At Ed Sheeran’s Philadelphia Concert, Fans Shrug Off ‘Attempted Cancellation’ and Praise His Onstage Remarks: ‘It Brought a Tear to My Eye’

At Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field, Ed Sheeran delivered a four-minute speech addressing the controversy surrounding the removal of Macklemore from the Loop tour. Macklemore was dropped as an opening act following his pro-Palestinian remarks. Despite a week of fallout and heightened attention, fans praised Sheeran's emotional onstage remarks. Attendees largely shrugged off the attempted cancellation, focusing instead on the performance and the artist's response to the situation that had engulfed the tour's recent stops.