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I feel like their names should be said.
They are not large bands who make millions and deserve your support!
Ed Sheeran stands to gain most from this from the free publicity.
Lukas Graham is pretty big. And Finneas is Billie Eilish’s brother and producer. He makes a ton of money.
The other two though are absolutely standing on business and taking a hit.
Fair enough, I didn't know any of them before but it's not really my style of music. I still feel like they are nowhere near as popular as Sheeran.
Beoga actually sound quite nice classic irish folk music!
Well I guess Lukas Graham only had the one big album a while back. So good on them too for standing up.
You are right that none of them are as big as Ed Sheeran though.
I choose to use my fame and platform to be a place of safety and sanctuary, to maintain diplomacy and keep conversations open, not closed.
- Sheeran in defense of a few billionaire's right to close conversations they don't like
I choose to use my fame and platform to be a place of safety and sanctuary
Unless you're a Palestinian child. Fuck those kids.
I read his statement as:
I choose to use my fame and platform to shield myself and avoid uncomfortable conversations that might result in the alienation of some of my fans.
Maybe Pink can fill in. As long as there aren't any Palestinians or anti-Zionists in the audience. Otherwise she might feel uncomfortable.
We must make the world a safe place for milennial wine moms
I hope people start demanding refunds. Teach the daywalker that actions (or lack thereof) have consequences.
As I understand it, all the supporting acts are out now, including his own touring band.
The touring band part illustrates his complete cowardly failure pretty well.
Yep it seems that way. Feels like a big deal. Great to see all these acts taking a stand despite the lost revenue.
Fuck pink. Fuck ed. Fuck Israel. Fuck Robert Kraft. Free Palestine!
Need a site to note genocidal zionists.
See Ed this is what you could have done called the bluff you are not powerless.
Genocide Ed there is worth an estimated $400M USD. I can't imagine having that much money and thinking "can't cause a ruckus and lose my income." Fucking coward.
Pink, kid rock, and Metallica need money. You can tour with them
What did Metallica do now?
Some people are still upset about napster.
yeah I am. fuck them.
they were only anti establishment until they got rich off of said establishment, then they were all like ohhh yes establishment yes give me more more establishment yeesssss.
/probably lyrics to their shit songs. idk.
Are you me?! I've hated them since all the Napster shit back in the day and always turned the radio when "Mandatory Metallica" would come on. I'd rather sit in silence.
Then they did everyone a favor and made music after the Black Album that was absolute garbage. Load & Reload we're both Loads of shit... pun intended.
The Metallica show I saw they were touring with Five Loser Death Punch. FFDP made plenty of right wing dog whistle comments through their set, and there’s no secret about how they want to be percieved.
I have never been to a tour where the main band doesn’t choose supporting bands that generally align with their views. Sometimes the less-popular band gets to say what the main one doesn’t want to themselves.
The atendees flew trump flags, thin blue line flags, amd Gadsden flags in the parking lot. They wore militia-style shirts and hats (crossed rifles, “freedom” slogans, raggedy flag shirts, etc). They were everywhere.
Metallica’s public image is highly curated, but everything I found about them points toward “highly conservative rich white dudes with few consequences” beliefs. The attendee’s display of thier politics just seals it.
I was a very long time Metallica fan, from the RtL, MoP, and AJfA days. I thought they were way out of line when it came to threatening fans over the whole Napster thing, but the right wing BS I saw at the concert ensures I’ll never listen to them again.
The promoter really said, “we support genocide in this house,”
and all the supporting acts responded, “we don’t take blood money! Bye Ed.”
Yesterday, Ed Sheeran said he couldn't cancel tge tour because it would screw over his other amazing supporting acts. Today, headline went like
~~Three~~ ~~Four~~ All supporting acts quit.
Robert Kraft is ultra zionist pro genocide Trump donor, btw. Owns the tour, afaik, or at least some of the arenas.
All of this could have been avoided if Ed Sheeran had the balls to quit Ed Sheeran's tour.
