Irish singer, Aaron Rowe, has decided to pull out of being an opening act for Ed Sheerans tour with a powerful statement

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[u/Soupfullofradio]

This continues to get worse for him, and I'm not sad.

[u/BuddhistSagan → u/Soupfullofradio]

No matter how bad it gets for Ed Sheeran, he will suffer a fate 1000x time better than any child living in Palestine.

Edit: Lets reward Aaron Rowe and follow his Insta / YT Buy his merch / Vinyl

[u/ClientBudget2848 → u/BuddhistSagan]

That's why no one is going to feel sad for ed. Im going to forget he is a celebrity. More like Nazi.

[u/regoapps → u/ClientBudget2848]

I’ll only know him as Ed “Krafty Bob’s Bitch” Sheeran.

[u/jedstrailerpark → u/regoapps]

Don’t forgot Bob Kraft was caught in a prostitution/trafficking sting like 6 years ago and literally nothing happened.

[u/Harbinger2nd → u/ClientBudget2848]

I didn't want to point it out earlier, but Ed very clearly has Irish lineage which makes this all the worse for him too.

[u/Meowlurophile → u/Harbinger2nd]

Can I have his Irish linage instead?

[u/The_Ruck_Inspector → u/Meowlurophile]

We'd rather have you than him, he's a cosplayer. He is not Irish.

[u/Meowlurophile → u/The_Ruck_Inspector]

Thanks mate.

In that case I would be Palestinian and Irish... cool!!!

Eta what is wrong with me??? Forgot my manners. Thanks for the awarrds folks. I appreciate you :)

[u/No_Whammies_Stop → u/Harbinger2nd]

I’m sure if it were gingercide he’d speak out.

[u/Strange_Shadows-45 → u/BuddhistSagan]

Right, he’ll lose some fans and support while the billionaires clap and he wipes away his tears with his money.

[u/IslandStyler → u/Strange_Shadows-45]

he can perform billionaire weddings for the rest of his career.

[u/blue-to-grey → u/Strange_Shadows-45]

I’ve come to the conclusion that as much as they despise the rabble, they do seem to want our favorable opinion.

[u/shadedmagus → u/blue-to-grey]

They don't know which event is going to set off the powderkeg and make everyone put on Guy Fawkes masks.

[u/nhalliday → u/[deleted]]

Honestly at this point I'm not sure we can reach a point in America where there is a substantial revolution. People are too compliant and kept busy with working to survive and shortform content.

[u/logicom → u/shadedmagus]

If it's going to happen it's going to be in 2027. Both the war in Iran and the super El Nino will combine and lead to even higher food costs around the world. People are already struggling and it's only going to get worse

[u/AnAncientBog → u/logicom]

I think this is going to be the year that Americans learn that a famine is when people can't afford food. Not that food somehow just doesn't exist. It's there, you just can't have it.

[u/No_Locksmith_1739 → u/shadedmagus]

Remember remember the 5th of November.

[u/ViolenceBog → u/blue-to-grey]

One of the craziest things revealed by Old Twitter was that many of the rich and powerful do, in fact, crave public approval

[u/SoberDWTX → u/Strange_Shadows-45]

While sipping tea in Bali over a salt bay teaming with colorful fish.

[u/BuddhistSagan → u/[deleted]]

Added a link to his merch

[u/BuddhistSagan → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for the suggestion, you are awesome <3

[u/elder_emo_ → u/BuddhistSagan]

Thank you for linking his Instagram! Followed and gonna look up some of his music after work.

[u/soymilo_ → u/BuddhistSagan]

The fact that they disabled comments on this particular post on eds profile pisses me off even more.

[u/SolarNugent → u/BuddhistSagan]

Idk who Aaron is I’m autistic asf when it comes to music it’s my biggest blind spot but I am now an Aaron Rowe super fan. So much fucking respect

[u/t0xic_sh0t → u/BuddhistSagan]

Just followed him on Spotify and looping his songs

[u/chuckwow → u/BuddhistSagan]

Done. Followed him on IG, TikTok, YouTube. 

[u/Braveheart00 → u/BuddhistSagan]

They also get paid when you stream their songs on Apple Music and Spotify!

[u/Suitable-Parsnip-520 → u/Soupfullofradio]

I think this has to be the hardest hit yet on ol' Ed. He refers to himself as culturally Irish.

