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Following international backlash over dropping rapper Macklemore as an opening act after his 'Free Palestine' remarks, Ed Sheeran publicly apologized on stage in Philadelphia, calling the situation in Gaza 'unjustifiable' and 'catastrophic' while also calling the October 7 Hamas attack 'horrific.' Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated outside the Philadelphia concert, and Gaza artists have since painted murals honoring Macklemore for his stance.