The promoter, Messina Touring, said in a post on Instagram: “The decision was made with the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved in the shows as the top priority.”
They added that: “Refunds are available now at the point of purchase.” Ticketholders who bought their through Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded.
Strong winds, coastal flooding and heavy rain are forecast to hit much of the American east coast over the weekend, with wind gusts that could approach up to 55mph around Boston, according to Matthew Belk, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
The Gillette Stadium is located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, about 30 miles to the south of Boston.
The cancellations come after the Gillette Stadium’s owner, Robert Kraft, said he would cancel the shows if one of Sheeran’s support acts, Macklemore, appeared on the bill after the rapper had made comments in support of Palestine at a previous concert in New Jersey. Macklemore also chanted “Free Palestine”.
Kraft accused him of hate speech. In the ensuing row, all of Sheeran’s support acts – including his backing band – quit his Loop Tour after rapper Macklemore was dropped following the comments.
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In the fallout, Sheeran apologised to fans for the handling of a controversy which has threatened to engulf his tour.
While addressing fans, the star admitted to “making mistakes” and said “I’m so, so sorry for them”.
“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.”
He went on to say that: “What happened in Israel and at the Nova music festival on October 7 was horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain.
“What is happening in Gaza is catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate. My heart has been broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians’ lives, children’s lives.”
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Macklemore has since announced a series of European concerts, including in London, as part of the Free Palestine Tour.
