Musicians Leave Ed Sheeran's Tour

Ed Sheeran has a big music tour. The name of the tour is the Loop tour. But now, there is a big problem. Four other music acts are leaving the tour. A music band is also leaving. They do not want to play with Ed Sheeran now.

Why are they leaving? They are angry. Ed Sheeran removes a rapper from his tour. The rapper is Macklemore. Macklemore speaks about Palestine at a concert in New Jersey. He says "free Palestine" at the show. He says he does not forget the people in Gaza.

Many people see this. Some rich people and stadium owners do not like these words. One rich man is Robert Kraft. He owns a football team. He also gives money to Israel. These owners tell Ed Sheeran to remove Macklemore. Ed Sheeran writes about this on Instagram. He says the stadium owners do not want Macklemore on the tour. So, Ed Sheeran removes the rapper.

Now, the other artists are leaving the tour. They want to support Macklemore.

Finneas is a famous singer. He is one of the acts. He does not want to play in South America now. He says artists can speak for people.

Aaron Rowe is a singer from Ireland. He is also leaving. He says he is a friend of Ed Sheeran. But he cannot stay. He says Irish people know about war and hunger. He does not want rich people to quiet other artists.

Beoga is a traditional Irish band. They play music with Ed Sheeran. They are also leaving the tour in America.

Lukas Graham is a pop band from Denmark. They are also leaving. The singer says money cannot stop people from speaking.