Ed Sheeran Explains Why He Removed His B Stage From Philadelphia Concert, Introduces New Backing Band Who Had 3 Days to Learn His Music

Getty Ed Sheeran spoke on stage about the changes he made to his Loop Tour following the fallout from dropping Macklemore as an opening act. During his Saturday night (September 19) concert in Philadelphia, the 35-year-old musician addressed why there was no B stage at the show that night. "At this point in the show, to be honest, I usually go out to a B stage, and I'm going to be totally honest with you, I didn't know what this audience would be like tonight. I didn't know if I'd have things thrown at me," Ed said on stage. "I apologise that today is not the usual show. I took . . .