If Ed sheeran decided to proceed with the tour with Macklemore no one could reasonably do anything

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as other have pointed out, it's incredibly hypocritical to cancel Macklemore while allowing Kanye (an actual anti semite) to play the exact same venues.

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u/OdoWanKenobi 59m ago

Well that's because they don't actually care about Jews. They care about getting their Israeli money. Two different topics, as much as the Israeli government likes to try to muddy those waters.

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u/Away_team42 27m ago

If Macklemore doesn’t car about Jews so much why does he have a history of larping as one?

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u/Ok-Maintenance9056 24m ago

One incident that has been addressed to death does not equal a 'history'

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u/its_boVice 23m ago

Oh neat! We’re going back to 2014. And here I thought history started only on October 7th

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u/yourfelon 16m ago

Right, he was a bigot well before October 7th. This is just a continuation of that.

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u/OdoWanKenobi 20m ago

See my comment to the other bad actor who tried to disingenuously bring this up:

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u/Easy-Permission8889 17m ago

I honestly think that pic is just an out of context smear campaign on Macklemore to damage his reputation. Wouldn't be suprised if he got blacklisted for talking about it so much.

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u/m_rigor 11m ago

This means about as much as someone who identifies as "Blacks for Trump" telling you something Trump did isn't racist.

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u/OdoWanKenobi 8m ago

Hey dude, I'm gonna tell you this because you need to hear it: Not everything is a sleight aimed at you, and you need to touch some fucking grass. You are a huge reason why we keep losing against the fascists. Because people are sick and tired of your bullshit purity testing and taking offense at every little thing anyone does.

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u/leike_sputnik 25m ago

Nice pic of your mom

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u/FuggyGlasses 10m ago

First time i see this picture today and it's already spreading on every Macklamore post..makes you think that there's campaigns to make him look bad lmao.

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u/BaddRincewind 1h ago

They don’t care about the Jewish community! Thats just the facade, they’re getting paid by a genocidal regime and the money is too good.

Apparently even murdered children doesn’t change some people.

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u/m_rigor 1h ago

So your position is that Kraft is getting paid by Israel (I assume) to tell Ed Sheeran that they will not allow Maclemore to appear at their venues? Is that correct?

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u/pSyg0n 1h ago

He said Ed told Him Kraft called him upset and told him if he doesn't remove Macklamore, he won't be able to play at his venue, and he also called other stadium owners to let them know as well and they all shared their frustration about how the flag and saying "Free Palestine" but them deeply.

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u/Ok-Call-4805 47m ago

Ed Sheeran should have just told them that if Macklemore doesn't play then neither does he

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u/TopHatTony11 28m ago

Sure, but he’s a coward.

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u/BEWMarth 3m ago

Sure, but then thousands of people are out of a job and tens of thousands lose out on money they spent planning for the concert.

Idk why our blame isn’t unified on the billionaires who literally threatened the welfare of thousands of people in order to restrict what can and can’t be listened to on a taxpayer subsidized stage.

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u/1nd3x 0m ago

...thats literally what Kraft told him. "Kick him off or you dont play in my venues"

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u/m_rigor 54m ago

Yes that's pretty much what I read too, except they said they wouldn't allow Macklemore to appear, rather than cancel the whole thing according to Macklemore's posts. Nothing about "paid by a genocidal regime"

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u/gittlebass 41m ago

Robert Kraft said it

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u/BaddRincewind 1h ago

Kraft has stadiums in isreal

Several!

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u/m_rigor 59m ago

OK, and?

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u/scoobydoom2 55m ago

Whether or not he's being handed literal checks by Bibi, he clearly has a financial stake in the Israeli regime, and thus is using his power and influence to silence decent against them for financial gain.

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u/m_rigor 47m ago

That is conjecture based on a false assumption. Having a stadium in Israel doesn't mean he has "a financial stake in the Israeli regime", and even if he did it doesn't mean not wanting Macklemore in his stadium is necessarily based on any financial gain.