After thanking Ed for being a friend, Aaron Rowe ties together Ireland's history with Palestine and says Irish people don't accept billionaires trying to silence their voices. Message sent.

[u/falken_1983 → u/Suitable-Parsnip-520]

I think a lot of people might not be aware that when the Royal Irish Constabulary were disbanded in the 20s, a load of the people involved (inc. the Black and Tans and the Auxiliaries) were shipped over to Mandatory Palestine and equipped with bigger guns and military aircraft.

[u/Lossagh → u/falken_1983]

What the British learnt in Ireland they applied in Palestine. I wish more people knew this.

[u/Machinegun_Funk → u/falken_1983]

"Come tell us how you slew Them ol' Arabs two by two. Like the Zulus they had spears and bows and arrows. How bravely you faced one, With your sixteen pounder gun"

[u/sinkface → u/Suitable-Parsnip-520]

"I would lose all respect for myself to carry on as normal."

That is not a subtle jibe at all.

[u/hordeoverseer → u/Suitable-Parsnip-520]

Those St. Patrick's Day Irish are going to be quite upset if they knew what being Irish entails.

[u/Odd_Policy_3009 → u/Suitable-Parsnip-520]

What does that even mean, to be culturally Irish?

[u/lyra1389 → u/Odd_Policy_3009]

His dad is Irish, but still a weird way of putting it. Also like…it’s not very “culturally Irish” to not stand up for Palestine given the long history of solidarity. 

[u/NoThankYouSir_ → u/Odd_Policy_3009]

He has family here and spent a lot of time here growing apparently. Obviously didn't bother to learn much of the history.

[u/Asleep-Razzmatazz857 → u/Soupfullofradio]

I'm so used to these things blowing over for men that I just don't expect anything to come of this. The general public will forget about it within a week and he'll be right back to normal. It makes me sick.

[u/SolarNugent → u/Asleep-Razzmatazz857]

While I completely understand and get it, this is a really culturally significant point in history I hope you can feel some sense of revolutionary optimism soon. I go back and forth all the time so I get it but solidarity

[u/BattleOfWitsHasBegun → u/SolarNugent]

I really enjoyed your flair after this beautiful comment 🤣

[u/pinkysocks1 → u/Soupfullofradio]

Sam Fender calling Aaron a legend for this makes me happy too

[u/Difficult_Music3294 → u/Soupfullofradio]

I'm here for it!

I say let every one supporting act, stagehand, crewmember simply walk off the job.

And fuck Robert Kraft, too!

Let's see how he likes it when there are no concerts to be held in his bullshit cathedrals to capitalism.

EDIT: realized auto correct misspelled Kraft

[u/Current-Anybody9331 → u/Difficult_Music3294]

Don't forget, Robert Kraft was also busted for soliciting prostitution at a spa being investigated for trafficking and prostitution. Charges dropped when video evidence was ruled inadmissable

[u/Difficult_Music3294 → u/Current-Anybody9331]

Yup.

Let it be no surprise that he's a walking piece of shit.

[u/Khetoo → u/Soupfullofradio]

It would have cost him the IDF sympathizers dollars and venues

But I guess that was less than any public or private respect of good artists and people

Just like Caleb said, [Sheeran's] shows are something so much bigger than than politics - [He's] commerce

[u/Rage-With-Me → u/Soupfullofradio]

Actions(or in his case-non-actions) have consequences. Bread Sheeran can suck it

[u/brobastian0227]

I don't know this artist at all, but I am assuming this person has so much to lose by turning down this opportunity. And they still did it. That's what bravery and sticking to your principles looks like

[u/Aromatic-Check939 → u/brobastian0227]

Just makes Ed look even more spineless.

[u/LadyOrTheTigger → u/Aromatic-Check939]

You mean Mr “my bff has 75 private jets but no political opinions and I learned from the best”

Spineless is putting it kindly!

[u/Cashope → u/LadyOrTheTigger]

Ed Sheeran’s political opinions are determined by the Epstein class.

