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Country singer Zach Bryan set a new attendance record at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with 73,538 fans attending his sold-out show. During the performance, Bryan wore a "Free Palestine" shirt for the second consecutive night, drawing attention and commentary from both stadium officials and attendees. The choice of attire is seen as a direct response to Robert Kraft’s decision to ban Macklemore from performing at the venue due to similar statements about Palestine.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
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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Gillette Stadium’s official Instagram account noted that the country singer’s sold-out show in Foxborough, Massachusetts, broke the venue’s attendance record with 73,538 fans present.
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fans → note → record
The post included pics of the massive crowd, though had no clear shots of Bryan singing and wearing his black shirt reading “Free Palestine” for a second night in a row.
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Bryan → include → row
Fans made note of the selection of the pics in the comments section, with taunts asking why the stadium didn’t clearly show Bryan’s attire.
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stadium → make → attire
“Weird you don’t want a close up of his face / shirt 😂,” one fan wrote, while another shared, “no closeups 😂 scared of some text on a shirt.”
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another → want → shirt
Bryan — who served in the US Navy for eight years — made headlines Friday when he first wore his pointed shirt.
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he → serve → shirt
The clothing choice is a clear shot at Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft, who banned Macklemore from performing at the venue due to the rapper’s “Free Palestine” comments while opening up for Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour.
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who → ban → tour
The 30-year-old “Revival” singer’s T-shirt is emblazoned with white 3D lettering that reads “FREE PALESTINE.”
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that → emblazon → PALESTINE
A picture of a pine tree is featured below it, dividing it from the remainder of the message that reads “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN.”
A “Pine Tree” flag and “Appeal to Heaven” are references to an American Revolutionary campaign connected 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 → feature → flag
His bandmates also wore Palestine-branded shirts, including drummer Nate Head and guitarist Noah Le Gros.
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bandmates → wear → Head
Head’s jersey bore the name of Hind Rajab, a 5-year-old Palestinian girl in the Gaza Strip who was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
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who → bear → Forces
Le Gros later also shared a picture of himself in his green Palestine soccer jersey onstage standing in front of Kraft Sports and Entertainment signage.
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Gros → share → signage
Sheeran has been forced to make changes to his Loop tour after all his opening acts — as well as his own backing band — dropped out of the tour in solidarity with Macklemore.
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acts → force → Macklemore
In his first concert back last month following the controversy, Sheeran broke down in tears and said close family and friends had abandoned him following the controversy.
“In these situations you really find out who your friends are,” he told the audience.
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he → follow → audience
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