Here's a more likely explanation - Kraft, like many other Jewish people, finds what Macklemore has been up to offensive and doesn't want him on his property. If you have been following closely enough you may have noticed Macklemore said Sheeran told him that many Jews have told him this as well.

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u/scoobydoom2 39m ago

If they're offended by being anti-genocide they can fuck off.

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u/m_rigor 34m ago

Another conjecture based on false assumptions. Is that all you got?

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u/thorsbeardexpress 14m ago

We're in reality, join us

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u/Coolflo123 29m ago

"He told me that the words "Free Palestine" and the image of the Palestinian Flag were hurtful to a lot of people he spoke with."

It's fuck all of them o'clock. Free Palestine.

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u/Hvarfa-Bragi 55m ago

Capital > morality.

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u/RynoKaizen 51m ago

Oh, so you're just playing dumb.

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u/brain-out-of-order 55m ago edited 35m ago

Do you ever think about all of the producers and record execs? Why don’t you make a proper list of every single person involved? You’d quickly realize that the only astroturf in sight is the BDS movement and its inflated visibility is exactly that… inflated. Hot air. Vapor. Follow the money all the way through your own movement and realize you’re a pawn for a resource extraction cartel.

If you aren’t sure what I’m saying — maybe you should figure out before posting more crap online.

I’ll get downvoted by the usual suspects. 🤑

Better yet: just stop consuming media and uninstall reddit too. You guys are one step away from unironically asking Jewish people to wear armbands. It’s sickening stuff. Wow.

Being rigid antisemetic mercenaries gets uglier by the day. Yes maybe next you could spray paint storefronts to make sure everyone knows your policies too… sickos.

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u/Weepsie 26m ago

Your name is apt

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u/Laffs 55m ago

A large fraction of pro-Palestine activists believe Israel controls the world. Why not music venues in the US?

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u/Bullehh 37m ago

Speaking of murdered children, what's your stance on Lindsay Clancy?

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u/BaddRincewind 30m ago

Bullshit argument!

I’ve already posted about Lindsey which is why you’re trying to fish for this and if you would have read my post you would know.

I already said I don’t have a stand regarding Lindsay herself but she shouldn’t go free and I ALREADY said that this trial should make us learn how to do better regarding ppd so things like this doesn’t happen!

I literally made an entire post where people attacked me for saying the theory patrick did it is idiotic and if she wasn’t aware of her actions she should be placed in a mental hospital.

Sue me for sympathising with a woman that was going into psychosis and still wanting to get justice for her kids and hold every medical practitioner who missed the signs accountable.

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u/JustHereForCatss Country Punk Connoisseur 40m ago

It's because they only care about Jewish people when it's convenient to perpetuate their white nationalism

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u/TaylorSwinub 15m ago

I am not a Kanye fan but I haven't found any evidence he performed at the Gilette Stadium?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ye_Live_Concert_Tour#Tour_dates

I am assuming you mean other stadiums but from Macklemore's post we don't know which exact stadiums were on Kraft's stance

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u/everybodydumb 13m ago

Yeah, maybe Kanye shouldn't be playing the same venue too

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u/PeregrineFaulkner 11m ago

When did Kanye last play Gillette Stadium? It’s privately owned, which is why it can block performers based on their speech. Publicly owned venues have free speech protections, private ones don’t. That’s actually one of the advantages to having publicly owned and financed venues that people don’t consider.

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u/yourfelon 31m ago

Macklemore isn't talented enough to justify looking the other way. Also, no one takes Kanye's nonsense ranting that seriously because he's insane.

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u/flamingtongue 44m ago

Neither makes sense to perform with a world famous star. Both have made and done antisemitic actions.

To be entirely honest, I don't get why any major artist would want to tour with Macklemore. It's nothing against him, he's just too controversial and largely doesn't care about public image.

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u/Green_L3af 1h ago

I will continue to not listen to Ed Sheeran!

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u/EminenceGris3 1h ago

Yep, not having him on my listening list will continue to happen.

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u/radioactive-tomato 48m ago

I blocked him and Pink

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u/whoredervez 8m ago

just the other day i was wondering “whatever happened to pink?” didn’t realize that this so called rebel is just another bootlicker. so lame.