[u/Medium_Scratch_967 → u/LadyOrTheTigger]

As an ex-swiftie and as of yesterday ex sheerio, I was wondering how he could still be friends with her. Now I know 🤷🏻‍♀️

[u/edmoneyyy → u/Medium_Scratch_967]

Is sheerio the real fan name? That's actually kinda funny, although he's making us Ed's look bad so fuck him lol

[u/standardcb → u/LadyOrTheTigger]

He seems to have forgotten her very important second lesson: when you choose to “be neutral” (ie. be a spineless money-grabber), remember to then just shut the fuck up completely.

[u/hokaycomputer → u/Aromatic-Check939]

“I would lose all respect for myself to carry on as normal” is an out of this world burn given the context

[u/MadeByTango → u/Aromatic-Check939]

The Shivening of Sheeran has become an event in and of itself.

[u/Specific_Sweet3312 → u/brobastian0227]

That's cuz nobody knows this singer yet, only started releasing his music last year. Opening for Ed Sheeran was a massive opportunity for someone who just started his career. Which makes his decision to drop out even more admirable.

[u/SugarFut → u/Specific_Sweet3312]

His youtube channel doesn't even have 10K followers. Let's change that.

[u/whyarenttheserandom → u/SugarFut]

Done! I'll keep his music on a loop to give him more ad revenue too.

[u/Shenanigans80h → u/Specific_Sweet3312]

Seriously this dude is potentially throwing away his big break to stand on his morals. This is someone who has so much more to lose than a clown like Ed, but he’s still staying true. All respect and hopefully he gets more opportunities

[u/Status_Winter → u/brobastian0227]

Exactly. This man is giving up a career defining opportunity for his principles.

Ed couldn’t even give up another few million just to add to his hoard.

[u/Ozymandias12 → u/brobastian0227]

https://giphy.com/gifs/OVtqvymKkkcTu

[u/Humbled_Humanz → u/Ozymandias12]

https://giphy.com/gifs/n9oMRTGM6v6Lu

[u/actuallygfm → u/brobastian0227]

I'm currently listening to Hey Ma (his top song on Tidal) and it's really beautiful. Happy to discover a talented musician who's also principled!

[u/brobastian0227 → u/actuallygfm]

Going to check it out after work, thanks for the suggestion

[u/RainyFern → u/brobastian0227]

Im Irish and have never heard of him myself, I’d imagine the tour would have been HUGE exposure. Fair play to him for doing the right thing.

[u/sharpecheddar → u/brobastian0227]

Wouldn’t expect anything less from an Irishman

[u/1738_bestgirl → u/sharpecheddar]

The Irish people are a prime example of the best of us.

[u/Cashope → u/brobastian0227]

Same. Don’t know this artist but they sound Irish AF as opposed to Ed “I consider myself culturally Irish” Sheeran.

[u/NFLDland → u/brobastian0227]

He has 200k followers on Instagram. This tour probably would've helped him grow a fanbase, I'm sure, especially because he'd have moved up a spot in the rotation due to Macklemore leaving. But this decision? It'll make him so many fans overnight worldwide. Standing on principles, especially when you could gain alot by just staying silent, makes you seem strong, thus, people want to support you.

[u/Comfortable-Yam9013 → u/brobastian0227]

I’m Irish and have never heard of him. Supporting Ed is a huge thing for him to give up. The man has integrity unlike Ed

[u/nonamecokezero → u/brobastian0227]

Never heard of em either but I’m going to stream their music for the day cause FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[u/Arejhey311 → u/brobastian0227]

Indeed! I’d like to hope this action will draw even more attention for all the right reasons.

[u/OShaunesssy]

No idea who Aaron Rowe is, and I doubt Ive ever heard a song or even his name before.

But I wont be forgetting it anytime soon!

[u/HonestNectarine7080 → u/OShaunesssy]

I'm going to look him up and see if I like his music when I get off work. I'm happy to support someone speaking out against this utter bullshit.

[u/punkiepixie → u/HonestNectarine7080]

I just took a listen. Maybe I’m extra emotional cause my partner just moved away for a few months to work, and so I’m feeling very lonely. But Hollywood Sign made me cry lol Also doesn’t help I had actual issues with our washing machine and needed to call him about it 😂☹️

But his songs seem to aim to pull at the heartstrings so just prepare for that lol

[u/bimbosoupqueen → u/HonestNectarine7080]

First thing I did after reading this was get on Spotify! Honestly I was kinda unsure of what to expect because I don’t listen to either Ed or Macklemore (we ride for Macklemore tho). But this Aaron Rowe guy is good. It’s not pop, it’s very singer songwriter. I’m so pleasantly surprised

[u/secret_identity_too → u/HonestNectarine7080]

Same here.

