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Country singer Zach Bryan wore a "Free Palestine" shirt during his concert at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium on Friday night. The performance occurred just under a month after Macklemore was barred from performing at NFL stadiums for making anti-Israel statements during a show at MetLife Stadium. During Bryan's performance, several band members also wore Palestinian-themed clothing, including guitarist Noah Le Gros who wore a green Palestine soccer jersey. This event draws attention to the ongoing controversy surrounding political messages in concert venues owned by influential sports figures.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-03,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Country singer Zach Bryan wore a "Free Palestine" shirt during his concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Friday night. The stadium is owned by Robert Kraft, the New England Patriots owner and staunch supporter of Israel. This move came weeks after Kraft barred rapper Macklemore from performing at Gillette Stadium for making pro-Palestinian remarks during Ed Sheeran’s tour in MetLife Stadium, New Jersey. Bryan's band members also wore Palestine-branded clothing during their show. The shirt Bryan wore featured the phrase "Free Palestine" and included an appeal to heaven with a pine tree logo, referencing American Revolutionary War-era sentiments.
Written for “Zach Bryan Free Palestine Shirt” on 2026-10-05,
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Country singer Zach Bryan wore a “Free Palestine” shirt during his concert at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium Friday night — one month after the Jewish NFL owner barred Macklemore over his anti-Israel rant.
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owner → wear → rant
Bryan, 30, donned a black T-shirt emblazoned with white 3D lettering that read “FREE PALESTINE” as he took the stage for his sold-out show in Foxborough, Ma., on Friday night
A picture of a pine tree sat below, dividing it from the remainder of the message that read “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN.”
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that → don → HEAVEN
A “Pine Tree” flag and “Appeal to Heaven” is a reference to an American Revolutionary campaign connecting to George Washington’s command of the Continental Army.
“Some American colonists embraced the idea that God could be summoned to help them defend their natural rights,” the National Park Service said about the flag and slogan.
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Service → connect → flag
The “Revival” singer wasn’t alone as several of his band members also wore Palestine-branded clothing.
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several → wear → clothing
Guitarist Noah Le Gros wore a green Palestine soccer jersey onstage alongside Bryan, later sharing a picture of himself in the shirt standing in front of Kraft Sports and Entertainment signage.
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himself → wear → signage
Friday’s concert kicked off a two-night run at Kraft’s stadium as part of the closing leg of his “With Heaven on Tour.”
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concert → kick → Tour
Bryan’s public “Free Palestine” promotion comes just under a month after Macklemore spewed an anti-Israel during his opening performance for Ed Sheeran’s “Loop” tour at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on Sept. 4 and 5.
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Macklemore → come → Sept.
The “Thrift Shop” rapper wore a black-and-white keffiyeh around his neck and called for “free Palestine” as he focused on the war and for “every single human being” to have freedom.
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being → wear → freedom
Several NFL owners who were scheduled to host Sheeran’s tour threatened to pull the shows because they didn’t want the rapper’s political speeches at their venues.
Tour promoter Messina Touring Group reassured the group of owners that Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty, wouldn’t share any anti-Israel messages during the second night at MetLife.
The rapper didn’t follow the orders and continued, with footage of Gaza and anti-Israel protests displayed on screens behind him onstage.
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rapper → schedule → him
I want those words to be clear so that people from Gaza to the occupied West Bank know that we have not forgotten them.
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we → want → them
This next song was inspired by the bravery of the Columbia University students, who led an encampment movement that mobilized the entire world, opening up hearts — myself included,” Macklemore said.
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Macklemore → inspire → hearts
Macklemore was dropped from the remainder of the tour after the stadium owners, led by Kraft, threatened to drop Sheeran’s concerts.
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owners → drop → concerts
Sheeran’s Gillette shows were later canceled due to bad weather.
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shows → cancel → weather
Kraft and Sheeran, who have a long-standing relationship, spoke about the troubling rapper and agreed to donate money to Palestinian relief efforts.
“Earlier today, before Macklemore challenged me to match his donation, Ed called me and asked me to commit $2 million to match his donation to aid in the region to fight this humanitarian crisis,” Kraft said in a statement back in September.
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Kraft → have → September
“Ed now plans to reach out to other venue owners and our goal is to continue to work together to build bridges.”
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goal → plan → bridges
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