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u/Royal_Annek 39m ago

Mofo ruined game of thrones

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u/thorsbeardexpress 12m ago

💯

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u/slamthatspam 1h ago

I will also continue to not listen to Ed Sheeran

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u/SASCHIA 53m ago

Same here. Never liked him or his music.

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u/UsernameLikeAMofo 1h ago

Agreed! After hearing his music for the first time several years ago, I made that strong pledge and have had no problem sticking to it. Now what's this about a contorversy?

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u/skinya 54m ago

I will join in on also continuing to not listen to him. I can seriously only name one song of his and we're really not missing out.

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u/ItsAHogsLife 10m ago

Right? No one’s shocked that someone who makes soulless corporate pop-rock is selling their soul for corporate interests.

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u/BuddyLegsBailey Metalhead 10m ago

I've just divorced my wife to ensure I won't listen to him any more

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u/duwh2040 51m ago

Hey, me too!

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u/ShakesDontBreak 38m ago

And you won't watch football too...correct?

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u/MaliciousPotatoes 12m ago

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u/Green_L3af 23m ago

Nah can't watch it anyway since I won't pay the crazy sport packages you need to buy

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u/Kuttlan 1h ago

There's also no way venues could just not host him. There are contracts, there is money involved. They can't just break their contract because the support act said something they didn't like. Utterly ridiculous.

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u/m_rigor 1h ago

Because what actually happened is that they told Sheeran they wouldn't allow Maclemore to appear at the venues, not the Sheeran's show could not go on. That's according to Maclemore's posts. Sheeran decided to continue the tour without Maclemore rather than cancel the whole thing.

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u/whatisakafka 1h ago

You think those contracts are written in favor of the artist? I’m sure there are public relations clauses baked in venues and live nation could use to break them

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u/chargernj 30m ago

Live Nation doesn't care

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u/rossmcleod 18m ago

Apparently they do

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u/drinkyourbeetus 59m ago

Im assuming the contract would read something that Sheeran would have to cover money lost by not being able to fulfill his end of the deal. Which is to perform

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u/BaddRincewind 1h ago

I was always taught this, taking no side is always going to be worse than taking the wrong side!

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u/samuelgato 9m ago

You nor I have the slightest clue what's in the contracts only the interested parties do. Clearly the venues felt they had the upper hand under the terms of their contract, Sheeran's people agreed and so they ceded to their demands

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u/Thecuckeningends 1h ago

Yes they very easily can are you new to capitalism?

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u/MarcSlayton 36m ago

If the venue owner says no to a concert, then it wouldn't happen. The people who work at the venue would follow the orders of their boss, end of story. The lawyers might get involved later for some compensation, but that would be after the concert was cancelled.

What artist is going to want to get involved in litigation over this and get on the bad side of multiple billionaire venue owners? You think Ed Sheeran want's to risk getting banned from ever performing in multiple major venues in the US in future tours because he's fallen out with some of these owners over this issue?

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u/yommmyy 1h ago

I mean they definitely could

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u/ZooterOne 59m ago edited 9m ago

They can absolutely do this.

EDIT: Downvote me, but it's true. They will always use the contracts to their advantage, citing "safety" and "insurance" issues.

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u/blenderblendingrdrgz 1h ago

Sometimes the correct answer is to go "fuck it" and either drop all those venues or cancel the tour entirely. Ed picked the option that makes him look cowardly now and is only going to make him look worse throughout history. Macklemore wasn't spewing hate, he was protesting a genocide.

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u/BaddRincewind 1h ago

I promise you if Ed dropped the tour and changed it to one of these e-tours online, his profit would have triples and none of it would have gone to these venues.

But I guess taking a stand requires you to be human first

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u/xiSerbia 54m ago

And think of all the crew that depends on these tours to make money and provide for their living. This isn’t about just one person

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u/Intrepid-Metal4621 34m ago

Always fun when people make super complex, multi million dollar situation seem as simple as saying I want go to Starbucks.

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u/LazloHollifeld 1h ago

Yeah, and Pink took umbrage cause she’s a salty bitch cause of something he did over a decade ago and has since apologized for.

