Beoga, Ed Sheeran’s former band who quit his tour after Macklemore was dropped for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage , have claimed that the singer’s decision will “follow him around”.

The Irish band were among the acts to withdraw from the US leg of Sheeran’s Loop tour in September in support of the “Thrift Shop” rapper and people of Palestine.

Returning to stage after the scandal , Sheeran tearfully said that his friends and family had “abandoned” him after “one of the worst weeks of my life”.

Speaking in their first major interview, Beoga members Eamon Murray and Niamh Dunne told The Irish Times that they hadn’t “fallen out” with Sheeran, but that it was important to “hold your friends accountable… whether it’s Ed Sheeran or your mad neighbour”.

Irish trad band Beoga, who played on stage with Sheeran (Getty)

Bodhrán player Murray theorised that Sheeran will have had “counsel coming from 100 places”, and that his stance would go on to haunt him.

“People will remember that’s the position we took…