Roger Waters has publicly backed Macklemore after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour, directing criticism at Sheeran. The intervention adds another public voice to the fallout around the tour change.
Roger Waters has positioned himself against Ed Sheeran after Macklemore was removed from Sheeran’s Loop tour. The former Pink Floyd musician publicly backed the rapper and criticised Sheeran’s decision, though the exact wording of his statement has not been detailed in the initial report.
The removal itself is the core of the story, but Waters’ intervention shifts the focus from a lineup change to a dispute between artists with very different public profiles. Waters has spent decades building a reputation for outspoken political and industry commentary, which gives his criticism a particular weight in this context.
What remains unclear is why Macklemore was pulled from the tour. The available account does not specify the reason, and neither Sheeran nor Macklemore has been quoted directly in the report. Without that detail, Waters’ statement reads more as a public alignment than a legal or contractual intervention.
Still, the fact that a figure like Waters chose to speak up may keep the story alive beyond a standard tour announcement.
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