Zayn Malik has postponed the US leg of his first solo tour following the untimely death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.
Payne died suddenly at age 31 on Wednesday after falling from the third floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, causing an outpouring of grief and shock around the world.
Zayn, who was due to kick off the tour in San Francisco on October 23, told fans this afternoon: “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I have made the decision to postpone the US leg of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY tour.” .
‘The dates are being rescheduled for January and I will post them as soon as everything is set in the coming days. Your tickets will remain valid for the new dates. I love you all and thank you for your understanding.”
Zayn, who rose to global stardom with bandmates Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles as a teenager, was due to perform in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and New York.
Zayn Malik has canceled the US leg of his upcoming tour following the untimely death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.
Zayn Malik was due to go on his first solo tour, kicking off in San Francisco on Wednesday night. has been postponed
There have been no updates on the UK tour, which kicks off in Edinburgh on November 20. Zayn is also supposed to perform in Leeds, Manchester, London, Wolverhampton and Newcastle.
A spokesman for the singer told the PA news agency that his UK dates “have not changed”.
In recent days, hundreds of fans had commented on Zayn’s social media posts to say they would fully support him postponing the tour as he battles sudden pain.
Zayn, 31, recently performed at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, but this would be the first time he would go on a major tour since leaving One Direction.
Following Payne’s sudden death, Zayn admitted he had been “talking out loud” to his former bandmate, as he opened up about their complicated relationship in a tribute.
In an honest message, he acknowledged his ups and downs, saying the pair had ‘clashed’ but thanked Payne for ‘helping him through his darkest moments’ and touchingly said he hoped they would have a chance to rebuild their bond in the future. .
Zayn, who left One Direction in 2015 citing “stress” and stating he wanted to be a “normal 22-year-old”, had an on-again, off-again relationship with Liam, who called his bandmate “f***ing” when appearing on the One Direction podcast. Logan Paul in 2022.
In the same interview, he also talked about a physical altercation in which a bandmate threw him against a wall, and recently Liam’s ex-fiancée Maya Henry alleged it was Zayn.
On Instagram Thursday night, Zayn wrote: ‘Liam, I found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you could hear me, I can’t help but selfishly think there were so many more conversations we could have in our lives.
‘I could never thank you for supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life.
‘When I was homesick when I was 17, you were always there with a positive attitude and a reassuring smile and you let me know that you were my friend and that I was loved.
Zayn left the band in 2015, and in 2016, he said he was “the closest to Liam” when asked what his relationship with his former bandmates was like (pictured in 2014).
Earlier this week, Zayn shared a refreshingly honest tribute to his bandmate Liam Payne when he admitted they “clashed” but praised him for “helping him get through his darkest moments” in his tribute.
He wrote: “Although we clashed over this sometimes, I always secretly respected you for it.”
Payne tragically passed away at age 31 on Wednesday night, after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
‘Even though you were younger than me, you were always more sensible than me. You were stubborn, stubborn, and didn’t give a damn about telling people they were wrong.
“Although we clashed over this sometimes, I always secretly respected you for it.”
Zayn left the band in 2015, and in 2016, he said he was “the closest to Liam” when asked what his relationship with his former bandmates was like.
‘I’m probably still the closest to Liam. We talk on the phone. He congratulated me on my single. Which was nice. “I congratulated him on his Brit Award,” he said at the time.
Payne plummeted 45 feet from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in Argentina’s capital on Wednesday at 5pm local time (9pm UK time), before doctors confirmed his death.
The singer died from multiple traumas and “internal and external hemorrhages,” according to an autopsy report.
Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 16 said it was investigating the incident as an “inconclusive death” following the report.