Guitar Center opens badly-timed competition to win opportunity to open for Ed Sheeran
Well, that's quite the own goal from Guitar Center, isn't it? Opening a competition to find an opener for Ed Sheeran's tour right when the previous acts have walked away in solidarity with another artist shows a real tin ear for the moment. For Cledvibes Radio listeners who care about artists standing together on principle, this feels less like an exciting opportunity and more like wading into someone else's drama. Still, there's something darkly funny about a major retailer trying to manufacture excitement around a slot that's become decidedly less glamorous by the week.
From NME Music: His ongoing 'Loop' tour is currently without any opening acts after they dropped out in solidarity with Macklemore The post Guitar Center opens badly-timed competition to win opportunity to open for Ed Sheeran appeared first on NME.