Jack Antonoff Calls Out Ed Sheeran Over Macklemore Tour Drama: "Stand the F*** Up"

The Ed Sheeran Loop Tour controversy just picked up a very loud new voice: Jack Antonoff. In a new Guardian interview, the Bleachers frontman and super-producer said Sheeran missed a“massive, beautiful opportunity”when Macklemore was dropped as a support act following his on-stage“Free Palestine”speech. Antonoff’s alternative? Cancel the whole tour, play free shows outside each venue, and raise money rather than let a billionaire dictate what an artist can say.

For context, Macklemore’s speech drew criticism from Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft, who called it“deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community.”Sheeran has said he was“not complicit”in the decision and apologized to fans for“making mistakes,”and several support acts and band members pulled out of shows in solidarity with Macklemore. Antonoff’s response was blunt:“We all live in a world where billionaires are constantly telling us what to do. So stand the fuck up.”

Here’s the twist that has fans talking: Macklemore donated his entire $1 million in tour earnings to organizations supporting Palestinians and launched a sold-out“Free Palestine Tour.”So the artist who lost the gig may have come out ahead. Whose handling of this do you think was right: Sheeran’s, Macklemore’s, or Antonoff’s hypothetical parking-lot tour?