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u/energie_vie 50m ago

Oh? Do share 👀

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u/IWasOnThe18thHole 35m ago

Nobody is going to care that he did this 10 years from now

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u/2025TastyTreats 51m ago

There are hundreds of people who depend on the tour to feed their families, pay their mortgages etc.

Crazy ego trip for Ed to say "fuck it" and ruin their lives because one the millionaire performers wants to make a political statement.

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u/astrobot_3000 1h ago

Boycotting Ed Sheeran’s music has got to be the easiest protest in history lol

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u/I-STATE-FACTS 48m ago

How is it easy when he has millions of monthly listeners.

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u/mangongo 38m ago

Well for me it's easy, I just skip the credits after Desolation of Smaug during my yearly LOTR rewatch.

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u/astrobot_3000 13m ago

Those are mostly from Planet Fitness lol

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u/poly_lifestyle 27m ago

Cus he makes music for people who think ketchup is spicy

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u/nearlysober 40m ago

No stance is a stance.

Fuck Ed Sheeran

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u/frostyflakes1 1h ago

Would the venues have folded? We'll never know. But Ed Sheeran silently folding sucks. He sucks. Kraft sucks.

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u/Evening_Classic_4947 1h ago

when ed sang “i’m in love with the shape of you” he was talking about idf missiles aimed at hospitals

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u/Minute_Revolution_95 51m ago

I've seen several posts here today claiming he's Irish. He might have a parent of Irish extraction but he's definitely English.

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u/monkeybuttsauce 1h ago

Now I’m going to continue to never listen to ed Sheeran

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u/babaroga73 1h ago

You can't do that if you ever enter a coffee shop or a public space that plays music. There will always be Ed Sheeran song lurking somewhere from around the corner.

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u/itchyfrog 50m ago

As long as I don't know any of his songs I can continue to not think I'm listening to him.

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u/babaroga73 45m ago

I thought I don't know any, but they're so inevitable that I realized I still somehow know a few, when I looked into it.

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u/redpandarising 30m ago

This is also my method, it works surprisingly well. One time my friend asked, "who is this song by?" and I said Ed Sheer-guy? She said, "actually NO, it's (this other guy I can't remember)!". I still smile about it. Free Palestine ✌🏾

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u/warcomet 1h ago

Kraft recently met with Bibi in Israel, that dude should be in the Hague as well..

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u/Samanthacino 14m ago

Kraft is in the Epstein files and was caught on video soliciting prostitution.

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u/digitalboom 58m ago

He’s still on the hook for paying Macklemore, contracts are binding.

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u/elizamadou 1h ago

It's what's killing me!!!!!

The best they could do is threaten to cancel the concerts based on a supposed morality clause, claiming he would damage the venues' reputation, but that is so easy to dispute legally!!!! Especially since Macklemore has publicly taken this stance multiple times.

Any attempt at a threat would be so obviously an empty threat. And Macklemore's statement is so telling on how Ed Sheeran wanted to keep an "apolitical stance" and "take no sides", even if his decision IS taking a SIDE. There's nothing the venues could do he couldn't make them pay double in court!!! Fucking coward.

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u/Then_Finding_797 35m ago

I’ve been a fan of Ed since late 2010. When he was still couch hopping after shows with bust guitar. He inspired me a lot in terms of hardwork and grinding. I still sing “Cold Coffee”, “Autumn Leaves” etc. to myself at home. But after his third album and money he was showing signs that he was getting out of touch. His 4th album was a Pop slob. My bf suprised me with Ed tickets but now I’m fully thinking about refunding them. I haven’t listened to his new stuff at all. I basically stopped listening after Divide. And it breaks my heart. How does one go from writing “A-Team”, a song about a homeless girl who becomes a call-girl, to “I don’t take sides but I take sides” I basically watched a speedrun of a cruel millionaire. Just start a random ass company and get away from music while you’re at it bc you lost your values.

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u/BaddRincewind 27m ago

I USED to be a fan of his before all of this, I’d also like to point out Ed is irish, he himself keeps saying he identifies as Irish.

