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Which artists have pulled out of Ed Sheeran's tour over Palestine?
Supporting acts of Sheeran's US tour have quit in solidarity with Macklemore, banned for saying 'Free Palestine'.
All supporting acts for English pop star Ed Sheeran’s upcoming US Loop Tour have quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from the tour for supporting Palestine.
Some of the other artists are Irish and have cited their own country’s historical experience of suffering under occupation as the reason for their opposition to Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories.