Zach Bryan defies Robert Kraft by wearing ‘Free Palestine’ shirt

Country singer Zach Bryan wore a “Free Palestine” shirt for a second night while performing at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.The move appeared as a blatant response to stadium owner Robert Kraft’s role in having rapper Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour after the rapper made pro-Palestinian comments onstage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.The New England Patriots owner banded together with other NFL owners to pressure Sheeran to remove Macklemore. The British singer’s opening acts withdrew from the tour in solidarity with the rapper. While performing at Gillette Stadium, Bryan broke the attendance record with 73,538 fans, according to the venue’s social media. The stadium posted photos of Bryan but did not mention the singer’s shirt, which was not visible.Bryan’s drummer, Nate Head, wore a jersey featuring “Palestine” on the front and the words “Hind Rajab” on the back, according to Variety.Hind Rajab was a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was found dead in February 2024 after going missing. The girl was reportedly killed after Israeli forces fired on her family’s car in Gaza, according to the Associated Press.DAVE PORTNOY DEFENDS KRAFT OVER MACKLEMORE EXPULSION: ‘HE OWNS THE STADIUM, IT’S HIS HOUSE’A recording of Rajab’s January 2024 phone call with her mother prompted large media coverage.Bryan has been involved in politics on numerous occasions, including when he found himself at odds with former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over a song he wrote about Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.