ZACH BRYAN WEARS 'FREE PALESTINE' SHIRT AT GILLETTE STADIUM AFTER MACKLEMORE CONTROVERSY

Zach Bryan made a quiet but powerful statement on Friday night. According to reports from TMZ and Page Six, the 30-year-old country star walked out on stage at a sold-out Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on October 2, 2026, wearing a black T-shirt with white 3D lettering reading “FREE PALESTINE.”

Per Just Jared, the concert was night one of a two-night run (October 2–3) closing out Bryan’s “With Heaven on Tour,” with Gregory Alan Isakov and Gabriella Rose appearing as special guests. Notably, Bryan said nothing about the shirt from the stage.

Key Facts

What happened: On Friday, October 2, 2026, Zach Bryan (30) took the stage at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, for the first of two sold-out shows, wearing a black T-shirt that read “FREE PALESTINE,” per TMZ, Page Six and Just Jared.

The shirt design: White 3D-style lettering on a black tee, paired with a pine-tree graphic and the words “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN” — a reference to the Revolutionary War-era flag described by the National Park Service. Several band members joined in, with guitarist Noah Le Gros wearing a green Palestine soccer jersey and posing in front of Kraft Sports & Entertainment signage, per Page Six.

The venue’s significance: The stadium is owned by Robert Kraft — the same NFL owner whose objections helped end Macklemore’s run as an opener on Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour just weeks earlier, according to reports from K-Jewel 99.3.

The Macklemore backstory: About a month before Bryan’s show, Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour made headlines: following “Free Palestine” chants at his MetLife Stadium shows (September 4–5), tour promoter Messina Touring Group dropped him on September 14 after NFL stadium owners, including Kraft, threatened to pull shows. (See also our Macklemore biography.)

What Bryan didn’t say: Per the concert reports, Bryan did not address the shirt or its message onstage at all — a silent statement, and one that carried extra weight given where he wore it.

Watch: Official Video

Zach Bryan – “Something in the Orange” (Official Video), via the Zach Bryan YouTube channel.

FAQ

Why did Zach Bryan wear the shirt?
He hasn’t said — Bryan offered no comment about the shirt onstage, and no statement from him has been reported. Media coverage frames it as a silent show of support, made especially pointed by wearing it at a stadium owned by Robert Kraft.

What is “An Appeal to Heaven”?
The phrase printed on Bryan’s shirt with a pine-tree graphic refers to a Revolutionary War-era flag, as described by the National Park Service.

What happened with Macklemore and Robert Kraft?
About a month earlier, Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after “Free Palestine” chants at his MetLife Stadium shows (September 4–5); promoter Messina Touring Group dropped him on September 14 after NFL stadium owners including Kraft threatened to pull shows, per reports.

Is Zach Bryan touring now?
The October 2–3 Gillette Stadium dates close out his “With Heaven on Tour,” with Gregory Alan Isakov and Gabriella Rose as special guests, per Just Jared.