British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran conspicuously avoided addressing the escalating fallout surrounding the dismissal of American rapper Macklemore during a marathon three-hour performance in North Carolina.
Performing before tens of thousands of fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Saturday, 17 October 2026, the 35-year-old superstar delivered a 29-song set punctuated by nearly an hour of intimate personal storytelling without once referencing the high-profile political dispute that has roiled his nationwide tour.
