Ed Sheeran Macklemore Tour Controversy

Zach Bryan has returned to Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium after causing a stir with his first show, where he wore a "Free Palestine" shirt ... and night 2 was no different.

Hitting the stage Saturday night ... the "Revival" singer once again donned the shirt.

We reported earlier ... Zach and his whole band performed wearing pro-Palestinian shirts and jerseys on Friday night.

Zach Bryan's drummer joined in on his pro-Palestinian outfit choice at Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium ... by wearing a jersey with a special meaning.

Musician Nate Head wore a white and tan striped "Palestine" jersey with the name Hind Rajab on the back and the number 5.

Rajab was a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in January 2024 after the Israeli military opened fire on the car she was in as her family tried to flee Israeli evacuation orders ... according to Al Jazeera.

Zach Bryan is making a pretty loud statement at Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium … hitting the stage in a "Free Palestine" shirt not long after the venue was at the center of Ed Sheeran's Macklemore controversy.

Bryan performed Friday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, as part of his "With Heaven On" tour, and he and members of his band were seen sporting shirts reading "Free Palestine."

The timing is especially interesting considering what went down at the very same stadium just one week earlier.

Macklemore's "Free Palestine Tour" is a hot ticket ... with the rapper announcing all three shows have already sold out ... just hours after tickets went on sale.

Macklemore shared the news Wednesday, saying the Dublin, Paris and London dates are sellouts ... and admitting he was "blown away" by the response.

He says the shows were put together quickly, with the belief that musicians can stand in solidarity with Palestinians, raise money, and use their platforms for activism.

Ed Sheeran was the target of a pretty scathing joke during last night's "SNL UK" opening monologue ... which compared him to an obedient puppet.

"Chicken Shop Date" host Amelia Dimoldenberg told the crowd ... "I’ve been incredibly privileged to have done so many interviews with people like Idris Elba, Cher, and even a world-famous, red-headed puppet with a hand up his arse telling him what to say."

After a pic of her interviewing "Sesame Street" icon Elmo appeared, Amelia said ... "No, the other one."

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Ed Sheeran's shows this weekend at Gillette Stadium -- home to Robert Kraft's New England Patriots -- have officially been canceled ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge confirm Friday and Saturday shows were canceled due to bad weather.

There is a massive nor'easter storm bearing down on New England.

Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour is packing up and shipping out of the Boston area as a powerful storm bears down on Robert Kraft's stadium ... the stage he was supposed to perform on is being dismantled.

In aerial pics obtained by WCVB ... Ed's crew can be seen breaking down the massive set before loading all the equipment back into a fleet of production trucks parked inside Gillette Stadium.

TMZ broke the story ... sources told us that due to the inclement weather forecast, Ed's shows on Friday and Saturday were called off.

Looks like Ed Sheeran will have to pull the plug on his two concerts at Robert Kraft's NFL stadium after all, but with all the controversy swirling around after Macklemore's firing ... it's actually Mother Nature forcing Ed's hand.

The singer was supposed to perform Friday and Saturday nights at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA, but sources involved in production tell us stage construction's been paused because of a massive nor'easter storm bearing down on New England.

We're told the stage was partially assembled Thursday morning ... however, by Thursday evening we're told the crew was told to pause construction, while higher ups decided whether to begin tearing it down.

Macklemore might be persona non grata in U.S. stadiums for saying "Free Palestine" ... but apparently a few places overseas don't have the same issue ... opening up their doors for his "Free Palestine Tour."

The rapper announced the news on social media Thursday ... revealing he's got 3 dates picked out -- October 26 in Dublin, October 29 in Paris, and October 30 in London.

In the caption announcing the tour, Macklemore writes that the world is waking up to "Palestinian liberation" ... which he sees as a major shift over the last few years.

He then seems to take a swipe at his old buddy Ed Sheeran ... adding, "It’s 2026. Being apolitical during a genocide doesn’t work anymore. People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community. To use the stage for more than entertainment. To push back when the call for a Free Palestine is met with attempts to silence it."

Theo Von is speaking out about the war in Gaza ... noting that Macklemore got sacked from Ed Sheeran's tour for doing the same thing.

Theo opened up about his stance on what's happening to Palestinians in a new clip on social media, saying ... "It feels like this is probably the biggest atrocity that we've witnessed in our lifetime on our phones."

The podcaster went on to talk about how we get desensitized to the atrocities and scroll past them as our algorithms feed us clips of the devastation between promos for fast food and cute puppy videos.

Ed Sheeran's concert in Philadelphia brought out protesters last weekend ... though that may be small potatoes when compared to the protest that's scheduled near the stadium on Saturday.

Another demonstration is set for this weekend outside one of Ed's concerts at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough ... the very stadium billionaire Robert Kraft -- who allegedly spearheaded an effort among other stadium owners to get Macklemore removed from the tour.

The Massachusetts Peace Action -- an advocacy group focused on ending the Israel-Palestinian conflict -- is sponsoring the demonstration around the corner from Gillette before Ed's second show at the location this weekend. He's set to play the venue Friday as well.

Ed Sheeran revealed that he had to drastically alter his stage performance for his Philadelphia concert ... and it was all because he was worried fans might pelt him mid-show!

At one point in the performance ... he told the crowd that he initially was going to perform on a B Stage ... but he decided against it.

He said ... "I didn't know what this audience would be like. I didn't know if I would have things thrown at me."

Ed Sheeran got emotional while speaking out about the controversial axing of Macklemore at his concert in Philly Saturday ... and he told fans he was personally "appalled" by the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Telling his fans he was "so, so sorry" after "making mistakes," Ed told the crowd why he decided to open up now.

He said ... “I don’t want to disappoint fans, and I’ve never wanted to be an activist musician, but this has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet. My concerts have always been a safe space for everyone, and that matters hugely to me. Honoring my commitment to my fans is also completely essential to who I am, and that is why I’m here tonight on my own and continuing my current tour."

Ed Sheeran fans arriving at Lincoln Financial Field tonight were met with some NSFW jeers from pro-Palestine protestors upset about Macklemore being axed from his tour.

In a video taken by FreedomNews, one protestor could be heard yelling from a megaphone .... "F*** your concert, f*** your fans. Palestine is our demand."

In another part of the clip, the camera shows the dozens of protestors outside the local subway stop by the field ... chanting ... "Free Palestine."