Ed Sheeran Says He Considered Canceling Tour, Felt Abandoned After Macklemore Controversy

Ed Sheeran admitted he considered canceling the remainder of his “LOOP” US tour and felt abandoned by certain friends and family in the wake of the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from the tour, but ultimately decided to move forward after seeing that fans were still holding on to tickets for his concert in Philadelphia on Saturday night. In the second of two speeches addressing the events of the past week, delivered near the end of his show at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, an emotional Sheeran said, “The last week of my life has been one of the worst weeks of my life. Today has been one of the weirdest days of my life. Tonight has been honestly the best show of my life – the best show.” “I really didn’t know whether this tour would be carrying on,” he continued. “I really didn’t know whether I’d even be getting on stage again, whether I even wanted to be an artist at all. In these situations, you really find out who your friends are, and it’s been a weird week. I just feel like it happened very quickly. And the whole time, I had so many people telling me to cancel this tour, and so many people coming out of my life that I’ve known for years and y...