Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics Tour has lost another opening act, with Finneas O’Connell announcing his departure from the remaining North American dates. The move comes just weeks after Macklemore was removed from the lineup following controversial remarks he made during a pro-Palestine rally in Seattle.
Finneas Exits Tour Citing Scheduling Conflicts
Finneas, the Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and solo artist known for his work with sister Billie Eilish, confirmed he would no longer serve as a supporting act for Sheeran’s stadium run. In a statement shared to social media, Finneas wrote: “Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts with my own project timelines, I’m unable to continue as support on the remaining Ed Sheeran tour dates. This was an incredibly difficult decision, but one I have to make for my own creative path.”
The announcement leaves Sheeran without two high-profile openers in quick succession, raising questions about the tour’s support bill for its final leg across the United States and Canada.
Macklemore Removed After “Free Palestine” Chant
The instability follows the removal of Macklemore, who had been scheduled to open several shows earlier this summer. The Seattle rapper was dropped after video surfaced of him leading a “Free Palestine” chant at a pro-Palestinian protest in his hometown. Sheeran’s team later confirmed the decision in a brief statement, saying the tour “aims to remain a non-political space for music and connection.”
Macklemore responded on Instagram, writing: “I stand by what I said. Art and activism have always been inseparable for me. I have no regrets.”
Tour Continues Amid Lineup Shifts
Despite the turnover, Sheeran’s Mathematics Tour continues its North American stadium run through September. The British singer-songwriter has not announced replacement openers for the affected dates. Ticket holders for shows originally featuring Finneas or Macklemore have been notified that the main performance schedule remains unchanged.
Industry observers note the unusual frequency of opener changes on a major stadium tour, though representatives for Sheeran insist the transitions are logistical rather than political.
Billie Eilish has faced renewed criticism over her past “stolen land” comments after officiating her brother Finneas O’Connell’s wedding in California.
O’Connell, 29, married his girlfriend Claudia Sulewski over the weekend at San Ysidro Ranch in California, with Eilish conducting the ceremony.
Billie Eilish’s Grammy comments resurface
Criticism of the wedding location follows comments Eilish made earlier this year about immigration enforcement in the United States.
In February, Eilish won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for Wildflower. During her acceptance speech, she criticised raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which have resulted in people being detained for lengthy periods or killed.
Wearing an “ICE out” badge, the 24-year-old said: “As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land.”
The comments have now been brought back into the debate over Eilish officiating her brother’s wedding. Some social media users criticised her for holding the ceremony at San Ysidro Ranch, which is located in an area that was once part of Chumash land before European colonisation.
During her Grammy speech, Eilish also said: “It’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, and I just feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting, and our voices really do matter, and the people matter.”
She added: “And f**k ICE, that’s all I’m gonna say. Sorry!”
Why Eilish’s home was also discussed
At the time, Eilish faced accusations of virtue signalling. Reports also noted that her home is situated on land that once belonged to the Native American Tongva tribe.
A spokesperson for the Tongva expressed “appreciation” for Eilish’s speech in a statement: “As the First People of the greater Los Angeles basin, we do understand that her home is situated in our ancestral land.”
The statement continued: “Eilish has not contacted our tribe directly regarding her property, we do value the instance when public figures provide visibility to the true history of this country.“It is our hope that in future discussions, the tribe can explicitly be referenced to ensure the public understands that the greater Los Angeles Basin remains Gabrieleno Tongva territory.”
A law firm subsequently made what appeared to be an unsolicited and satirical offer to help “evict” Eilish from her home, although there has been no indication that the Tongva intended to pursue such action.
O’Connell also defended his sister against the outrage of “powerful old white men”, describing those angry with Eilish as “the most cartoonishly evil men on Earth”. LADbible Group has contacted representatives of Billie Eilish for comment.
The historical past and traditions of the tribe who responded to Billie Eilish’s Grammys speech has been revealed after the singer was accused of ‘hypocrisy’.
The 24-year-old gained the ‘Track of the Yr’ award on the ceremony for her tune ‘Wildflower’, taking to the stage along with her brother and longtime collaborator Finneas.
Eilish confirmed her gratitude for the award, however obtained a dig at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) into her speech, saying: “I truthfully don’t really feel like I must say something however that nobody is unlawful on stolen land.”
The artist was referencing the European colonisation of the Americas between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, including: “It’s simply actually exhausting to know what to say and what to do proper now, and I simply really feel actually hopeful on this room, and I really feel like we simply must maintain combating and talking up and protesting, and our voices actually do matter, and the individuals matter.”