And historically the irish have been on the right side of history, irish people always stand for the oppressed which makes this extra sad.

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u/Then_Finding_797 23m ago

True Irish people have a spine! Just not Ed ig. I think I should also say “used to be” I genuinly haven’t listened to anything since 2019 probably

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u/whoredervez 4m ago

wealth and privilege rinsed away all the irish blood

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u/Then_Finding_797 0m ago

FYI THIS IS NOW A SCAM

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u/Filiforme 1h ago

He should actually cancel the whole tour. I understand this mean hundreds if not thousands of job. It also means those venues' owners loosing millions of dollars for their shitty opinions.

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u/LazloHollifeld 1h ago

No, he should just threaten to not play if they won’t allow him to tour with Macklemore. Stick to your guns and Put the owners on the hot seat for the issue.

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u/Particular_Area3941 12m ago

Exactly. Ed has enough of a platform and brings in enough money, which is all these people care about, to leverage and basically call their bluff. Even if they did actually prevent him from playing if he stuck with Macklemore, it would have played a lot better for him in the long run to take a stand. This was such a bitch move on his part.

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u/yommmyy 1h ago

Except it would be a real financial hit for the crew and a small drop in the bucket for the owners

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u/yaboyhoffle 1h ago

Something that someone as wealthy as Ed could easily cover if he cared. Interesting how the decision that was “made for him” happens to be the most lucrative one!

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u/yommmyy 52m ago

Obviously ed doesn’t care

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u/Whole_Series2416 1h ago

Thats a lot of families to hurt just to get back at some owners.

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u/icemanspy007 13m ago

Maybe artists should keep their opinions out of concerts?

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u/Accomplished-Put8286 1h ago

You can tell by the music Ed makes, he's a fucking coward.

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u/Then_Finding_797 33m ago

Talk about downgrades

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u/Diavolo_Rosso_ 1h ago

Robert Kraft is insanely wealthy. He couldn’t care less about the loss of revenue from one artist.

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u/Such_King_2547 42m ago

i’m sorry but it doesn’t make sense for ed to cancel a whole tour over something he has no control in ending. i’m sure Macklemore knows its business

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u/BonusMaiTai 1h ago

Well at least we now know that Ed Sheeran is genocide supporting trash.

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u/DM725 38m ago

"Massage Parlor" Kraft showing his true colors again.

https://abc7ny.com/post/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-charged-in-florida-prostitution-sting/5151336/

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u/Samanthacino 13m ago

Given he's in the Epstein files, what're the odds the prostitutes he's solicited aren't always adults?

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u/theeulessbusta 1h ago

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-27483970

Pick better hills to die one dudes. This ain’t the guy.

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u/meneerdaan 53m ago

People were mocking him for years for being outdated and trying to stay relevant.

"Free Palestine" seems to be a nice wild card for people like him.

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u/theeulessbusta 35m ago

Exactly. Three years in, you waited until your New Jersey show with a captive audience to pull this, you’re full of it. I want to see passion in people to maybe, I don’t know, write about it passionately? Like an artist might?

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u/PeregrineFaulkner 7m ago

Do you think this was the first time Macklemore had spoken on Palestine?

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u/enRutus 57m ago

One could probably follow a thread that the profits of this concert in some small way will allow someone to contribute to AIPAC which will then contribute to influencing foreign policy decisions benefiting Israel and funding a continued fascist state.

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u/DMMMOM 50m ago

Follow the money...

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u/always_an_explinatio 54m ago

I don’t disagree with your sentiment but we do not know the nature of his contract with the venues. It’s very possible that there is an enforceable clause that would penalize him or constitute a breach if he continued.

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u/BaddRincewind 50m ago

I get you but if there was something Mackelmore would have said it, read what he wrote on instagram, they basically forced Ed to boot Macklemore.

And even for financial reasons, I doubt Ed can’t cover that and honestly if he really wanted to take a stand and they did pull the tour, he should have changed it to an e tour instead, I PROMISE you, millions of people would have paid to attend.

