{
  "id": 11697243,
  "title": "Zach Bryan Wears “Free Palestine” Shirt At Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/zach-bryan-wears-free-palestine-shirt-at-robert-krafts-gillette-11697243",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T13:53:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2513501/zach-bryan-wears-free-palestine-shirt-at-robert-krafts-gillette-stadium/news/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Zach Bryan wore a \"Free Palestine\" shirt during his performance at Gillette Stadium on October 2. The stadium is owned by Robert Kraft, who had previously banned rapper Macklemore from performing at his venues after Macklemore made pro-Palestinian statements onstage. According to Billboard, members of Bryan's band also wore matching shirts.\n\nMacklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour after making statements in support of Palestinians during his performances, including declaring \"Free Palestine\" to the crowd and performing his protest song \"Hind's Hall.\" The Israeli-American Council launched a petition calling for his removal, and multiple NFL stadium owners reportedly threatened to pull shows if he stayed. Sheeran faced backlash for his refusal to take a stance on the issue.\n\nBryan did not address the shirt from the stage, but the choice of wardrobe and venue was seen as a pointed statement. Robert Kraft had played a central role in removing Macklemore from the remaining U.S. dates of Ed Sheeran's tour.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Zach Bryan Supports Macklemore With ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt at Gillette Stadium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/zach-bryan-supports-macklemore-with-free-palestine-shirt-at-gillette",
        "published": "2026-10-03T03:09:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Zach Bryan Wears “Free Palestine” Shirt During Show at Gillette Stadium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/zach-bryan-wears-free-palestine-shirt-during-show-at-gillette-stadium",
        "published": "2026-10-03T03:26:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Zach Bryan Dons “Free Palestine” Shirt For Concert At Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/zach-bryan-dons-free-palestine-shirt-for-concert-at-robert-krafts",
        "published": "2026-10-03T03:34:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Zach Bryan Wears ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/zach-bryan-wears-free-palestine-shirt-at-robert-krafts-gillette",
        "published": "2026-10-03T04:04:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Zach Bryan Wears ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt at Gillette After Owner Robert Kraft Banned Macklemore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/zach-bryan-wears-free-palestine-shirt-at-gillette-after-owner-robert",
        "published": "2026-10-03T04:36:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Singer Zach Bryan wears Free Palestine shirt at Gillette Stadium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/singer-zach-bryan-wears-free-palestine-shirt-at-gillette-stadium",
        "published": "2026-10-03T06:53:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Zach Bryan Wears ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt While Headlining Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium; Drummer Honors Slain Palestinian Girl",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/zach-bryan-wears-free-palestine-shirt-while-headlining-robert-krafts",
        "published": "2026-10-03T16:07:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}