Irish acts exit Ed Sheeran tour as they back Macklemore

… <section class="medium-10 medium-offset-1 columns article-body has_embedded_images" itemprop="articleBody" data-epic-field="content"> <p>Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, Irish-American solo artist Finneas, and Denmark's Lukas Graham have announced they are leaving their guest slots on Ed Sheeran's tour in solidarity with the American rapper Macklemore, who was removed from the tour over his comments about Gaza.</p> <p>In a statement on Instagram, Dubliner Rowe wrote: "I have made the decision to withdraw as a support act for Ed Sheeran's 'The Loop' North American Tour."</p> <p>"I don't take the decision lightly. Ed has been a friend to me and has changed my life, I could never thank him enough for this," Rowe continued.</p> <figure class="image"><img alt="Aaron Rowe statement on Instagram" src="https://www.rte.ie/images/00250459-614.jpg?ratio=0.95"/> <figcaption>Aaron Rowe's statement on Instagram Screengrab: Aaron Rowe/Instagram</figcaption> </figure> <p>"But as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation.</p> …