{"id":361607,"date":"2026-09-20T09:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T14:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ed-sheeran-reveals-he-removed-his-b-stage-at-philly-concert-because-he-was-afraid"},"modified":"2026-09-20T09:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T14:40:20","slug":"ed-sheeran-reveals-he-removed-his-b-stage-at-philly-concert-because-he-was-afraid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/ed-sheeran-reveals-he-removed-his-b-stage-at-philly-concert-because-he-was-afraid","title":{"rendered":"Ed Sheeran Reveals He Eliminated His B Stage at Philly Live performance As a result of He Was Afraid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Ed Sheeran<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I Removed A Stage Because I Was Afraid &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">That Fans Might Pelt Me!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-20T06:36:41-07:00\"><br \/>\n               September 20, 2026<br \/>\n              6:36 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-cbccb6d7eafdb007e79343abfcdd14ab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260920_54bde299ceb74136bb87f55f5abba588\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:426eee59-0a4a-4efa-9288-527572524482\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"British musicians\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/54\/4by3\/2026\/09\/20\/54bde299ceb74136bb87f55f5abba588_md.jpg\" alt=\"ed-sheeran-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cbccb6d7eafdb007e79343abfcdd14ab--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-86d28bc5475110c5d173a76cfcc071f8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ed-sheeran\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ed Sheeran<\/strong><\/a> revealed that he had to drastically alter his stage performance for his Philadelphia concert &#8230; and it was all because he was worried fans might pelt him mid-show!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-86d28bc5475110c5d173a76cfcc071f8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bb81f0c987b98ef8f073b3d270350594\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>At one point in the performance &#8230; he told the crowd that he initially was going to perform on a B Stage &#8230; but he decided against it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bb81f0c987b98ef8f073b3d270350594--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5b6e003b2f0985b8cf8924438c6e6f53\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-5b6e003b2f0985b8cf8924438c6e6f53-1887045861-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5b6e003b2f0985b8cf8924438c6e6f53--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5188e7f2d0378be3fa210f7cde1da2d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He said &#8230; &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know what this audience would be like. I didn&#8217;t know if I would have things thrown at me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5188e7f2d0378be3fa210f7cde1da2d1--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d4571a3d8249e5a7f667289ef922632d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Explaining why he took the B Stage out, he added &#8230; &#8220;I was afraid of what might happen if I stood in the middle. And I will admit that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d4571a3d8249e5a7f667289ef922632d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-533d85aa3327cec4c55a0ec72b657dbd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6e419e7c-ab80-43fa-a167-4a1455b8f52a-1841259783-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-6e419e7c-ab80-43fa-a167-4a1455b8f52a-1841259783-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/59\/16by9\/2026\/09\/20\/59b5bdcec556484b8743b7417b780864_md.png\" alt=\"091926_ed_sheeran_apolopgy_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-533d85aa3327cec4c55a0ec72b657dbd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e6f3c10375e0822d72e5ecb2771450d7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We reported earlier &#8230; Ed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/19\/ed-sheeran-apologizes-fans-philadelphia-concert\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>took the stage<\/strong><\/a> last night and publicly commented on the last week that saw every opening act of his quit the tour after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/macklemore\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Macklemore<\/strong><\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/14\/macklemore-off-ed-sheeran-tour-after-pro-palestine-comments\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>axed<\/strong><\/a> for his pro-Palestine speech.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e6f3c10375e0822d72e5ecb2771450d7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dc01000c592319c4745b79a2e8063676\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While addressing the crowd at the Lincoln Financial Field &#8230; Ed told his fans he was &#8220;so, so sorry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dc01000c592319c4745b79a2e8063676--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-25d6ab0a5dd3b983bd9df5fdf221af52\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-25d6ab0a5dd3b983bd9df5fdf221af52--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-107545aba2ea067981d886a0af243a51\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He said &#8230; \u201cI don\u2019t want to disappoint fans, and I\u2019ve never wanted to be an activist musician, but this has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-107545aba2ea067981d886a0af243a51--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5854995c98bf30e7603a3ebcc23cea43\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Security was obviously a big concern last night &#8230; but it seemed to go off without a hitch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5854995c98bf30e7603a3ebcc23cea43--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3b36159998fb97c9a97d9f42295401e9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Philly PD previously told TMZ that they&#8217;d be taking &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/17\/ed-sheeran-getting-extra-security-for-philadelphia-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>appropriate measures<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; for everyone&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3b36159998fb97c9a97d9f42295401e9--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/20\/ed-sheeran-removed-stage-at-philadelphia-concert\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Sheeran I Removed A Stage Because I Was Afraid &#8230; That Fans Might Pelt Me! 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