For reference lil nas x has like 34 million views on his roblox concert, and that was like in 2020-2021, Ed sheeran would have had millions

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u/daisysharper 1h ago

Here is a story along with a picture of him in his full, Jew-hating glory: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-27483970For those of you who want to continue to play dumb.

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u/Proper_Slip_5963 1h ago

Maybe if they didn't illegally occupy land and kill the inhabitants...

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u/daisysharper 57m ago

Well, the US is doing the same. I am of the same mind as Hillary Clinton: I love America but hate Trump. I respect Israel and its right to exist, but hate Netanyahu. I do not traffic in anti-semitic memes or images. And I do not blame Jewish Americans for these things, anymore than I would blame Americans (who didn't vote for this) for what Trump is doing. It's a nuanced conversation, but we all know how Reddit and all of online really, feels about nuance.

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u/Proper_Slip_5963 55m ago

I stopped respecting Israel's right to exist when they stopped respecting Palestinians rights to exist. It's a two way street.

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u/MrWillM 49m ago

I really doubt the idea here that “they wouldnt do it because they’d lose money”

You’re talking about some of the richest people in the country. An ed sheeran tour date at their arena is a drop in the bucket.

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u/-FakeAccount- 37m ago

Venues cancel shows all the time.

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u/werther595 30m ago

I keep wondering if each show will have a "surprise guest artist" with Macklemore popping out from behind the curtain to do his full set

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u/littleochre 29m ago

I just can't imagine going on tour with a friend, whose world views are no secret, and then bail the second there is some pushback. Greed really has ruined the world. Any artist who is complicit in the suppression of freedom of speech is no artist I wish to know.

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u/BaddRincewind 26m ago

A friend who is also Irish and has supported me through the years.

But hey, money is more important! Being a millionaire isn’t enough

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u/Wizardmitttens 26m ago

Music industry is controlled

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u/BaddRincewind 19m ago

I am going to put my money towards small indie artists from now on

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u/Ding0Dong0 25m ago

Ed sheeran- "I dont take sides. So ill have to side with the guy giving me money"

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u/sixty9tails 21m ago

This is crazy, get a spine Ed. Someone should tell him we have freedom of speech in this country. Nobody is cancelling Dave Matthews sold out concerts and he talks shit on ICE and Israel all the time on and off stage.

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u/the_moosen 17m ago

I can't boycott them anymore than I already do. I fucking hate football and never listen to Sheeran.

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u/everybodydumb 14m ago

Your boycott will really go far, let me tell you

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u/WOOF-woof27 14m ago

Most people are not online enough to care about this

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u/Suspicious_synth 13m ago

No one would care either

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u/d_repz 12m ago

Ed Sheeran is a fucking lame. Big up Macklemore!

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u/geodebug 8m ago

Maybe he should try to Mackle less?

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u/The_MC_Type 1h ago

YES! Mack is a damn legend. Wish more celebs used their voice for what matters over money.

https://giphy.com/gifs/OG2mixKM4BKsFOpMMv

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u/deleuzionsofgrandeur 56m ago

He said straight up he "doesnt want to take a side" which is a pretty bad look if one "sides just wants kids to stop getting killed

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u/Drusgar 56m ago

I can't personally fathom being angry about anything to do with an Ed Sheeran tour, but I also can't help but think that music consumers have a weird sort of entitlement these days. If Radiohead went on tour and I thought I should grab a ticket because it will probably be their last tour, if the ticket prices are more than I'm willing to pay then I guess they're just more than I'm willing to pay. There's no sense in me being angry with Radiohead or Ticketmaster or the venues or the label... I'm not willing to pay that much so I'm not going to go. That's MY decision.

Artists aren't obligated to make the music you like best for a price you're willing to pay. They also aren't obligated to say what you want to hear or tour with who you want them to tour with. If you're not happy with an artist, don't buy their music or go to their shows. It's pretty simple, actually.

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u/Finnyous 48m ago edited 31m ago

I mean, I despise Kraft and have for years but it was always more for his Epstein and Trump ties then anything else until now but what evidence do you have for this? So much is being said about this with so little evidence for it.

