Zach Bryan’s drummer Nate Head wears "Hind Rajab" jersey
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Country music star Zach Bryan took the stage at Gillette Stadium on Friday night wearing a T-shirt advocating for Palestinian liberation, bringing high-profile political expression to the venue owned by New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft.
The 30-year-old Grammy-winning artist wore a black shirt featuring the words “Free Palestine” in white lettering, accompanied by a pine tree flag and the phrase “An appeal to heaven”, symbols associated with an American Revolutionary War campaign.
Bryan made the statement during the first night of a scheduled two-show run at the Massachusetts stadium.
Band members join solidarity
Bryan was joined in his message by members of his touring group.
Drummer Nate Head took the stage wearing a Palestine jersey bearing the name of Hind Rajab -the five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by 'Israeli' forces in Gaza City- along with the number "5" on its back.
Head subsequently reposted footage of his performance in the jersey on social media.
Concurrently, guitarist Noah Le Gros performed wearing a green Palestine soccer jersey and shared an image of himself posing in the garment directly in front of a Kraft Sports and Entertainment sign on the stadium grounds.
The collective display drew widespread attention across social media, with fans and pro-Palestine advocacy groups highlighting the gesture as a notable public stance within the country music genre.
Following Macklemore
The gesture comes weeks after venue owner Robert Kraft barred rapper Macklemore from performing at Gillette Stadium during Ed Sheeran's US tour.
Kraft imposed the ban after Macklemore delivered a speech in support of Palestine during a prior concert at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
While neither Bryan nor Kraft issued an immediate public statement regarding Friday night's attire, the performance marked a prominent moment of political commentary at the Foxborough stadium.
