The Irish singer-songwriter played a sold-out headline show at Toronto's Drake Underground yesterday (Sept. 22) as part of his North American headline tour and took a moment to address the controversy surrounding Ed Sheeran's Loop tour, from which he dropped out last week, along with all of his fellow supporting acts.

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The Irish singer played a headline show at the Drake Underground yesterday (Sept. 22) after dropping out of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour following Macklemore's removal as an opener for his "Free Palestine" comments. He also affrirmed his own support for Palestine.

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The Irish singer played a headline show at the Drake Underground yesterday (Sept. 22) after dropping out of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour following Macklemore's removal as an opener for his "Free Palestine" comments. He also affrirmed his own support for Palestine.

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