“And f**okay ICE, that is all I am gonna say. Sorry!” the artist concluded, in a robust political message.
Nevertheless, some claimed there was a component of hypocrisy to the ‘unhealthy man’ artist’s phrases.
Members of the Tongva group carried out on the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony (VALERIE MACON / AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
Based on a consultant of the Tongva individuals, Eilish’s reported $3 million (£2.1 million) household house positioned inside the Highland Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles, is on land initially belonging to the tribe.
A regulation agency has since come out and provided to evict the musician from her house, because the speech obtained combined responses from the general public.
The Tongva individuals have since addressed the speech, with a spokesperson telling MailOnline: “Because the First Individuals of the higher Los Angeles basin, we do perceive that her house is located in our ancestral land.
“Eilish has not contacted our tribe instantly concerning her property, we do worth the occasion when Public Figures present visibility to the true historical past of this nation.”
Whereas indicating that they felt ‘appreciation’ for her assertion on the Grammys, they urged her and different huge names to reference their nation when talking out in regards to the US.
They hope that ‘the tribe can explicitly be referenced’, as ‘the higher Los Angeles basin stays Gabrielino Tongva territory’.
Who’re the Tongva?
The Tongva individuals, often known as Gabrielino-Tongva, are the indigenous individuals of the Los Angeles Basin and Southern Channel Islands in California.
They’ve lived within the 4,000-square-mile space for the final 3,500 years or so, with the tradition having sturdy hyperlinks with the land and sea.
There are over 700 residents residing throughout town and county of Los Angeles, in keeping with Gabrielino/Tongva nation – they don’t have a federal reservation of their very own, like different Native American tribes within the US.
The Tongva acknowledged Eilish’s good intentions regardless of mentioning that she was residing on their land (Kevin Winter/Getty Pictures for The Recording Academy)
Based on the Los Angeles Times, the Tongva individuals known as their territory Tovaangar, which accurately means ‘the world’.
It initially consisted of 5,000 individuals throughout 100 villages and spanned from Palos Verdes to San Bernardino, and from Saddleback Mountain to the San Fernando Valley.
The Tongva additionally name 4 Southern Channel Islands, together with Santa Catalina and San Clemente, house.
Britannica explains they had been one of many wealthiest and most technologically superior tribes within the area.
They lived in homes made out of poles and tule-reed mats and their financial system was largely based mostly on acorns and wild crops, together with fishing and looking.
Whereas they had been initially known as the San Gabriel Indians, or Gabrieleño, named after the Spanish mission to which they had been taken in the course of the interval of colonization, in 2007 they modified their title to the Gabrielino/Tongva Nation.
They’re at present campaigning to realize federal recognition, having already been recognised by the State of California, the California Basic Meeting, and the Los Angeles Metropolis Council.
They wrote on their web site: “With out Federal recognition, we can’t declare and repatriate our ancestors’ stays. We can’t take part in scholarships for Native People. We can’t apply our spiritual traditions with full freedoms.”
A regulation agency has now provided to assist evict Billie Eilish from her $3 million mansion after it was found to have been constructed on land belonging to a local tribe.
The ‘Birds of a Feather’singer has been accused of advantage signalling within the wake of her current Grammys look, the place she hit out on the current actions of america Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Whereas fellow winners Olivia Dean and Dangerous Bunny additionally had sturdy reactions in regards to the current crackdown on immigration within the US, Eilish has been caught out after considerably ironic data surfaced about her residence.
“As grateful as I really feel, I actually don’t really feel like I have to say something however that nobody is unlawful on stolen land,” the 24-year-old mentioned on stage, referring to the European colonisation of the Americas between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries.
She continued: “It’s simply actually laborious to know what to say and what to do proper now, and I simply really feel actually hopeful on this room, and I really feel like we simply have to maintain combating and talking up and protesting, and our voices actually do matter, and the folks matter.
“And f**okay ICE, that is all I am gonna say. Sorry!”
The Tongva tribe has confirmed that the LA mansion was constructed on land they personal (Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register through Getty Photographs)
Whereas a variety of celebrities have been outspoken towards ICE following the tragic deaths of each Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this yr, in addition to the a whole bunch of hundreds of people that have been forcibly faraway from their houses, Eilish is now going through backlash after it was found that the land her mansion was constructed on belongs to the Tongva folks.
Now, in a considerably satirical suggestion, Sinai Legislation Agency has provided to assist the Tongva tribe evict the performer from her residence.
