Doechii declares support for Palestine during Outside Lands debut
'Free Palestine! What the f— is y'all talking about?' the Grammy-winner yelled out to the sea of tens of thousands of fans that flooded Golden Gate Park's Polo Field on Friday, Aug. 8, between rapping 'Boom Bap.'
'More peace y'all,' she added. 'No more.'
It was quite the statement to end on for the Florida rapper's Outside Lands debut.
Several fans in the audience were shown on the Jumbotron waving the flags throughout Doechii's 45 minute-long set, which warmed up the crowd for Friday's headliner, Doja Cat.
The 'Denial is a River' hitmaker has voiced support for Palestine on several occasions before, most recently during Osheaga in Montreal, Canada this month.
Prior to Outside Lands, Doechii performed two sold-out concerts in the Bay Area in November at the Independent in San Francisco and at Oakland's New Parish.
She has experienced a meteoric rise to superstardom following the success of her 2024 EP 'Alligator Bites Never Heal' and her breakout song 'Anxiety,' which samples Gotye and Kimbra's 2011 hit, 'Somebody That I Used to Know.'
Doechii is already planning her return to San Francisco. Presale tickets for her Nov. 7 show at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium went on sale Friday morning.
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