On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
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2 things Ed Sheeran said, verbatim, from September 17, 2026 to September 20, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
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Disputes
“Macklemore coming off tour was the promoter’s decision, it was not mine”
The Algemeiner All of Ed Sheeran's opening acts quit after promoters drop Macklemore ›
Others on this question
“This is Ed Sheeran’s stage, it’s the tour that carries his name — and so the responsibility for what happens on it is his too.”
More on the record
As printed
“What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate.”
on the war in Gaza during the Macklemore tour controversy
Washington Examiner Ed Sheeran addresses Macklemore controversy in pre-concert speech ›
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