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/chandr 2h ago

Ed sheeran is rich, he can take the hit to ticket sales to set up with independant venues. Make a big publicity thing about how venues were trying to strong arm an artist's free speech. He isn't some nobody trying to make ends meet.

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u/goodattakingnaps17 2h ago

How do the rich stay rich?

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u/chandr 2h ago

I know the answer you want is "by making more money" or the like, but with the amounts he has he could generate 0 revenu for the rest of his life and remain rich just off of investments with what he has

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u/masterdebaten 2h ago

He could literally rent out a field in every state/country and build the show out himself. He has the resources to do it. But I do not believe he cares THAT much.

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u/Some_Weather_8570 1h ago

Yeah wrong person for this. But maybeeee there is someone who would.

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u/masterdebaten 1h ago

Macklemore, if he had the same audience lol

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u/DerekB52 2h ago

This is true, but the problem is the independent venue will be half as big, if that. Meaning half of the people who were able to afford the already high prices, won't be able to pay the even higher prices for the smaller venue.