2026年9月15日 / 美国东部时间晚上7:58 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
多名巡演嘉宾于周二宣布退出艾德·希兰的巡演，此前说唱歌手马克·莫尔因在新泽西州的一场演唱会上发表亲巴勒斯坦言论被移除巡演阵容。
在希兰在社交媒体发文解释马克·莫尔被解雇是巡演主办方决定后的数小时，亚伦·罗、贝奥加乐队、菲尼亚斯以及丹麦乐队卢卡斯·格雷厄姆均在Instagram上宣布将退出希兰的巡演。
亚伦·罗和卢卡斯·格雷厄姆原本是马克·莫尔在希兰剩余美国巡演场次的替补嘉宾，而贝奥加乐队此前一直在每场演出的中段与希兰合作表演多首歌曲，其中包括这支爱尔兰民谣乐队参与创作的曲目。菲尼亚斯作为比莉·艾利什的兄长及音乐合作伙伴，原计划于今年晚些时候与希兰在南美展开巡演。
同行艺术家的此举给希兰带来了巨大压力，此前他一直试图避免参与政治、在加沙冲突中选边站，称粉丝们前来观看他的演出并非为了听政治观点。
马克·莫尔周一在Instagram上表示，美国多家场馆告知主办方，他们将禁止他作为希兰的开场表演者演出，这一诉求由美国国家橄榄球联盟新英格兰爱国者队老板罗伯特·克拉夫特发起。他的克拉夫特集团同时拥有爱国者队主场吉列体育场。
克拉夫特在周一的一份声明中称，取消马克·莫尔演出资格的决定，是因为他近期的言论“以及更广泛的反犹太主义言论和形象史，我们认为这些言论和形象严重冒犯并伤害了犹太社区”。
亚伦·罗和贝奥加乐队在各自解释退演决定的声明中，都提及了各自国家的历史。
亚伦·罗在声明中写道：“作为爱尔兰人，我们太了解种族灭绝、强迫饥荒和暴力占领了。我不能袖手旁观，任由亿万富翁利用其权力地位，压制那些站出来反对以色列种族灭绝、呼吁严惩杀害儿童暴行的正义之声。”
他在声明结尾写下了“自由巴勒斯坦”。
贝奥加乐队称其退演是因为“犹太复国主义游说团体压制了马克·莫尔”。
“我们相信对话是改善巴勒斯坦人民困境的途径，”这支乐队写道。
菲尼亚斯在声明中表示：“艺术家在为受压迫者发声时，绝不应被噤声。”他补充道：“我站在巴勒斯坦及其人民这边。”
卢卡斯·格雷厄姆乐队表示：“眼睁睁看着世界其他地区的家庭埋葬所爱之人，这让我们难以释怀。我们本应能够谈论战争、谈论被杀害的平民、谈论本应茁壮成长的儿童。无论他们生活在何处，无论他们的国旗是什么。”
“金钱无权垄断话语权。任何人的银行存款都不应决定谁有发言权，也不应决定我们可以承认哪些苦难，”这支双人组合补充道。他们在声明结尾附上了三张西瓜照片，西瓜已成为巴勒斯坦声援的象征。
希兰坚称，解雇马克·莫尔作为开场表演者的决定完全由主办方做出。这位英国歌手还表示，他不愿就加沙战争展开公开讨论。
“马克·莫尔退出巡演是主办方的决定，并非我的意思，”希兰周二在Instagram上写道。“我绝不会让做好计划的粉丝失望，也不会抛弃巡演团队以及其他依靠我获得工作和生计的助演嘉宾和音乐人。”
巡演主办方梅西纳巡演集团周二未立即回应哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的置评请求。马克·莫尔的公关人员也未立即回应。
就在希兰发表声明的前一天，马克·莫尔表示，他在9月5日新泽西州大都会人寿体育场的演出中，在介绍自己的抗议歌曲《辛德堂》时高呼“自由巴勒斯坦”，随后被踢出“循环巡演”。《辛德堂》的灵感来自纽约哥伦比亚大学学生针对加沙战争的抗议活动。
“献给我所有的犹太兄弟姐妹，对以色列的批评、对种族隔离的反对、反对种族灭绝，这绝非对你们的批评，”马克·莫尔在演唱会上说道。
马克·莫尔在社交媒体声明中坚称：“反犹太主义是真实存在的。正因如此，这个词才不该被用作庇护以色列国免受批评的盾牌。当批评以色列、反对犹太复国主义或说‘自由巴勒斯坦’被等同于对犹太人的仇恨时，这并没有保护犹太人民，反而保护了以色列免受问责。”
希兰在最新帖子中表示，他“整个星期都与场馆进行了长时间沟通，试图搭建桥梁”，但“场馆和主办方的决定是最终的”。
越来越多的组织和专家称以色列在加沙的战时行动构成种族灭绝——以色列对此强烈否认。
马克·莫尔原计划在希兰体育场巡演剩余的10场演出中出演8场，巡演原定于周六在费城恢复。后续还将在吉列体育场、亚特兰大梅赛德斯-奔驰体育场、德克萨斯州阿灵顿的AT&T体育场以及印第安纳波利斯的卢卡斯石油体育场举办演出。
希兰在社交媒体声明中表示，他试图用自己的音乐“将来自所有背景和文化的人们团结在一起”，尽管他对“这场毁灭性的冲突”有个人看法，但他选择不公开谈论，因为前来观看演出的粉丝“并不期待一个政治论坛”。他补充道：“我并非同谋。”
“我尊重马克·莫尔挺身而出、为信仰呐喊的坚定意志，”希兰补充道。“然而，通往和平的同一目标可以有多种途径。我选择利用我的名气和平台，成为一个安全和庇护的场所，保持外交姿态，保持对话开放，而非封闭。”
Ed Sheeran’s supporting acts pull out of tour after Macklemore was dropped over pro-Palestinian comments
September 15, 2026 / 7:58 PM EDT / CBS/AP
Several supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran’s tour on Tuesday after the rapper Macklemore was removed for pro-Palestinian comments he made during a concert in New Jersey.
