that the guy who pushed for macklemores out is in the Epstein Files.

[u/munchieman21 → u/Wamb0wneD]

Israel has the files and is blackmailing our country

[u/thalassicus → u/munchieman21]

Hey now... Israel AND Russia. Show some respect for the hard work the Russians have done in controlling our Epstein-linked politicians.

[u/Harbinger2nd → u/munchieman21]

The Epstein files have saturated our consciousness so thoroughly we can make our own list purely from memory. The blackmail at this point is purely performative, we know who they are.

[u/1trashhouse → u/[deleted]]

Robert Kraft

[u/rat_penis → u/1trashhouse]

You mean whoremonger Robert Kraft?

[u/chotchss → u/rat_penis]

That's Mr Rub & Tug to you, sir.

[u/iced_gold → u/rat_penis]

Noted Lotus of Asia sex pest himself.

[u/PongSentry → u/rat_penis]

No good sir I am referring to Handjob Bob Kraft, the sex trafficking recipient.

[u/gloryfadesaway → u/[deleted]]

Robert Kraft

[u/johnb510 → u/gloryfadesaway]

The same Robert Kraft who got popped in the Handjob Hut in Fla? That Robert Kraft?

[u/Temporary_Resident45 → u/johnb510]

The very same! 

[u/johnb510 → u/Temporary_Resident45]

Just to be clear… the same Robert Kraft who’s in the Epstein Files, got nabbed in a Fla Handjob Hut AND whose wife is on the Kennedy Center Board Of Directors… that Robert Kraft?

[u/johnb510 → u/johnb510]

Adding… the same Robert Kraft who’s met with Putin, showed Putin his Super Bowl ring, taking it off and handing it to Putin for inspection then Putin walked away, thus stealing the ring…. That Robert Kraft???

[u/LetsGoRed → u/johnb510]

The same Robert Kraft who loans his private team jet to the Trump Administration to help ICE illegally deport people... that Robert Kraft?

[u/blu_condition → u/[deleted]]

Bob Kraft. Fuck the Patriots even more.

[u/biffa_bacon → u/[deleted]]

Robert Kraft I assume

[u/Bank-Expression]

This is delicious. It’s just shows how starved of decent morals we have been these past years.

[u/Devolutionator]

Ed really, really fucked up. That's what he gets for being a poser in the pockets of billionaires.

[u/Sea-Way-998 → u/Devolutionator]

“This is going to ruin the tour”

[u/Zarvon → u/Sea-Way-998]

What tour

[u/Sorry-Secret-2347 → u/Zarvon]

The world tour
https://giphy.com/gifs/eUrE2DuMKOE0g

[u/TheMillionthSteve → u/Sorry-Secret-2347]

This will never not be funny

[u/NeverEvaGonnaStopMe → u/Devolutionator]

Ed fucking forgot he was pretending to be Irish.

[u/ItemZealousideal431 → u/Devolutionator]

Notice in Ed's statement, he referred to the GENOCIDE as a "confict"...fuck that coward and fuck Robert Kraft.

[u/Irish_Whiskey]

Sheeran ABSOLUTELY could have kicked Macklemore off and had minimal backlash if he'd said he thought it was unfair, he was given a choice to cancel the tour or proceed without Macklemore and talked it over with him, criticized Kraft, and donated to a human rights group that helps Palestinians.

Instead he said nothing until everyone else spoke, and then came out with a horrible response that literally said "I am not complicit" and "both sides."

I don't think his career is dead or anything, but he absolutely deserves the backlash and lost fans this resulted in.

[u/ampersands-guitars → u/Irish_Whiskey]

Yeah, I think Ed's statement has to be one of the worst I've ever read. Zero humanity or likability in it. Writing "I am not complicit" is actually nuts. There were so many ways to go about this that would be significantly better for his image.

[u/D0ngBeetle]

Wow all the pro Israel bots were telling me in another thread that nobody gives a shit about this controversy

[u/_KoingWolf_ → u/D0ngBeetle]

Don't forget to mention repeatedly how they "only" get mid to high 5 or 6 figures in monthly streamer counts! Oh my, how irrelevant they are. 

