John Mayer, Little Big Town to open for Ed Sheeran tour after Khalid car accident
John Mayer and Little Big Town are replacing former opening act Khalid at Ed Sheeran's stadium shows in Massachusetts this weekend on the +-=÷x (Mathematics) Tour, Gillette Stadium has confirmed.
Khalid was in a car accident recently, Sheeran told fans at a DC concert on June 24. On Friday, Gillette Stadium announced via Twitter that John Mayer will be opening for the "Shape of You" singer at his Friday show in Massachusetts, and Little Big Town will open for him on Saturday.
USA TODAY has reached out to Khalid's rep for comment.
Last weekend, Sheeran ended up doing his own opening set after Khalid's accident.
"DC, I was my own opening act this weekend and it was so fun to do," Sheeran wrote on Instagram after the show. "Hope @thegr8khalid is recovering and is okay."
Sheeran is famously close friends with Taylor Swift, and Swifties have already begun sharing their thoughts on Sheeran's choice of Mayer as an opener. Several are highlighting the fact that Swift's album "Speak Now," which includes the track "Dear John" widely rumored to be a takedown of Mayer, is set to be released on July 7.
"I wonder how much he'll get booed," one Twitter user wrote on Friday.
LMAO JOHN MAYER LMAO AND IM GOING TO BE THERE IM DYING LAUGHING RN I WONDER HOW MUCH HE’LL GET BOOED pic.twitter.com/DMTOdLuvsa
— lindsey ?? Gillette 5/19, 5/21 (@LindsTS19) June 30, 2023
Another commented that they were "laughing at the fact that John Mayer has been reduced to an opening act while Taylor is selling out stadiums."
y'all can drag ed idc but i'm just laughing at the fact that john mayer has been reduced to an opening act while taylor is selling out stadiums, oh tayvoodoo ?? pic.twitter.com/Wyy3HlWa7q
— noah ?? (lurking era) (@oceanivy13) June 30, 2023
Khalid was announced as Sheeran's opener back in October.
"So excited to join my bro Ed Sheeran on tour! This will be my first time performing on a stadium run, and I’m extremely happy to be doing it with (Ed Sheeran). can’t wait to see and perform for all of you beautiful people (pun intended hahaha)," he wrote on Instagram, referencing the Brit's famous song on which Khalid is featured
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Contributing: María Cortés González, El Paso Times
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