Ed Sheeran's US Loop Tour was quietly threatened with a stadium pullout before Macklemore was removed from the bill, with several venues telling promoter Messina Touring Group they would not host the shows if the rapper stayed on the line-up.
Sheeran said on Tuesday that removing Macklemore was 'the promoter's decision, not mine'. Macklemore later claimed Sheeran told him New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft had pressured stadium operators.
