Zayn Malik gives update on his tour after postponing upcoming US dates following the tragic death of his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne
Zayn Malik has provided an update on his tour after postponing the US leg following the untimely death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.
Liam died suddenly at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last Wednesday, causing an outpouring of grief and shock around the world.
Zayn, 31, was set to kick off his first-ever solo tour in San Francisco a week later on October 23, but told fans via his Instagram that he would be rescheduling the US dates.
He wrote: “Given the heartbreaking loss I have experienced this week, I have made the decision to postpone the US leg of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY Tour.
‘The dates will be moved to January and I will post them in the coming days once everything is known. Your tickets remain valid for the new dates. I love you all and thank you for your understanding.”
Zayn Malik has provided an update on his tour, having postponed the US leg following the untimely death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne (pictured in January)
Liam died suddenly at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires last Wednesday, sparking an outpouring of grief and shock around the world (Liam and Zayn pictured in 2012)
Zayn, 31, was set to kick off his first-ever solo tour in San Francisco a week later on October 23, but took to his Instagram to tell fans he would be rescheduling the US dates.
Zayn has now revealed the new dates, sharing an updated Stairway to the Sky poster on his Instagram Stories, showing the dates in January and February.
The singer will perform seven shows in North America, starting in Washington on January 21 and ending in San Francisco on February 3.
He will also give concerts in stadiums in Los Angeles, Las Vegan and New York, performing hits from his new album Room Under the Stairs.
Zayn wrote the LP over the past six years in rural Pennsylvania and was released in May this year, where it debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart.
He is also due to tour the UK, performing in Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, London, Wolverhampton and Newcastle next month.
A spokesperson for the singer told the PA news agency that his UK dates, starting on November 20, are ‘unchanged’.
In recent days, hundreds of fans had responded to Zayn’s social media posts, saying they would fully support him in postponing the tour as he grapples with the sudden grief.
Zayn recently performed at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, but this would be the first time he has gone on a major tour since leaving One Direction.
Zayn has now revealed the new dates, using his Instagram Stories to share an updated Stairway to the Sky poster, showing the dates in January and February
Zayn wrote the LP over the past six years in rural Pennsylvania and was released in May this year, where it debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart (pictured in 2015).
Following Liam’s sudden death, Zayn admitted he had a ‘talk out loud’ with his former bandmate – as he opened up about their difficult relationship in a tribute.
In an honest message, he acknowledged their ups and downs and said the pair had ‘butted heads’, but thanked Payne for ‘helping him through his darkest times’ and poignantly said he had hoped for a chance to rebuild their bond in the future. .
Zayn, who quit One Direction in 2015 because he was ‘stressed’ and said he wanted to be a ‘normal 22-year-old’, had an on-and-off relationship with Liam – who called his bandmate a ‘d***’ when he appeared in 2022 on Logan Paul’s podcast.
In the same interview, he also spoke about a physical altercation where a band member threw him against a wall, and recently Liam’s ex-fiancée Maya Henry claimed it was Zayn.
Zayn wrote on Instagram on Thursday evening: “Liam, I find myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me. I can’t help but think selfishly that we could still have so many conversations in our lives.
‘I could never thank you for your support during the most difficult times of my life.
“When I was missing home as a 17-year-old child, you were always there with a positive attitude and a reassuring smile, letting me know that you were my friend and that I was loved.
‘Even though you were younger than me, you were always wiser than me. You were stubborn, opinionated and didn’t give a fuck about telling people they were wrong.
Following Liam’s sudden death, Zayn admitted he ‘talked out loud’ to his former bandmate – as he opened up about their difficult relationship in a tribute
In an honest message, he acknowledged their ups and downs and said the pair had ‘butted heads’, but thanked Payne for ‘helping him through his darkest times’ and poignantly said he had hoped for a chance to rebuild their bond in the future.
Zayn famously left the band in 2015, and in 2016 he said he was ‘closest to Liam’ when asked what his relationship was like with his former bandmates (pictured in 2014)
“Even though we’ve butted heads a few times over this, I’ve always secretly respected you for it.”
Zayn famously left the band in 2015, and in 2016 he said he was “closest to Liam” when asked about his relationship with his former bandmates.
“I’m probably still the closest to Liam. We talk on the phone. He congratulated me on my single. That was fun. I congratulated him on his Brit Award,” he said at the time.
Liam plunged from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in Argentina’s capital at 5pm local time (9pm UK time) on Wednesday, before doctors confirmed his death.
The singer died of multiple traumas and “internal and external bleeding,” according to a post-mortem examination report.
Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 16 said it is investigating the incident as an “inconclusive death” following the report.