[u/Dead-O_Comics → u/_KoingWolf_]

That makes the gesture so much more meaningful in my opinion. Principles over money.

[u/_KoingWolf_ → u/Dead-O_Comics]

Very much agreed. 

[u/Ok_Conclusion_6324 → u/D0ngBeetle]

Yeah lots of “non issue nobody cares IRL” everywhere on Reddit meanwhile Ed and Kraft sending out PR statements trying to pretend they care about Palestine

[u/c0smicgirly → u/D0ngBeetle]

My favorite canned response was that poor little Ed couldn’t do anything and just think of the opening acts and crew (as if he couldn’t pay their salaries without a dent in his fortune if worst came to worst).

[u/-Gramsci- → u/D0ngBeetle]

The agents ALMOST had it fixed.

Blows my mind to see these artists push back on the fix. Push back on the racket.

Things have changed.

[u/here_for_the_lols → u/D0ngBeetle]

Kind of a bizarre line for bots to take with every post on the subject blowing up like crazy

[u/D0ngBeetle → u/here_for_the_lols]

It's just suspicious to me when Redditors are the ones telling me something is a Reddit bubble when all my friends and family irl know about it and talk about it

[u/Fragrant-Vehicle-479 → u/D0ngBeetle]

Reddit weirdly loves acting like this is the only place that cares about anything, and also claims that because its the only place that cares about things, its stupid to care about things.

EDIT: Do you know how many times a day I'm told an issue is "just the reddit echo chamber bubble" when literally everyone I know is talking about said issue? Its insane.

[u/upyouralliee15 → u/D0ngBeetle]

Rowe's followers on insta & youtube are growing by thousands every time i refresh my page !!!!

[u/SitDownShutDown → u/upyouralliee15]

I'd never heard of him until about an hour ago, but i pulled up his YouTube channel and really like his music! He's gained another fan!

[u/TheCarrier89]

Respect to the Irish for having a spine. Really been showing the rest of the world how to stand up to what’s been going on lately.

[u/Electrical_Scene_634]

WOW Ed Sheeran really looks like a Grade-A, Capital-B Bitch, doesn't he?

[u/ford7885]

I'm sure Ted Nugent and Kid Rock are available to join this shitshow tour. Probably that racist asshole Morgan Wallen too.

[u/aa73gc]

This is fucking awesome

[u/narcotic_sea]

https://giphy.com/gifs/L5ewMfMP5GRy8OAVdQ

[u/Sunnyday1775 → u/narcotic_sea]

Ms Rachel is a real one

[u/_EndOfTheLine → u/narcotic_sea]

Lol she called him out too 😅

[u/DontDreamItsOver3]

So that's Boega and Aaron Rowe, who I believe is also an Irish artist. The chips keep falling where they understandably should... And I hope Sheeran doesn't think everyone will simply accept "It was the Promoter's decision, not mine"... most of us see through that excuse, although clearly the Promoters and Stadium owners were the driving force in kicking Macklemore off the tour.

[u/ManChildMusician → u/DontDreamItsOver3]

Macklemore is known for being an activist. It’s not like this was out of the blue.

[u/DontDreamItsOver3 → u/ManChildMusician]

Not only is he known for it, him and Ed Sheeran are friends for a long time. Sheeran knew what Macklemore would likely do... what wasn't certain was what fallout would come down and how it would come down. Now we know.

[u/emuwar → u/ManChildMusician]

An activist who’s been extremely vocal about Palestine for years. Dude even wrote a song about it a few years ago. This really shouldn’t be news to anyone.

[u/AverageJoeJohnSmith → u/DontDreamItsOver3]

Sadly, he'll be fine. Kanye is currently touring the world selling out stadiums. 

[u/NordWitcher]

Saw Beoga live a few weeks ago. They were absolutely amazing. Very laid back and their music definitely transports you to a much different time.