In a press launch that was launched earlier this week, the California property regulation agency mentioned: “Sinai Legislation Agency is providing to evict Billie Eilish from her Los Angeles residence on a professional bono foundation on behalf of the Tongva Tribe.
Chatting with the Submit, they added: “Clearly, the put up was satirical, however I do assume the usage of language of ‘stolen land’ is commonly used to silence legitimate political debate.
“And it’s extremely hypocritical of Hollywood elites to evangelise from their gated and guarded property.”
Eilish gained the Grammy for greatest tune lately (Kevin Winter/Getty Photographs for The Recording Academy)
Though Eilish herself hasn’t spoken out, her brother Finneas has already defended her, whereas the tribe themselves have even had their say on the controversy, though they do not appear notably bothered about any potential authorized battle with the ‘Dangerous Man’ singer.
“Eilish has not contacted our tribe instantly concerning her property, we do worth the occasion when public figures present visibility to the true historical past of this nation,” a tribal spokesperson mentioned Monday.
“It’s our hope that in future discussions, the tribe can explicitly be referenced to make sure the general public understands that the better Los Angeles Basin stays Gabrieleno Tongva territory,” the spokesperson added.
LADbible group has contacted representatives for Eilish for remark.
Billie Eilish used her winner’s speech on the Grammy Awards on Sunday (1 February) to criticise the elevated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Minneapolis.
The singer had picked up the ‘Tune of the Yr’ award for her single ‘Wildflower’ on the main night time in music, when she mentioned that ‘nobody is unlawful on stolen land’ (in reference to the colonisation of the Americas).
However the 24-year-old has confronted criticism for her feedback. And now her brother and collaborator, Finneas, has defended her in opposition to the ‘highly effective previous white males’.
The pair wore ‘ICE OUT’ badges as they took to the stage on the Grammys, with the singer saying she felt ‘actually hopeful’ within the room, expressing a must ‘preserve combating’.
“And f**ok ICE, that is all I am gonna say. Sorry!” Eilish concluded.
The pair aren’t simply brother and sister however music powerhouses, collaborating on all her albums. (Kevin Winter/Getty Pictures for The Recording Academy)
Viewers within the divided US gave a blended response to her speech, however the siblings have typically been outspoken on political points.
And Finneas has been clear in his stance within the rising tensions round ICE.
Following Eilish’s speech, he shared a publish on Threads studying: “Seeing numerous very highly effective previous white males outraged about what my 24-year-old sister mentioned throughout her acceptance speech.
“We are able to actually see your names within the Epstein information.”
He additionally shared posts from others, together with one which reads: “Each two weeks essentially the most cartoonishly evil males on Earth get mad at Billie Eilish for saying ‘what if we might make the world a greater place ’ lol.”
After Eilish’s speech referencing being on ‘stolen land’, individuals have been fast to pull up that the singer’s reported $3 million (£2.1 million) household residence within the Highland Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles sits on land initially belonging to the Tongva individuals.
Finneas mentioned ‘previous white males’ have been outraged by his sister’s feedback. (Kevin Winter/Getty Pictures for The Recording Academy)
And a consultant for them since confirmed this hypothesis, as they informed MailOnline: “Because the First Folks of the better Los Angeles basin, we do perceive that her house is located in our ancestral land.
“Eilish has not contacted our tribe straight relating to her property, we do worth the occasion when Public Figures present visibility to the true historical past of this nation.”
The Tongva individuals spokesperson expressed ‘appreciation’ for Eilish’s assertion as they urged her and others to incorporate reference to their nation.
“It’s our hope that in future discussions, the tribe can explicitly be referenced to make sure the general public understands that the better Los Angeles basin stays Gabrielino Tongva territory,” the spokesperson added.
LADbible Group contacted representatives for Eilish for remark.
Billie Eilish left followers confused after they observed one thing about one among her most up-to-date snaps.
The ‘BIRDS OF A FEATHER’ singer featured in an Instagram story again on Sunday (14 December), although it wasn’t on her personal account.
Her good friend and fellow musician Lucy Healey posted a photograph of the artist, the place at first look, it regarded just like the 23-year-old was merely posing whereas ingesting from a bottle.
However extra eagle-eyed followers scanned the social media snap, trying past her navy and white polka dot high and directed all their consideration to the bottle.
It is not clear what the drink is, showing clear, that means it could possibly be something from water to vodka.