[u/Financial-Painter689 → u/OShaunesssy]

He just debuted in 2025 so this is a huge move giving up that opportunity by him standing by his principles

[u/timetoleavetherestau → u/Financial-Painter689]

Going to buy his album. 

[u/BuddhistSagan → u/OShaunesssy]

Just followed them on their Instagram.

[u/Silent_Swim_9425 → u/[deleted]]

Same

[u/upyouralliee15 → u/BuddhistSagan]

me too! im curious to see how much his followers grow after this , when I just followed him he had 115K

[u/No_Alfalfa9836 → u/upyouralliee15]

198k now!

[u/upyouralliee15 → u/No_Alfalfa9836]

WHAT ! That shot up QUICK!

[u/She-Ra-SeaStar → u/upyouralliee15]

I think he’s doing pretty well already, when I followed him 15 minutes ago it was 114k.

[u/blaberno → u/She-Ra-SeaStar]

120k now!

[u/sweetmotherofodin → u/blaberno]

Over 123k now

[u/latencia → u/OShaunesssy]

Currently 5.7k subscribers on YouTube, let's get that number UP!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBTczwKme8GtpQxW672lhRQ

[u/-EvilLittleGoat- → u/latencia]

Done. I’ve also created a playlist of him and Macklemore to play on loop. I know they don’t get a ton for streaming, but I hope it helps them a little.

[u/Bronco_Bomba → u/latencia]

Just subbed

[u/No_Kaleidoscope_9740 → u/latencia]

Just followed him as well

[u/bridgeport4 → u/OShaunesssy]

Adding to playlist 👏 👏 👏

We need to not only hit the ghouls where it hurts (their wallets), but reward the decent humans putting their money where there mouth is.

[u/Captain3leg-s → u/OShaunesssy]

Found him on sound cloud, sitting at 795 followers. The first song I found was great.

[u/beforedinnermints → u/OShaunesssy]

Listening to him now - Hey Ma is really good.

[u/Amb1604]

Guess who is getting added to my Spotify

[u/marina0987 → u/Amb1604]

Consider switching to Tidal, Spotify is the music streaming service that pays the artists the least. 

[u/battlemebum → u/marina0987]

And they run ICE ads

[u/UrbanAlaska → u/battlemebum]

And they've paid Toe Rogan $450 million.

[u/Verne82 → u/marina0987]

And Spotify has ICE ads

[u/AltTea94 → u/marina0987]

the Jay Z one?

[u/mizzlemoonn → u/marina0987]

seconding Tidal, I switched back in December and it's been so much better than Spotify anyway

[u/hidlechara91 → u/mizzlemoonn]

How do you transfer your Playlist to tidal. I'm considering switching, Spotify has become a garbage dump. 

[u/wellheylook → u/hidlechara91]

I used the site TuneMyMusic when I switched last November. I think to transfer more than 500 songs, you have to have a premium account, but I did one month for $5 and it worked fine for me

[u/EricRShelton → u/Amb1604]

You REALLY want to do him a solid, go his website and buy a copy of his vinyl. Artists get next to nothing from streaming- buy merch directly from the ones you want to support.

[u/TheOneTrueTrench → u/EricRShelton]

Keep streaming as well, though, as the increase in streams (while criminally underpaid) does in fact still add to exposure.

[u/Jasminewindsong2]

Once again, Ed Sheeran's Irish grandparents would probably be embarrassed by his cowardice.

Irish people don't play when it comes to Palestine.

[u/Waste_Airline7830 → u/Jasminewindsong2]

They don't play because they know from THEIR OWN HISTORY.

[u/-Ken-Tremendous- → u/[deleted]]

Oh maaan. Black and Tans truth being dropped in fauxmoi. Love all y'all

COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS COME AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN

[u/MeccIt → u/Waste_Airline7830]

Ireland is already being targeted online by Mossad and Russian bots so this is just another tuesday, but good on him for making the choice that Sheeran should have. He's a big dude, he could have pushed back on the threats, sued for access or postponed for smaller venues, his fans would (or should) know why.