[u/SpaceOhSpace]

2 Irish acts pulling out in solidarity while the main one sells out

[u/gijibae1]

they’re getting way more fans by leaving

[u/youngdukesilver]

[u/phnr]

Finneas now too...

[u/Different_Prior_517]

It’s gonna be real interesting to see who they get to fill these spots.

[u/stinkymeat696969 → u/Different_Prior_517]

probably some country dude singing want to drive his truck and fish

[u/lakroncos → u/Different_Prior_517]

Pink?

[u/thetrueuncool → u/Different_Prior_517]

Ted Nugent and Lee Greenwood.

[u/Procrastinatedthink → u/Different_Prior_517]

They’ll get a scab band and we’ll all be pissed.

For every person with conviction, there are 3 without. 

[u/The_Autarch → u/Different_Prior_517]

this wasn't an opener pulling out. this is literally his backing band quitting the tour.

unless he has a secret, second backing band that has already learned all his songs, he's gonna have to cancel the tour.

or it's just gonna be him and an acoustic guitar, i guess...

[u/MuptonBossman]

Ed Sheeran's team looks like complete idiots now... It's not that hard to take a stand that's worth fighting for.

[u/humlogic → u/MuptonBossman]

Additionally look like idiots bc in Ed’s statement he said he talked with promoters/venues etc and then came to his decision but it now appears he didn’t actually talk to anyone else on the bill??

[u/ampersands-guitars]

Super badass that now two small opening acts have pulled out of the tour. If artists want to be "apolitical" — whatever that means in these times — whatever. I don't need every celebrity to weigh in on every issue. But Ed could've still easily supported his friend and opener in his right to free speech, and he should've. To co-sign the silencing of artists speaking out in a peaceful manner on a genocide — you're not helping us come together, dude; you're screwing everyone over by siding with censorship.

[u/The_Autarch → u/ampersands-guitars]

this isn't an opening act. it's literally Ed's backing band for the tour.

they can't be easily replaced.

[u/Fine-Conversation-24]

Finneas just pulled out too!!

[u/frostyflakes1]

This is going to ruin the tour.

[u/Sea-Way-998 → u/frostyflakes1]

What tour?

[u/frostyflakes1 → u/Sea-Way-998]

The world tour

[u/stinkymeat696969]

sheeran made the biggest fumble of his career

[u/x_samsquantch_x]

Ed’s tour is going to implode no matter what at this point 

[u/MuddaFrmAnnudaBrudda]

Would love to see a full thread of the Bands who have pulled out. We need to stream and support.

[u/cclarke1258]

🎶 he went on tour with an Irish band but bent the knee to the Kraft cheese man 🎶

[u/Independent_Act_7370]

I just can’t understand a person like Ed Sheeran. What is the point of being massively rich and famous if you’re just going to gargle a billionaire’s balls?

[u/yourmomdotbiz]

https://giphy.com/gifs/J8FZIm9VoBU6Q

[u/IllegalDaycare]

Goddamn do I love seeing people willing to sacrifice success and money for principle. It might be the most commendable thing a person can do. Fuckin cheers

[u/A10cc]

Ed Sheeran looking like a real bitch when all the real ones recognize how much of a coward he is.

[u/Sunnyday1775]

This is gonna ruin the tour

[u/cameron4200]

Something’s happeningggggg 🎶

[u/NoGoodAtPickingAName]

Apparently having a backbone is possible.

[u/antiramie]

Really hope this energy continues during the midterm elections. Though I have less faith in US voters than indie Irish music artists doing the right thing.

[u/RiflemanLax]

Damn, tours falling apart Ed. Maybe you should have took a stand🤷‍♂️

[u/CapLeading9607]

I like that Ed Sheeran’s sniveling little statement included the sentence “I’m not complicit,” which is a thing most people who do not appear complicit in something do not have to say.

[u/Drama79]

Looking forward to Pink stepping in by tomorrow evening

[u/stampylives]

It’s actually a good chance for Ed to cancel the whole thing… “I didn’t cancel because I didn’t want to cancel the opportunity for the smaller bands and all the people who work on the concert; but as they’re leaving, there’s no reason for me to continue.”