Zach Bryan Breaks Gillette Stadium Attendance Record While Wearing Free Palestine Shirt Again

Zach Bryan set a new attendance record at Gillette Stadium on Saturday (Oct. 3), drawing 73,538 fans during the second of his back-to-back shows on his With Heaven on Tour.

“Tonight, Zach Bryan broke the Gillette Stadium attendance record with 73,538 fans!” Gillette Stadium wrote on Instagram, alongside crowd shots from the show.

Gillette Stadium lists its capacity at 64,628, though seating configurations vary for concerts and other events, according to the venue’s website.

Bryan drew headlines after his opening night at the Kraft Group-owned venue on Friday (Oct. 2) when he wore a black T-shirt reading “Free Palestine.”

Members of Bryan’s band wore matching shirts, according to TMZ. The “I Remember Everything” singer did not address the shirts during the performances.

Bryan wore the shirt weeks after Macklemore was removed from the remaining US dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour following pro-Palestinian remarks at his Sept. 4 and 5 concerts at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

That removal followed calls for Macklemore to be dropped from the tour, including a petition from the Israeli-American Council. Tour promoter Messina Touring Group stated that multiple venues indicated they would not allow Macklemore to perform.

Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium, addressed the controversy by stating he felt a responsibility to speak up when he believed a line had been crossed on antisemitism while acknowledging that Palestinian suffering is real.

Sheeran’s Loop Tour was scheduled to stop at Gillette Stadium on Sept. 25 and 26, but both Foxborough shows were canceled due to severe weather.

Bryan has previously addressed politics through his music. In October 2025, a teaser for his song “Bad News,” which references ICE raids, drew criticism from the Department of Homeland Security and the White House. Bryan pushed back by stating the song spoke to both sides of the political aisle and urged fans not to let social media divide them. The song appeared on his album With Heaven on Top, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in January.

Gillette Stadium’s Instagram post about the attendance record is available here.