Ed Sheeran is gearing up to continue his Loop Tour days after Macklemore dropped out of the concert shows amid new drama.
The Photograph crooner is now set to resume his upcoming shows starting on Saturday, September 19th, even though he was cancelled by several celebrities after he threw the Thrift Shop singer out of his Loop Tour.
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After his bold decision to drop Macklemore, his other opening musicians also stepped back from his musical shows, including Billie Eilish's brother, Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe, Beoga and others.
Now it is also reported that Ed Sheeran is set to take the stage solo, after he made his stance clear on cutting Macklemore from the concert.
For the unversed, the Shape of You hitmaker has performed much of his Loop Tour concerts solo, but he had been joined for several songs at each stop by the Irish folk band Beoga.
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The Loop Tour controversy emerged when Macklemore opened the show on September 5th, during which he made a pro-Palestinian slogan, "Free Palestine."
Afterwards, Sheeran said he was not responsible for the decision, which came at the urging of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
Kraft’s company owned the stadium where he was scheduled to perform on Friday, and on Tuesday the singer supported his act on dropping Macklemore.
However, Macklemore donated $1 million to support Palestinian relief efforts and called on Kraft to match the gift.
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Ticketmaster has also changed the listed start time for Sheeran's September 19th show at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The updated listing removes the two-and-a-half-hour window that had previously been available for supporting performers before Ed Sheeran's own set.
About his Loop tour
Ed Sheeran began his Loop Tour on January 16th, 2026, and is set to conclude on December 12th, 2026., and is supporting his eighth studio album, Play, released in 2025.
