Zach Bryan Breaks Record at Kraft's Stadium in Free Palestine Shirt
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Zach Bryan set a new attendance record at Gillette Stadium with 73,538 fans, the largest crowd ever for an event at the venue, while wearing a “Free Palestine” shirt for the second consecutive night.
- The shirt was a pointed statement directed at Robert Kraft, the stadium owner who had supported banning rapper Macklemore from venues after pro-Palestine comments, which Kraft labeled as “hate speech.”
- Bryan’s display included historical references linked to Massachusetts, and band members also showed support, such as the drummer wearing a jersey honoring a Palestinian child killed in Gaza.
- Despite some false reports from a fake social media account, Bryan’s political stance remains nuanced, with a history of addressing controversial issues but generally avoiding overt partisanship.
- Bryan is currently on his largest tour to date, following a record-setting 2025 performance at Michigan Stadium that drew the largest ticketed concert audience in U.S. history.
