{
  "id": 11979369,
  "title": "Zach Bryan Breaks Gillette Stadium’s Attendance Record While Wearing “Free Palestine” Shirt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/zach-bryan-breaks-gillette-stadiums-attendance-record-while-wearing",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T18:19:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/zach-bryan-breaks-gillette-stadium-record-free-palestine-shirt-1236721893/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Zach Bryan broke the attendance record at Gillette Stadium with 73,538 fans in attendance. This was the largest crowd for any event in the venue's history. According to Variety, he achieved this while wearing a “Free Palestine” shirt for the second night in a row.\n\nThe context of wearing the shirt was significant, as it came weeks after another performer, Macklemore, was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour due to his pro-Palestinian statements. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Gillette Stadium owner Robert Kraft was involved in this controversy with Macklemore.\n\nBryan's shirt read \"Free Palestine\" and also featured the phrases \"An Appeal to Heaven\". The Jerusalem Post noted that multiple reports focused on Bryan wearing the shirt during his two shows at the stadium, rather than his record-breaking attendance.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Zach Bryan Breaks Attendance Record at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium While Wearing ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt for Second Night in a Row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/zach-bryan-breaks-attendance-record-at-robert-krafts-gillette-stadium",
        "published": "2026-10-04T16:09:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Zach Bryan Breaks Gillette Stadium Attendance Record While Wearing ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt Again",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/zach-bryan-breaks-gillette-stadium-attendance-record-while-wearing",
        "published": "2026-10-04T18:28:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}