Zayn Malik took a second to recollect his late good friend, 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 evening, 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 stated in a fan video from the present on Friday, earlier than performing “iT’s YoU.”
The Room Underneath 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 reveals in England, Malik had postponed the U.S. leg of the tour due to the lack of his good friend and fellow former One Route 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 loss of life. “The dates are being rescheduled for January and I’ll submit 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 submit 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 acquired to thank him for his help via “among the most troublesome instances” in his life.
“Once I was lacking house as a 17 yr previous child you’ll at all times be there with a optimistic outlook and reassuring smile and let me know you had been my good friend and that I used to be cherished,” he wrote. “Although you had been youthful than me you had been at all times extra smart than me, you had been headstrong, opinionated and gave no fucks about telling individuals after they had been unsuitable. Although we butted heads due to this a couple of instances, 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 Route, including that he “knew nothing” compared.
“I misplaced a brother whenever you left us and might’t clarify to you what I’d give to only offer you a hug one final time and say goodbye to you correctly and inform you that I cherished and revered you dearly,” Malik concluded. “I’ll cherish all of the reminiscences I’ve with you in my coronary heart eternally, there isn’t any phrases that justify or clarify how I really feel proper now apart from past devastated. I hope that wherever you’re proper now you’re good and are at peace and you know the way cherished you’re. Love you bro.”
