Under-fire Ed Sheeran‘s concerts at Robert Kraft‘s Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, this weekend have been canceled due to bad weather conditions.
The British singer, 35, is facing the biggest backlash of his career after he sensationally dropped US rapper Macklemore from his Loop Tour over pro-Palestine comments he made at the singer’s New Jersey shows earlier this month.
After Macklemore was axed, all of Sheeran’s opening acts – Finneas, Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe, as well as his backing band Beoga – announced they would be leaving the tour in solidarity with the rapper and Palestine.
Sheeran has since been accused of ‘bowing to the mob’ after he apologized to his fans for his handling of the row.
In a further blow to Sheeran’s reputation, ahead of the now canceled shows, which would have been held on Friday and Saturday, Ticketmaster was offering refunds to fans amid the escalating controversy.
Kraft told TMZ in a statement, ‘Stadium and tour management, along with public safety officials, have been closely monitoring the weather forecast over the past week. Due to the severe weather forecast throughout the weekend, the tour has made the difficult decision to cancel the Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium.
‘The decision was made with the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved in the shows as the top priority. Refunds are available now at the point of purchase. Ticketholders who purchased through Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded.’
The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Sheeran, Ticketmaster and Gillette Stadium for comment and has yet to hear back.
Under-fire Ed Sheeran’s concerts at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts this weekend have been cancelled – Sheeran pictured January 2026
The British singer, 35, is facing the biggest backlash of his career after he sensationally dropped US rapper Macklemore from his Loop Tour over pro-Palestine comments he made at the singer’s New Jersey shows earlier this month – pictured together in 2013
Macklemore said that his dismissal from the tour by Sheeran came after pressure from Kraft, in response to his pro-Palestinian messaging amid the ongoing conflict with Israel in the Mideast.
Sheeran last Saturday tearfully addressed the issue during his show in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, saying his messaging was not generally geared toward politics.
‘I don’t want to disappoint fans, and I’ve never wanted to be an activist musician, but this has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet,’ Sheeran said.
Macklemore earlier Thursday announced a series of Free Palestine tour dates beginning next month, with the proceeds earmarked to benefit groups providing aid to Palestinian causes.
‘If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years,’ Macklemore said on Instagram. ‘There has been a collective awakening around Palestinian liberation, the power of billionaires that try to censor that call, and what we expect from artists right now.’
Production insiders said Thursday that a storm in the Northeast had been disrupting the construction of Sheeran’s stage at Gillette Stadium
Stadium owner Robert Kraft told TMZ in a statement, ‘Due to the severe weather forecast throughout the weekend, the tour has made the difficult decision to cancel the Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium’ (pictured 2023)
Sheeran last Saturday tearfully addressed the issue during his show in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, saying his messaging was not generally geared toward politics
Macklemore earlier Thursday announced a series of Free Palestine tour dates beginning next month, with the proceeds earmarked to benefit groups providing aid to Palestinian causes. Pictured last year
He added, ‘When the billionaire class can decide which voices are allowed on stage and which ones are too dangerous to hear, everyone should be paying attention.’
Efforts by those who purchased tickets were already underway to obtain refunds after Sheeran had dropped Macklemore as his opening act for his North and South America tour dates.
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced in a news release on Thursday that Ticketmaster had said it will honor hundreds of refund requests for the Gillette Stadium shows amid the controversy.
‘After hearing from nearly 200 consumers who were struggling to obtain refunds from Ticketmaster for Ed Sheeran’s shows at Gillette Stadium this weekend,’ Campbell said, ‘my office jumped into action to demand that consumers be provided a clear path to get their money back if they no longer want to attend due to significant changes to the lineup.
‘I encourage anyone who wants a refund to act quickly and submit their request at least 24 hours before showtime.’







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