Ed Sheeran has opened a solo concert in Philadelphia with comments about Gaza, saying that the situation in the Palestinian territory is ‘catastrophic and unjustifiable’, in his first show since his tour was plunged into turmoil.
Sheeran’s US Loop tour has been embroiled in crisis since the US rapper Macklemore was removed as its opening act on Monday, a decision Sheeran has denied backing, after the owners of stadiums hosting planned shows objected to his shouting “free Palestine” on stage in New Jersey earlier this month
Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza ‘unjustifiable’ in first show since tour plunged into turmoil
