Matt Jaye, a Jewish-American from Florida, said he was outraged watching Macklemore’s comments on a New Jersey stage earlier this month in support of Palestine. <\/p>\n
He contacted Ticketmaster and asked for a refund for tickets he has to Sheeran’s November show in Tampa, Florida. <\/p>\n
His request was denied, which he said was “pretty upsetting”. <\/p>\n
His mood changed, though, after Macklemore was removed from Sheeran’s line-up.<\/p>\n
“I’m not in favour of a one-sided presentation of things from an artist,” Jaye, 48, said. “That’s not why I’m going to the concert.”<\/p>\n
Jaye said he believed Sheeran bore some culpability for Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian protest.<\/p>\n
“If [Sheeran’s] saying that he’s apolitical, I would expect him to maintain those same standards for the artists that he’s bringing on,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think he handled it in the best way possible.”<\/p>\n
He added that he would have liked Sheeran to issue an apology to the Jewish community for making part of his audience “very uncomfortable”. <\/p>\n
Some fans are worried what will become of the tour by the time Sheeran is set to play in their city. <\/p>\n
Heather Park, who has tickets this weekend, said she’s worried some shows might be cancelled. <\/p>\n
“My main thing was to go see Ed Sheeran,” she said. “Macklemore was just a bonus.”<\/p>\n
While Park, 49, believes Macklemore’s ouster was unfair and a violation of free speech, she said she’s mostly unbothered by the drama and prefers to separate the artist from the art.<\/p>\n
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