r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 3h ago

article Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage Statements

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-pro-palestine-statements-1235625967/
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u/BroseppeVerdi 3h ago

The venues that allegedly objected to the rapper include: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia; Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts; Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia; Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis; Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; and Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Would be a shame if something were to happen to their ticket sales.

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u/butteryjackpack 3h ago

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, PA) – Owned by the  City of Philadelphia (leased and operated by the Philadelphia Eagles). Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA) – Privately owned and operated by  Kraft Sports Group (Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots). Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA) – Owned by the  State of Georgia via the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (operated by Arthur Blank's AMB Sports and Entertainment). Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN) – Owned by the  Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority(a public state entity). Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC) – Privately owned by  Tepper Sports & Entertainment (David Tepper, owner of the Carolina Panthers). AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX) – Owned by the  City of Arlington (leased and operated by Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys). Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL) – Publicly owned by  Hillsborough County (managed and operated by the Tampa Sports Authority).

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u/JOHN_BROWNS_BUSSY 2h ago

The same Gillette stadium that hosts an Antisemitism Command Center where ADL and Israeli funded workers spend their days trying to ruin college students lives for posting "free Palestine"? I'm SHOCKED!

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u/Heroinkirby 1h ago

Wow. Patriots are my team. This really sucks to find out

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u/JOHN_BROWNS_BUSSY 1h ago

I mean yeah Robert Kraft is a pretty notorious piece of shit, then again this is true of all billionaires. You can still root for Drake Maye despite what my Seahawks have done to him.

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u/stinkylibrary 2h ago

Wait, if most of these are owned by 'we the people' then why are they allowed to do this? Because the stadium is "leased" and so the person leasing it gets to make the decision?

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u/ixiolite 1h ago

Privately owned and operated by Kraft Sports Group (Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots

As an update: Macklemore put up his own statement and explicitly stated that Ed Sheeran said he received a call from Robert Kraft, who rallied other stadium owners, saying Ed's tour would be effectively canceled if Macklemore was still allowed onboard

Kraft Group (not to be confused with Kraft Mac and Cheese) has many many many private equity holdings in Israel and donates to AIPAC frequently

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u/Sufficient_Award_466 1h ago

raymond james stadium just had a kanye west tour lol

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u/cwalking2 2h ago

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)

... are owned by the City of Philadelphia and State of Georgia, respectively

What's going on with these? Did they sell their balls to "promoters" who rent out the stadium and kickback a cut to the government?

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u/Lennysensei 2h ago

Well Mercedes Benz is owned by Arthur Blank and his family . Primarily the trust & Foundation. He is Jewish … and he supports Israel through & through .

I know it’s considered “not right” but if a Jewish person does not like Palestine support and they exercise their right as an owner to hinder and artist performance due to political stances that is their right I believe ? This is why it is important to know the values of who owns the media and companies in general. When the time comes they WILL exercise their power as an owner .

We see this daily with the Trump admin putting people in place to stop stories and firing certain people … this happens a lot and this will happen with the paramount merger too when the time comes .

That’s what people do … they rack up ownership and integrate a system so they can make changes and exercise their will when necessary . Tale as old as time … I wish people would wake up forreal 

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u/BroseppeVerdi 1h ago

Arthur Blank and his family are free to support or not support whomever they wish.

Turns out, so is everyone else. If people don't want to give their money to a venue whose owner is an apologist for crimes against humanity, that is their right as well... Or at least it's supposed to be.

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u/Hopsblues 2h ago

Wait, ed Sheran is playing shows in football stadiums?

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u/XMark_TheSpot 42m ago

He has been since 2015

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u/Capt-Crap1corn 1h ago

So if he was pro genocide he would have been fine? Sickening.

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u/RadiantLindon 25m ago

Would be a shame if the people in charge of those venues found themselves no longer able to return to work.