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Ed Sheeran Ticket Prices at Boston Stadium Have “Fallen Way Off” Amid Macklemore Controversy
Third-party resale sites list seats as low as $65, while other acts have withdrawn from the tour after a controversy over Macklemore.
- Following pro-Palestine remarks at MetLife Stadium, rapper Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's LOOP Tour by promoter Messina Touring Group on Tuesday, prompting Sheeran's support acts—Finneas, Lukas Graham, and Beoga—to quit the tour.
- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly pressured stadium operators to remove the rapper, later confirming to WHDH that his venue does not "provide a platform for hate speech."
- Resale prices for Sheeran's tour have fallen sharply, with Ticketdata reporting a 17% drop over three days; Gillette Stadium prices are down, while Philadelphia ticket costs widened to a 25% decrease over seven days.
- Attendee Michelle Smith stated, "I'm not interested in ever going back to Gillette," abandoning the tour in protest; musician Billy Bragg urged Sheeran to cancel remaining dates rather than allow venue owners to dictate on-stage speech.
- On Wednesday, Macklemore pledged $1 million to charities helping Palestinian people, challenging Kraft to match; Sheeran later asked Kraft to commit $2 million to humanitarian aid, as the venue owner emphasized his long-standing bridge-building efforts.
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The Independent (US)Ed Sheeran tour in chaos as resale ticket prices fall
·London, United Kingdom
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Ed Sheeran Resale Ticket Prices Fall After Macklemore's Tour Exit
Ed Sheeran ticket prices have steadily declined since it was announced that Macklemore was being dropped from his tour over the rapper's pro-Palestine remarks ... new data shows. The numbers on a chart tracking ticket prices don't lie -- since…
·Burbank, United States
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