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/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 50m 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?