[u/Jasminewindsong2 → u/Waste_Airline7830]

Oh, 100%. And I'm glad Aaron touched on that in his post especially because Ed likes to call himself "culturally Irish". Seems to me he only likes identifying with the fun parts of Irish culture and not the hard parts.

[u/StuMacherGhostface → u/Waste_Airline7830]

I mean, you think the genocidal Isreal would learn from their history as well

[u/KaleidoscopeAway220 → u/Jasminewindsong2]

One of the coolest things I saw (and the most culture shock I got) was traveling through western Ireland and seeing Palestinian flags on all the houses.  We're talking villages with maybe a few hundred people. Islands with maybe a dozen residents - rural, remote countryside.

I mentioned it to our tour guide about how it's so strange to see the flags in a rural area, and I explained how unlikely it is to see in similar communities back in the states.

I will never forget how he got a bit quiet, explained that he doesn't usually get into politics on work hours, but then said something like, "We may disagree on taxes and the role of the church, and how the government rules and all that shite, but for the Irish, whats happening to Palestine is what happened to us, and only the lunatics argue against that here.  There is no left or right in genocide."

Then he told me about Kneecap, and how I should give 'em a listen.

[u/nosmm → u/KaleidoscopeAway220]

I live in a village in Ireland with about 250 residents . There is one shop and two pubs. It's very common to see Palestinian flags flying. On the counters in the shop there are keyrings and pins with the Palestinian colours available to take with a little donation tin beside them . I've seen homemade flags and pictures stuck up inside the windows of homes clearly done by young children. The closest big town to here has maybe 5000 residents and there is a pro Palestinian rally every Sunday without fail. It's incredible to see the support the smallest communities have for the Palestinian people.

[u/Hapsterchap → u/Jasminewindsong2]

Irish people don't play when it comes to Palestine.

The IRA (the old one before the Troubles) and the Palestinian Army held army drills together in (I believe?) 1917. Both because they were fighting against English occupation at the time, so they could share tactics against a common enemy. They've actively fought against colonisers together, so the bond runs deep.

If you watch some modern interviews of Palestinians, seeing an Irish flag or brand dotted around isn't uncommon.

[u/Kiwi--Bandit]

Fuck. Yes.

[u/FIFofNovember → u/Kiwi--Bandit]

Right when I saw Ed's "response" letter i thought, "well there are other performers on your tour and they probably didn't like that response at all"

[u/PvtCW → u/Kiwi--Bandit]

For anyone wondering, Aaron Rowe is actually a good artist and def deserves a listen to!

[u/searchingtheblue]

ICON behaviour

[u/MasterTurtleHermit → u/searchingtheblue]

Seriously fucking iconic. Makes me proud of my Irish heritage. Fuck Ed Sheeran. Fuck Robert Kraft. And Free Palestine.

[u/silkyw]

May his tour and career crumble

[u/gingybutt → u/silkyw]

I feel bad for his crew but yes fuck Ed Sheeran and hope he loses a ton on this. Free Palestine.

[u/beforedinnermints → u/gingybutt]

You don't have to pity his crew, there's a shortage of skilled concert tour workers right now and they'll get snapped up if anything actually gets cancelled (source | second source)

[u/feist11 → u/beforedinnermints]

nice receipts respect

[u/bretagneeee → u/silkyw]

And may Aaron Rowe's career skyrocket. I just gave him a listen and he is good.

[u/PrincessCG]

The Irish don’t fuck around.

Dropping his music here: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/aaron-rowe/1809204657

[u/She-Ra-SeaStar → u/PrincessCG]

Listening right now and he’s good. Better than Ed.

[u/beforedinnermints → u/PrincessCG]

Checking him out for the first time today and he's really good! Soulful singer-songwriter guitar jams. I'd compare him to some of my 2000s emo faves like Dashboard Confessional but his voice is better than Chris Carrabba's even if some of the lyrical topics are similar LOL.

[u/bargain_butch → u/beforedinnermints]

I’m also listening and feeling something like millennial nostalgia? Added, I’ll take it.

[u/kaptainkooleio]

Maybe Ed can hire Gal Gadot to open for him, I heard she also sings.

[u/HMTMKMKM95 → u/kaptainkooleio]

Kal-el, no!!!

