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[–] 171 points 1 month ago (1 child)

It's great to be on the right side of history.

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  • [–] 113 points 1 month ago (21 children)

    Macklemore is the better act anyway. Most people probably would have cleared out after he finished

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  • [–] 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I never saw Ed Sheeran but I saw Mac and can confirm he puts on a hell of a show.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago

    I never saw either.. But, I have a lot of interest seeing Macklemore.. I have NO interest seeing Ed Sheeran honestly.

    Macklemore probably "speaks" to more people too. I didn't like his music when I first heard it, but, it grew on me fast

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    I saw him at the gorge around when he dropped Thrift Shop. I'd definitely see him again.

    I've never had the opportunity to see Ed Sheeran, largely because I've never sought out the opportunity to see Ed Sheeran.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 month ago (10 children)

    I wouldn't have thought their fan bases would overlap significantly.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    i have never had any interest in seeing Ed Sheeran. Would be very interested in seeing Macklemore

    So, to me, its weird that Macklemore was only an opening act. I suspect many people could name more Macklemore songs than Ed Sheeran ones, and I definitely hear macklemore on the radio more (on all stations) here in Australia

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Yeah, its like having Rammstein opening for your classic rock band.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    I didn't actually give rammstein a proper chance until recently. Was connected to a customers system and they were blasting rammstein, which came to my computer. Actually didn't mind it. Added it to my library

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  • [–] 94 points 1 month ago

    What a crazy 24 hours to follow this. I have no interest in any of these artists but respect to all of them for standing up. I only wish everyone would go one step further and refuse to ever play at Krafts Gillette stadium going forward to really stick it to him.

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  • [–] 85 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    the house band dropping is bigger than the openers dropping. dude just shat the bed and then rolled in it.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Yep, in reality “Ed Sheeran’s backup musicians” have a lot more to lose here than Sheeran himself does, and they’re doing the right thing. He should follow their lead.

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  • [–] 84 points 1 month ago (30 children)

    Kid Rock or Boy George might be able to open for Ed, lol

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  • [–] [S, A] 68 points 1 month ago (21 children)
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    Kanye is too busy trying to exploit North into a music career

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (18 children)

    how does that work? He's psycho, so his musical output is restrained by his insanity.

    He always made the same slop, so I don't think he has a creative block, more of an organisational block, so why would trying to exploit his kid make him any more productive?

    EDIT : To be clear, I am not saying "his musical output is caused by/limited by/due to" his insanity. I mean his mental illness makes his productivity less efficient to the point where there is less output.

    So if he's being affected by mental health, it doesn't matter if it's his music or his kid's music, neither is getting completed because he's not going to get anything done, because mental health problems will impede his productivity.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Nick Cave is staunchly pro-Israel, in the way edgy right-wing dudes are. Whether sufficiently staunchly to drop everything, fly to the US and open for Sheeran on his tour remains to be seen.

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    HA! Fucking loser

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  • [–] 54 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Oh, Ed. Ed, Ed, Edward, Eddington. What have you done, fool?

    Now if you play alone you'll be saying that genocide is ok, AND you've be knelt down to the billionaires.

    If you get another backing band/openers then you'll be saying genocide is ok, AND you'll be actively helping the billionaires.

    But if you now pull out of your own tour you'll be seen as you didn't want to pull out but were forced to by all the bad publicity about the genocide that you weren't bothered about in the first place.

    Oh, Ed, you've painted yourself into a corner, you dumb fucking cunt. All you had to do was have a little bit of spine, but that was just too much to ask of you.

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  • [–] 30 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Right? As soon as they threatened it he had all the leverage in the world. He would have all the positive press of saying he was being forced to cancel because of them, and showed solidarity with his fellow musicians. Could have even offered additional concerts in friendlier areas, promoting other cities and getting more dollars there.

    Instead he fucked himself. The only way to semi crawl back is to admit his mistake and stand in solidarity, that's the only move I see, and even then as you said he won't look strong but like a coward.

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  • [–] 51 points 1 month ago

    Free Palestine. If those words cost me the stage, while turning the conversation back to Palestine, then it was the most successful tour I’ve been on.”

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  • [–] 49 points 1 month ago (1 child)
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    [–] 39 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    Didn’t the billionaire class step up and say they would cancel all the venues if Macklemore wasn’t dropped?

    Certainly has turned into a cluster fuck.

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  • [–] 36 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    Ed should have called that bluff instead of giving in

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    Those content with the genocide deserve the same fate as the ones committing it. Fuck you Ed Sheeran.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Robert Kraft is a Zionist POS.

    Ed is a ginger without a soul.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago

    God that feels good to read

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  • [–] 16 points 1 month ago*

    Kid Rock's available or the poop guy.

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  • Good. Fuck em

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago

    including his "backup band"

    Hopefully this recenters Zionist rule over Americans problem for mid terms.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    why is his expression always like this 😟

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