Hours after Sheeran posted on social media about Macklemore’s ouster and attributed the decision to the tour’s promoters, Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Finneas, and Danish band Lukas Graham posted on Instagram that they would withdraw from Sheeran’s tour.
Rowe and Lukas Graham would have been replacements for Macklemore on Sheeran’s remaining U.S. dates, while Beoga had been performing several songs — including some the Irish folk band co-wrote — with Sheeran around the middle of each set. Finneas, who is Billie Eilish’s brother and musical collaborator, was due to tour with Sheeran in South America later this year.
The moves by his fellow artists put enormous pressure on Sheeran, who has tried to avoid politics and taking a side in the Gaza conflict, arguing that his fans don’t come to his shows to hear politics.
Macklemore said Monday on Instagram that several U.S. venues told the promoter they would prohibit him from performing as Sheeran’s opening act, rallied by Robert Kraft, owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots. His Kraft Group also owns Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots play.
In a statement Monday, Kraft said the decision to cancel Macklemore was a result of his recent comments “and a broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community.”
Macklemore performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, central-eastern France, on Aug. 30, 2026. Arnaud Finistre/AFP via Getty Images
Rowe and Beoga each cited their country’s history in their statements explaining their decision to withdraw from the tour.
Rowe, in his statement, wrote, “As Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide and who highlight the savage murder of children.”
He ended his message with “free Palestine.”
Beoga said it was dropping out over “the silencing of Macklemore by zionist lobbies.”
“We believe in dialogue as a means of progressing the plight of the Palestinian people,” the band wrote.
Finneas said in his statement, “Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed,” adding, “I stand with Palestine and its people.”
Lukas Graham said it was “hard to watch families in other parts of the world burying the people they love. We should be able to speak about war, about civilians being killed, about children who deserve to grow up. Wherever they live. Whatever flag flies over them.”
“Money doesn’t give you the right to own the conversation. Nobody’s bank balance should decide who gets to speak or which suffering we’re allowed to acknowledge,” the duo added. They ended their statement with three images of watermelon, which has become a symbol of Palestinian solidarity.
Sheeran has insisted the decision to drop Macklemore as his opening act was made by the promoters alone. The British singer also said he refused to be drawn into a public discussion about the war in Gaza.
“Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram on Tuesday. “I would never let down the fans who had made plans, nor would I abandon the touring crew and the other support acts and musicians who rely on me for work and to make a living.”
Ed Sheeran performs during iHeartRadio KISS108’s Jingle Ball 2025 at TD Garden on Dec. 14, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott Eisen
The tour’s promoter, the Messina Touring Group, did not immediately respond to CBS News’ requests for comment Tuesday. Macklemore’s publicist also did not immediately respond.
Sheeran’s statement came a day after Macklemore said he was kicked off the Loop Tour after exclaiming “Free Palestine!” during the Sept. 5 date at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium while introducing his protest song “Hind’s Hall” — a reference to the student protests over the Gaza war that took place at Columbia University in New York City.
“To all of my Jewish brothers and sisters, criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide, it in no way is criticism of you,” Macklemore said during the concert.
Macklemore, in his statement on social media, insisted: “Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying ‘Free Palestine’ gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn’t protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.”
Sheeran said in his latest post that he “spoke with the venues at length all week to try to build a bridge,” but that “the venue’s and promoter’s decision was final.”
A growing chorus of organizations and experts say Israel’s wartime actions in Gaza amount to genocide — an accusation Israel vehemently rejects.
Macklemore was scheduled to perform at eight of the 10 shows Sheeran has remaining on his stadium tour, which is scheduled to resume Saturday in Philadelphia. Ahead are stops at Gillette Stadium, Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium.
In his social media statement, Sheeran said he tries to use his music to “bring people from all backgrounds and cultures together” and that while he has personal views about “this devastating conflict,” he chooses not to speak publicly because people who come to his shows “do not expect a political forum.” He added: “I am not complicit.”
“I respect Macklemore’s strength of purpose to stand up and shout for what he believes,” Sheeran added. “However, there is room for multiple approaches to the same end: peace. I choose to use my fame and platform to be a place of safety and sanctuary, to maintain diplomacy and keep conversations open, not closed.”
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