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Looks like Ed Sheeran<\/a> will have to pull the plug on his two concerts at Robert Kraft<\/a>‘s NFL stadium after all, but with all the controversy swirling around after Macklemore<\/a>‘s firing … it’s actually Mother Nature forcing Ed’s hand.<\/p>\n The singer was supposed to perform Friday and Saturday nights at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, but sources involved in production tell us stage construction’s been paused because of a massive nor’easter storm bearing down on New England.<\/p>\n We’re told the stage was partially assembled Thursday morning … however, by Thursday evening we’re told the crew was told to pause construction, while higher ups decided whether to begin tearing it down.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The storm is expected to bring heavy wind and several inches of rain, starting Friday night — not the kind of nasty weather you’d want fans to endure in the open-air stadium … and it’s a potentially dangerous scenario for the stage itself.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Another stadium source tells us everything is ready to go for Ed to perform tomorrow night, except for lighting … which the crew was still testing Thursday night, just in case the Friday show happens.<\/p>\n No final call’s been made yet, and it’s unclear if the shows would be rescheduled if they have to cancel.<\/p>\n Ticket holders were already trying to get refunds … Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campell said Thursday nearly 200 people complained about struggling to obtain refunds from Ticketmaster for Ed’s shows … prompting the AG to step in and demand Ticketmaster give people their money back. Those people were not seeking refunds due to weather, they were pissed about Macklemore getting dumped.<\/p>\n As we previously reported … The Massachusetts Peace Action, an advocacy group focused on ending the Israel-Palestine conflict, planned to protest<\/a> the second night of Ed’s Gillette run.<\/p>\n Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n Ed played alone at his last concert in Philadelphia … the first tour stop after Kraft pressured Ed to boot Macklemore from the tour — and got emotional<\/a> over his opener’s controversial axing.<\/p>\n In solidarity with Macklemore, Ed’s backing band and other openers pulled out<\/a> … leaving Ed and his guitar to take the stage solo last weekend in Philly.<\/p>\n Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n Macklemore came under fire<\/a> for saying “Free Palestine” at an earlier concert stop … apparently ignoring warnings<\/a> to stop and doing it again a second night.<\/p>\n![\"ed](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6fe8cd9bc9434ca5b54af60c56c7666f_md.jpg\")
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