Zayn Malik took a second to recollect his late pal, Liam Payne, within the singer’s hometown of Wolverhampton, England.
As part of his Stairway to the Sky tour, the musician stopped within the English metropolis and spoke to the viewers about Payne, who died on Oct. 16 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“So, I’ve been doing one thing on the finish of the present each night time, and it’s being devoted to my brother Liam Payne. Relaxation in peace. I hope you’re seeing this in your hometown tonight, Wolverhampton, that is for you Liam,” Malik mentioned in a fan video from the present on Friday, earlier than performing “iT’s YoU.”
The Room Below the Stairs artist beforehand honored Payne in his Leeds present earlier within the week when he displayed the phrases, “Liam Payne, 1993-2024. Love you bro,” on the stage with a coronary heart.
Previous to the exhibits in England, Malik had postponed the U.S. leg of the tour due to the lack of his pal and fellow former One Course member.
“Given the heartbreaking loss skilled this week, I’ve made the choice to postpone the US leg of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY Tour,” he wrote on his Instagram Story three days after Payne’s demise. “The dates are being rescheduled for January and I’ll publish them as quickly because it’s all set within the subsequent few days. Your tickets will stay legitimate for the brand new dates, love you all and thanks on your understanding.”
He additionally paid tribute to the singer in a prolonged publish shared the day after he died, noting there have been so many extra conversations they might have had collectively and that he by no means bought to thank him for his help via “a few of the most tough occasions” in his life.
“After I was lacking dwelling as a 17 yr outdated child you’ll at all times be there with a constructive outlook and reassuring smile and let me know you have been my pal and that I used to be beloved,” he wrote. “Though you have been youthful than me you have been at all times extra smart than me, you have been headstrong, opinionated and gave no fucks about telling folks after they have been unsuitable. Though we butted heads due to this a couple of occasions, I at all times secretly revered you for it.”
He praised his singing abilities and shared that he felt he was the “most certified” of all of the boys in One Course, including that he “knew nothing” as compared.
“I misplaced a brother if you left us and may’t clarify to you what I’d give to simply offer you a hug one final time and say goodbye to you correctly and let you know that I beloved and revered you dearly,” Malik concluded. “I’ll cherish all of the recollections I’ve with you in my coronary heart endlessly, there isn’t any phrases that justify or clarify how I really feel proper now aside from past devastated. I hope that wherever you’re proper now you’re good and are at peace and you understand how beloved you’re. Love you bro.”
