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Ed Sheeran cancels Massachusetts concerts due to nor'easter

Promoter cited safety concerns as severe weather threatened New England.

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Singer Ed Sheeran has come under scrutiny after his pro-Palestine support act, Macklemore, was dropped from his tour [File: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters]

What this story says

  • Ed Sheeran's concerts in Foxborough, Massachusetts, scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been cancelled.
  • The cancellations are due to a nor'easter expected to bring severe weather to New England.
  • Concert promoter Messina Touring announced the decision, citing fan and staff safety.
  • Ticketmaster will provide automatic refunds for the canceled shows.

Who covered it

Left 29%(37)Centre 57%(71)Right 14%(18)

Percentages are shares of the 126 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 37 of the 163 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

20/100

163 sources · methodology

Ed Sheeran's concerts in Foxborough, Massachusetts, planned for Friday and Saturday have been cancelled. The decision was announced by concert promoter Messina Touring, which cited fan and staff safety as the reason for the cancellation. The cancellations are attributed to a nor'easter storm forecast to bring severe weather to the New England region.

Ticketmaster will issue automatic refunds to ticket holders for the cancelled shows. The venue for the concerts is Gillette Stadium, owned by Robert Kraft. This is not the first disruption to Sheeran's Loop Tour; a previous incident involved the removal of Macklemore from the lineup.

Disagreements in reporting

The Hollywood Reporter digest stated that stadium owner Robert Kraft had objected to former opening act Macklemore's "Free Palestine" statements before Macklemore was dropped from the tour. KESQ digest also mentioned controversy swirling around the tour and Kraft's role in getting Macklemore dropped for his onstage support of Palestine. No other digests mentioned Robert Kraft's involvement with Macklemore's removal.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mention that Ticketmaster will provide automatic refunds for the canceled shows. None of the right-rated digests mention that Ed Sheeran's concerts were part of his Loop Tour, or that Macklemore had previously been dropped from the lineup.

Tags:#EdSheeran#ConcertCancellation#NorEaster#GilletteStadium#WeatherAlert

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 25 Sept 2026, 20:30, and will add the sides that appear.

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Ed Sheeran performs onstage at iHeartRadio Z100's Jingle Ball 2025 Presented by Capital One held at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 12, 2025, in New York. John Nacion/Billboard
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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

37 rated outlets

  • The left-rated digests led on the cancellation of Ed Sheeran's concerts due to the nor'easter. The Daily Star digest mentioned the storm was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to New England. The Hollywood Reporter digest noted that stadium owner Robert Kraft had objected to former opening act Macklemore's "Free Palestine" statements before Macklemore was dropped from the tour.

Centre

71 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated digests focused on the cancellation of Ed Sheeran's concerts due to the impending nor'easter. Multiple digests, including WBUR and Weatherford Democrat, highlighted that the storm was expected to bring severe weather to New England. KESQ mentioned that the concerts were at the Robert Kraft-owned Gillette Stadium and that controversy continued to swirl around the tour and Kraft's role in Macklemore's removal from the tour's US dates for his onstage support of Palestine.

Right

18 rated outlets

  • The right-rated digests led on the cancellation of Ed Sheeran's concerts at Gillette Stadium due to storm warnings. Independent Journal Review mentioned that Messina Touring cited fan and staff safety and that Ticketmaster refunds would be automatic. Arab News stated the cancellations were due to a severe weather warning for a weekend nor'easter and that these were the latest disruptions for the artist's ongoing tour.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Ed Sheeran cancels Massachusetts concerts due to nor'easter?
Of the 126 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 14% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 163. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Ed Sheeran cancels Massachusetts concerts due to nor'easter left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 126 rated outlets on this story, 29% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 14% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Ed Sheeran cancels Massachusetts concerts due to nor'easter biased?
Ed Sheeran cancels Massachusetts concerts due to nor'easter is one event reported by 163 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered Ed Sheeran cancels Massachusetts concerts due to nor'easter?
163 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
Why were Ed Sheeran's concerts cancelled?
Ed Sheeran's concerts in Foxborough, Massachusetts, scheduled for Friday and Saturday were cancelled due to a nor'easter storm expected to bring severe weather to New England. Concert promoter Messina Touring cited fan and staff safety as the reason for the decision.
Will I get a refund for the cancelled concerts?
Yes, Ticketmaster will provide automatic refunds for the cancelled Ed Sheeran concerts. Ticket holders do not need to take any action to receive their refund.
Where were the concerts scheduled to take place?
The concerts were scheduled to take place at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The stadium is owned by Robert Kraft.

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