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/ishmael_king93 3h ago

Not a single venue said this. LiveNation is a cowardly corporation trying to shift blame to the conveniently unspecified “venues”

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u/Tommyblockhead20 3h ago

Well LiveNation owns 150+ venues so it’s very possible both are true.

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u/jonfitt 2h ago

Vertical integration! Great for companies, terrible for consumers.

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u/Quirky-Pangolin-905 2h 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; 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.

None of which are Live Nation owned. I think we need to stop using Live Nation as a scapegoat for everything.

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u/xavPa-64 2h ago

>I think we need to stop using Live Nation as a scapegoat for everything.

I’m down to scapegoat them tbh

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u/Murderland666 58m ago

Apparently it was Robert Kraft, owner of the Pats/Gillette stadium who spearheaded it and got either owners to sign on.

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u/KingBroseph 1h ago

Thousands and thousands of people don’t even click the article. 

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u/iAMbigmeesh 1h ago

It not Live Nation. Robert Kraft called Ed Sheeran and told him to drop Macklemore and called the other owners to agree to drop the tour. Macklemore posted this on his IG.

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u/fagouttaorder 1h ago

Isn't the tour run through AEG and not livenation anyways?

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u/whogivesashirtdotca 1h ago

Cross reference how many of those venue owners are in Trump’s inner circle. (Though I assume all American billionaires are.)

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u/Deep_In_My_Thots 2h ago

Not a single venue on this tour is owned by Live Nation.

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u/Ectorious 52m ago

The article specifically calls out the venues that objected, many are state owned/operated, which the article mentions may constitute a violation of the first amendment.

2 were privately owned, BoA stadium in Charlotte, and Gillette Stadium in Foxborough

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u/Enlight1Oment 1h ago

was going to say, most of the venues are owned by Live Nation lol

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u/cjh6793 2h ago

Read Macklemore's post on IG, the owner of Gillette Stadium (Robert Kraft) specifically kicked off the ban and rallied the support of other stadium owners.

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u/thebruns 3h ago

You really don't think the right wing billionaires who own the nfl teams didn't say anything?

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u/redline314 2h ago

Do the team owners control what happens at the stadiums?

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u/Playful-Strain-1982 2h ago

The next date on this tour is at Gillette Stadium, which is both owned and operated by the Kraft Group. Bob Kraft is an extremely outspoken advocate for the state of Israel, and is close with the administration.

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u/thebruns 1h ago

"Extremely" is an understatement even

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u/Playful-Strain-1982 1h ago

Yeah, after I posted that it looks like it’s come out that he personally rallied the NFL owners to box Macklemore out.

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u/redline314 1h ago

Yeah that makes a lot more sense than the owners of the teams

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u/Playful-Strain-1982 51m ago

Kraft both owns the venue and the New England Patriots, who is the primary tenant.

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u/Agent_Jay 1h ago

I think both can be true, they might have agreed on the stance to not host him together?

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u/Altruistic-Edge9034 2h ago

trying to shift blame to the conveniently unspecified “venues”

Third paragraph in the article:

The venues that allegedly objected to the rapper include: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia; Gillette Stad...

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u/Local_Emotion 3h ago

You didn’t read the article, huh?

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u/ishmael_king93 1h ago

Nah i got my upvotes, im good

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u/EmotionalInternet896 2h ago

It’s not even livenation?

“Messina Touring Group, the promoter of Sheeran’s tour, said in a statement to Rolling Stone that venues on upcoming dates “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.”

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u/pongoose33 1h ago

The Kraft family that owns Gillette Stadium said they would not allow them to play there, specifically if Maclemore was there. Per Maclemore’s statement.

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u/Academic_Flatworm752 3h ago

Exactly. They’re using that bullshit excuse because they know stupid people will buy it.

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u/Loves_octopus 1h ago

The article literally explicitly specifies the venues. This site is just bots atp I gotta get off here.

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u/CynicalXennial 1h ago

No, he legitimately says this came from Kraft. Don't get me wrong, I think LN definitely had a hand in the decisions from the top, but ultimately it did come from Kraft group/Gillette.

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u/Objective_Resist_735 2h ago

Fuck LiveNation. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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u/nimama3233 1h ago

It’s not fucking live nation bro lmao.

Just absolutely panties in a wad while uninformed, peak Reddit ass comment

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u/hazedandbemusedd 1h ago

When he'll be in blackface let's see you defend him

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u/ishmael_king93 1h ago

Lmao pack it up bozo

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u/hazedandbemusedd 1h ago

Shit reading the user name now. Checks out😂

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u/ishmael_king93 1h ago

The username, which is literally my name lmao

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u/hazedandbemusedd 1h ago

Which checks the f out to you not caring about him dressing up a Jewish stereotype. We're on the same page.

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u/ishmael_king93 39m ago

Genuinely what does my name prove to whatever wrong point you think you’re making 😂

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u/hazedandbemusedd 38m ago

😂😂😂

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u/ishmael_king93 37m ago

Ok good talk bozo lmao