The peculiar factor about that is that Eilish regarded like she was holding a child bottle, which left followers scratching their heads.
Eilish reposted the holiday-themed photograph (Instagram/@billieeilish)
The Grammy-winning artist was now the topic of a photograph which did the rounds on a number of platforms on-line, with many commenting on the viral pic and questioning what was in her hand.
One wrote on X: “To not sound like ms. hetero however wtf is that in her hand.”
One other mentioned: “The newborn bottle is actually freaking me out,” with a 3rd declaring: “Prefer it seems like a child bottle.”
The thriller was seemingly put to relaxation as somebody instructed that it wasn’t milk in there as some thought (does clear milk exist?), as an alternative being an alcoholic drink.
“Hello, I am from Brazil however I am positive it is a Japanese alcoholic beverage that is offered in child bottles,” a distinct consumer claimed.
Others then agreed that it regarded like an alcohol bottle, however not earlier than hyperlinks have been made to a previous costume of Eilish’s, which made headlines again in 2022.
Again then, she was relationship Jesse Rutherford, and for Halloween they determined to put on costumes to additional spotlight their controversial 11-year age hole.
The couple’s costume brought about a little bit of uproar again in 2022. (Instagram/@billieeilish)
They have been 20 and 31 on the time, so naturally Eilish dressed up as a child whereas her then-boyfriend dressed up as an previous man, inflicting plenty of controversy on-line.
Talking on the time, one identified that the artist should know the way ‘bizarre and creepy’ the stunt was, whereas one other wrote: “I really feel so unhappy for Billie Eilish. She thinks she’s being huge and unhealthy and grown trolling the haters, however she’s simply displaying her immaturity and proving the purpose.”
A 3rd added: “That Billie Eilish costume is extraordinarily disturbing and I completely hate it each time it crosses my timeline.”
Rutherford was even referred to as ‘f**king disgusting’ and ‘bizarre as F**Ok’ for participating within the concept, by a fan.
LADbible group has contacted Billie Eilish’s representatives for remark.
Billie Eilish was seen being pulled into the group in footage shared by numerous her followers on-line throughout a latest gig.
The nine-time Grammy winner, 23, was in Miami for the second leg of her ‘Hit Me Onerous and Smooth: The Tour’ on Thursday (9 October). It was the primary time she had sung dwell since her 17 August efficiency in Tokyo.
As seen in a number of clips from Thursday’s present, Eilish will get yanked into the group whereas greeting her followers at a barricade within the Kaseya Heart.
She was strolling and jogging via the group and high-fiving them as she handed when one concertgoer pulled her into the barricade.
Footage means that the alleged perpetrator was a person in a black hoodie and baseball cap.
Fortunately, Eilish was capable of break away as her safety crew stepped in inside a matter of seconds.
Footage reveals Billie Eilish being pulled into the group throughout her 9 October Miami present (Instagram/@drew_wintjen)
They flipped her hair again in place, and the singer continued her approach onto the stage.
Live performance goer Drew Wintjen captured one of many many movies posted on social media, telling Those that the entire thing was ‘insane’.
“Hate that somebody would do one thing like that to such a queen,” Drew instructed the outlet.
Eilish’s followers have been fast to touch upon the incident on social media, with one saying: “And for this reason I 100% perceive why some artists refuse to do any such stuff as a result of that is so scary.
“Folks really feel entitled to artists regardless that none of us know them. So traumatising. I hope she’s okay!”
Eilish kicked off the second leg of her ‘Hit Me Onerous and Smooth: The Tour’ (Arturo Holmes/Getty Photographs for Dwell Nation)
One other agreed: “It’s completely nuts. I went to a Tony Bennett/Woman Gaga live performance 10 years in the past and there was a fan making an attempt to seize at her from the stage since there wasn’t a barrier up.
“I can’t even think about strolling right into a crowd throughout a live performance since even with safety one thing like what occurred right here to Billie might occur. I hope she’s okay.”
Viewers have been additionally praising the ‘lady within the purple bandana’ for chasing after the alleged perpetrator.
“That’s freaking scary. I hope she’s alright and never injured. Woman within the purple bandana, you’re a badasss for operating after the creep,” a 3rd wrote.
This isn’t the primary time Eilish has been assaulted – whereas performing ‘What I Was Made For’, she was hit within the face by what gave the impression to be a bracelet in December 2024.
In movies shared on-line, she continued to carry out the track and threw the merchandise again into the group.
LADbible Group has contacted Billie Eilish’s representatives for remark.