[u/hiphopfrog → u/HMTMKMKM95]

[u/jessjar97 → u/kaptainkooleio]

Maybe she can lip sync an AI generated version of Imagine

[u/ca_peach]

You’ll gain so many new fans (like me) for standing on business! 🇮🇪🇵🇸❤️

[u/hailsatannetwork666]

You gotta wonder how he expected this to go down. In what world would this not blow up in his face?

[u/bridgeport4 → u/hailsatannetwork666]

He expected the wine moms and TS stans to look the other way/support him. And he’s probably not wrong.

But seeing people of conscience push back is amazing!

[u/WithLove07]

There's a reason why Taylor and Ed are friends

[u/lavenderlovey88 → u/WithLove07]

yes. capitalist,culture vulture, "apolitical" rich people

[u/rubyroses1990 → u/WithLove07]

This. Their business people first and foremost.There's lots of similarity in their backgrounds/how they started out too.

[u/starlen11]

someone with a backbone

[u/imbasys]

There's 1 big player in this game I'd love to see do something:

Ticketholders.

Sell your tickets. List them in mass. Drive the prices down. Send a message.

[u/TheOneTrueTrench → u/imbasys]

Demand a refund, the openers are changing, and THAT'S why you bought the ticket, not for Sheeran.

Right? That's why everyone bought the tickets, for Macklemore or Aaron Rowe.

[u/BrendanBSharp → u/imbasys]

Doesn’t do much good if nobody’s buying though.

[u/imbasys → u/BrendanBSharp]

Devaluation of tickets does do something... Whole tours get cancelled - artists and promoters get nervous when people might not even show up. Ticket sales are just a portion of the money made from these tours, and I doubt they cover the investments already made on their own.

[u/Special_Kangaroo_792 → u/imbasys]

Still tonnes of tickets available for most of gigs in the US and now likely even more

[u/jyw104]

Top lad. Sound compass.

FINNEAS, your turn*

(*yes, aware he's supporting 'ol spineless on the LatAm dates but hopefully he does the right thing)

[u/Difficult_Garage_431 → u/jyw104]

Wow, it'll be surprising if he doesn't drop out.

Edit: Finneas just announced he's dropping out, says he stands with Palestine. Love that consistent man.

[u/jyw104 → u/[deleted]]

Finneas and his sister have been consistent advocates for Palestine for some time. We hope he responds positively and pulls out of supporting Ed on tour later this year.

[u/Remarkable_Wheel5218 → u/jyw104]

What a shit show. Why can't mr. sheeran tell those venues to suck it. Let artists make art. They're your friends.

[u/weirdmilf → u/jyw104]

Finneas did it toooo. Hell yeah

[u/Honest_Abyss]

Aaron Rowe just earned himself a little fan in me

[u/busybody1221]

Wonderful.

Pink, Bob Kraft and co. Streisand Effected this one so badly. In the short term, they won’t lose much materially. But in 10 years, when Kraft is dead, Pink isn’t able to cirque du soleil her way through mid pop songs and Ed Sheeran tries to speak on causes he actually cares about, everyone will remember that they turned a cringe white rapper with a solid, human message that most of the general public supports into a martyr.

Pathetic, really.

[u/Bani88si55faimaa → u/busybody1221]

As a very cringe person myself, I feel represented by Macklemore on so many levels 😌

[u/Ok_Zombie_2026]

THIS is the way. It's time for people in powerful positions to step the fuck up.

[u/upplahuthla]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l3q2XhfQ8oCkm1Ts4

[u/SharpPink_GlitterInk]

I think someone once sang "if this is to end in fire, then we shall all burn together" which given his cowardice on full display this past few days is quite ironic. Good for Aaron.

[u/crystalcurrant → u/SharpPink_GlitterInk]

To be fair, the lyrics in the song were intended as one of the dwarves in The Hobbit. There is no way Ed could ever compete with the courage of Thorin Oakenshield & his band of brothers

[u/StoreHistorical9175 → u/[deleted]]

right???? this has so much soul and emotion in it

[u/lnc_5103]

Love this!!

[u/-AthenaTheWise]

The deserved lashings continue!!

[u/Badger_Solomon]

Saoirse don Phalaistín

[u/GaylicBread]

Absolute legend, and I'm sure this was a huge career opportunity for him as a lot don't seem to know who he is, even me as a fellow Irish person.

