Rock band Imagine Dragons acceptable societal media ablaze aft pb vocalist Dan Reynolds waved a Palestinian emblem connected signifier during a performance successful Milan, Italy connected Tuesday.
Video clips of Reynolds picking up a Palestinian emblem and waving it earlier draping it crossed his shoulders astatine the concert’s extremity racked up millions of views and drew mixed reactions connected social media.
The band’s frontman besides kissed the emblem and threw it backmost into the crowd.
Palestinians connected societal media praised the set for its support. One post that reached implicit 1 cardinal views applauded the "powerful gesture."

Imagine Dragons vocalist Dan Reynolds stirred societal media aft a clip of him waving a Palestinian emblem during a performance successful Milan went viral. (Getty Images)
"Very bully to spot much radical showing support," different pro-Palestinian account posted.
Liberals besides applauded the set for appearing to instrumentality a governmental basal portion they poked amusive astatine the set implicit their dislike of their music.
"Omg Radiohead has present been lapped by IMAGINE DRAGONS?!?" Stand-up comedian Matt Lieb wrote successful a post that reached implicit 2 cardinal views.
Lieb was referring to the set Radiohead telling disconnected an anti-Israel heckler during a amusement past October.
"Imagine Dragons are present connected the precise abbreviated database of respectable celebs," different person praised.
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Anti-Israel protesters show successful NYC connected Oct. 5, 2024, up of the day of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. (Adam Gray for Fox News Digital)
But Jewish fans of the set and pro-Israel commentators expressed their disappointment and outrage.
"It looks similar the set ‘Imagine Dragons’ supports terrorism," ACT for America Chairman Brigitte Gabriel wrote.
"You cognize it's moments similar these wherever I genuinely don't cognize what to bash with myself anymore... I really truly liked Imagine Dragons, But present it seems they genuinely hatred my people," 1 Jewish fan posted, adding, "It's disgusting however radical inactive presumption Palestine arsenic a motivation virtuousness erstwhile it's each a myth."
One fashionable station by a Jewish pistillate who says her grandparents were Holocaust survivors accused the set of "waving their solidarity with terrorists."
"They're calling for ‘gay rights’ and 'Free Palestine,’" her station continued.
"Essentially, they conscionable called for the deaths of each cheery radical — and their euphony career. Goodnight, Imagine Dragons."
The set is outspoken astir its enactment for the LGBTQ assemblage and Reynolds waved "Progress Pride" flags astatine erstwhile shows.
During the Milan concert, Reynolds besides waved a Ukrainian flag.
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Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons performs astatine Ippodromo Snai La Maura connected May 27, 2025, successful Milan, Italy. (Getty Images)
Representatives of Imagine Dragons did not instantly instrumentality a petition for comment.
The set faced blowback for playing successful Israel successful August 2023, earlier the October 7 Hamas panic attacks.
During a July 2024 interview with Rolling Stone, Reynolds said helium didn’t person immoderate regrets astir playing shows successful Israel and successful Azerbaijan.
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"I don't judge successful depriving our fans who privation to spot america play due to the fact that of the acts of their leaders and their governments. I deliberation that's a truly slippery slope. I deliberation the 2nd you commencement to bash that, there's corrupt leaders and warmongers each implicit the world, and wherever bash you gully the line?" Reynolds told the outlet.
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