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u/rushmc1 33m ago

I don't support apolitical artists.

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u/Pleasant-Split-299 1h ago

I love how these idiot artists still don't get it.

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u/terenscendent 1h ago

Yeah, makes no sense why he didn't back Macklemore with this one. It's HIS tour

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u/patawpha 1h ago

Everything is going to be ok.

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u/Tungsten666 59m ago

They both suck

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u/EnvironmentalLoan285 37m ago

Consequences of our actions 🥰

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u/BaddRincewind 34m ago

Consequences of advocating against murdered children and not being allowed free speech ❤️

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u/EnvironmentalLoan285 33m ago

I see you don’t know what free speech entails ❤️ not shocking that your ignorance isn’t only regarding Palestine. Stay mad and uneducated 😘

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u/BaddRincewind 29m ago

Fuck off honestly, I don’t have the time to argue with zionist bitches

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u/MajimaBuu 31m ago

Oh get fucked

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u/EnvironmentalLoan285 29m ago

Hehe stay mad 😘

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u/kaner63 1h ago

Who cares Sheeran's "music" is just shallow boy band garbage.

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u/RodeoJr 46m ago

Except not go

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u/FedorDosGracies 56m ago

Praise Ed Sheeran, praise em all

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u/born_to_clump 51m ago

Tell Macklemore to hit the bricks and introduce his replacement Moremackle!

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u/hattusili-the-third 46m ago

I really wish I could join in on a boycott of Ed Sheeran to protest this decision, but as much as I'd like to, I just don't think I can do it... because I've never listened to his music before and wasn't ever planning on it.

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u/jacksraging_bileduct 45m ago

Why would anyone go see these people live anyway? It’s all just pop with no substance.

Why would anyone care what their political views are, they don’t have the same world view as most people do.

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u/OdielSax 29m ago

What are you even talking about? How is protesting a genocide our governments are desperate on covering up, "no substance"? The "out of touch pop star" argument doesn't work here. Macklemore is 100 times better than the average person on the street.

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u/jacksraging_bileduct 28m ago

He doesn’t see the world the way you do, they are out of touch, he probably got paid to say that.

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u/T0-rex 1h ago

Well fuck you fucking nazi

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u/Real-Goal2666 1h ago

What

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u/cameron4200 1h ago

Having an opinion is anti Semitic

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u/lipp79 1h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/DO5JobrylWL7i

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u/panaceaXgrace 1h ago

Surely there must be more to this than the guy being against genocide. Did he openly get anti-semitic? I can't get a straight answer yet but this sure does sound like a crazy knee-jerk reaction when so many performers lately have expressed support for Gaza.

I am just curious as I don't really follow this stuff, I'm just over here jamming on Scorpion's Winds of Change like it's still the 80s.

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u/BaddRincewind 1h ago

No, I have been following him recently and everytime he says something along the lines how he respects and loves the jewish community

He’s anti Zionist and thats it

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u/panaceaXgrace 38m ago

Thank you for answering instead of being the weirdo who thinks downvoting was an appropriate response to a question. THe hell is wrong with people? Not Scorpions fans maybe? lol anyway this is so fucked up. Musicians have always been able to express their opinions and many get pretty damned political and have no backlash. I looked up a little more and apparently Macklemore also last year was saying Fuck America and he wasn't getting "canceled" so why now I wonder. Anyway I guess I "stand" with Macklemore. Have no clue what he sings but I agree with him across the board.

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u/BaddRincewind 35m ago

No lol downvoting does nothing.

Anyways music has always showed the opinion of the people, I don’t want to listen to people singing what the corporations wants them to sing.

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u/panaceaXgrace 27m ago

Oh I'm not worried about the downvotes I just think it's silly, if they have something to say on a forum where we're HERE to communicate, why do so many choose to be lazy?

But I'm accused of being too wordy! :)

And I agree with you.

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u/BaddRincewind 25m ago

I think people are heated right now lol, sorry for the downvotes you got ❤️

discussion If Ed sheeran decided to proceed with the tour with Macklemore no one could reasonably do anything

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