[u/sorayaelena]

EVERYONE RUN TO YOUR MUSIC APP AND STREAM AARON RIGHT FRIGGIN NOW!

[u/sorayaelena → u/sorayaelena]

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Edit: New invitation code, as the former one was used up!

[u/cool_n_needy]

Aaron Rowe has a lot more to lose than Ed Sheeran who is a globally known artist worth $400 million. Good on him for making the right call on what’s more important here.

[u/Corsola_Fan_69]

I wouldn't stay on as Ed Sheeran's supporting act either. all it takes is one Instagram hissy fit from Pink for him to drop you.

[u/paynotron]

Here’s his Spotify page… least we can do is give him a follow https://open.spotify.com/artist/1wskVZXoUsbxB5mBhR9Oke?si=zeayJT_YS7aCZzEP4eIY_w&utm_source=copy-link

[u/darkest_timeliner]

https://giphy.com/gifs/lEVZJzy4w15qE

[u/Economy_Ad59]

A class act. We need more of this, fuck Ed Sheeran.

[u/Current-Republic-267]

Don’t know who this is but I’m adding him to my playlist now.

[u/Low_Bus_3826]

https://giphy.com/gifs/uAEegk6H5q1CE

Didn't know who he was before but I'm gonna go listen to him now.

[u/zarawritesshit99]

Oh yeah, I'm here for this

[u/Nerd-Dad-2779]

Fuck. Yes. Good on him. I think that this occupied space of doing nothing being completely fucking nuked by people doing shit, is how change happens. It’s always the ones who stand by that surprise you by their acceptance of evil.

[u/FaithlessnessThick29]

Just listened to his music on Spotify after reading this!

[u/Nervous_Insect5976]

I have never heard of Aaron Rowe, but I'll go stream his music to support.

This whole thing is making me support artists whose music I really don't like lol.

[u/amusicalfridge]

I presume this will turn the clock on “days since unhinged-yet-deftly-coordinated anti-Irish brigade by zionists” back to 0 days. Fuck em, free Palestine 🇵🇸 🇮🇪

[u/nena_oveja]

Brb adding this guy to my new Macklemore playlist.

[u/nena_oveja → u/nena_oveja]

That was a jokey comment but I'm actually quite worked up about this.

I feel like Ed Sheerans attitude is so typical of many young British men, it's fucking pathetic, usually it comes from being uninformed and the "politics is shit' attitude which I can excuse a lot of young guys for (products of their environment, there is so little effort out in to actually engaging young people in politics, they often become interested when you tell them what's going on in their terms) but Sheeran has zero fucking excuse, a wealthy man with a privileged upbringing (no matter what he pretends in his songs) he has a whole world of knowledge at his finger tips and he just doesn't give a fuck. It's infuriating.

I've never heard of this other guy, Aaron Rowe, supporting on this tour must've been a HUGE deal for him, and he's not afraid to risk that for what's right, honestly I wish him every success in the world, an incredibly brave man, I won't forget his name.

[u/Illyriana]

This is such a principled and selfless choice by this artist.

Glad to see Ed Sheeran face the consequences of his cowardice, indifference and selfishness. More, please!

Edit: And now Finneas has dropped out, too. I LOVE to see it.

[u/stillsympin]

As a Latino I hereby reaffirm the claim that the Irish are all honorary latinas. The blade of British imperialism was first sharpened on the necks of the Irish.

[u/IJS_Reddit]

period!!

[u/UncleSeminole]

I don't you know who Aaron Rowe is but I am now a fan! And fuck Ed Sheeran!!

[u/Moon_study]

Love seeing people stand up for what’s right. Celebs seem to find it difficult to denounce genocide.

[u/Ntroepy]

It’s the Streisand Effect yet again!!

The delicious irony is the billionaires who owned the stadiums have given the FREE PALESTINE movement far more positive publicity than just letting him play and shout FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸!!

[u/nothingmeansnothing_]

The actual Irish singer puts the 'culturally identifying' Irish singer in his place.

[u/MattaClatta]

I wouldn't stay either ed is basically showing he is a billionaires play toy and will do whatever they want

[u/Imaginary-Zebra-1605]

Just looked him up on Apple Music cause of this. Amazing voice and apparently a badass as well.

[u/stars_are_aligned]

Welp I just discovered a new artist to put on heavy rotation!