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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1582/
- Published: 2026-09-17T18:30:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T18:30:53.000Z
- Description: Macklemore said on Tuesday that Sheeran had been given an ultimatum following his pro-Palestine performances at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> The [fallout from Macklemore being dropped](https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/361033464/macklemore-says-stadium-owners-gave-ed-sheeran-ultimatum-after-free-palestine-speech?ref=goodoil.news) from Ed Sheeran’s tour has reached New Zealand, with “Free Palestine” spray-painted across a mural of the British superstar in Dunedin.  
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> The mural, painted by Dunedin artist Tyler Kennedy Stent, was defaced on Thursday as the [controversy surrounding Sheeran’s Loop Tour continued to escalate](https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/361033905/i-am-not-complicit-ed-sheeran-breaks-silence-macklemore-tour-controversy?ref=goodoil.news).  
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> The mural was painted for Sheeran’s three Dunedin concerts in 2018, which drew 108,000 people. The $8350 artwork became a popular selfie spot – including for Sheeran himself – and survived plans to redevelop the street, with the building’s owner confirming in 2024 it would remain.  
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> It comes after every one of Sheeran’s scheduled opening acts walked away from the tour following Macklemore’s removal, while Irish band Beoga also quit as Sheeran’s touring band.  
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> Macklemore said on Tuesday that Sheeran had been given an ultimatum following his pro-Palestine performances at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.  
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