Overview
- Messina Touring Group canceled the Gillette Stadium dates scheduled for Sept. 25–26 because of a nor'easter and safety warnings, and ticketholders who bought through Ticketmaster will receive automatic refunds.
- The weekend cancellation comes on top of a promoter decision on Sept. 14 to remove Macklemore from the remaining Loop Tour dates after his pro‑Palestine onstage remarks at MetLife; the promoter said some venues would not host shows if he remained.
- Macklemore has accused Robert Kraft of rallying other stadium owners to force his removal, a claim the artist made publicly but that has not been independently confirmed in reporting.
- All remaining supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with Macklemore — including Finneas, Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham and the band Beoga — leaving Sheeran to continue tour dates without the original openers.
- Consumer and regulatory fallout has followed: nearly 200 refund complaints to the Massachusetts attorney general prompted the office to press Ticketmaster for refunds, and the episode is prompting industry debate over venue control of onstage speech, vetting of support acts and security planning for stadium tours.