Zayn Malik has given an update on his tour, after he postponed the American leg following the untimely death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.
Liam died suddenly aged 31 on after falling from the third floor of his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last Wednesday, sparking an outpouring of grief and shock around the world.
Zayn, 31, was due to kick off his first ever solo tour in San Francisco a week later on October 23, but took to his Instagram to tell his fans he would be rescheduling the US dates.
He wrote: ‘Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I’ve made the decision to postpone the US leg of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY Tour.
‘The dates are being rescheduled for January and I’ll post them as soon as it’s all set in the next few days. Your tickets will remain valid for the new dates. Love you all and thank you for your understanding.’
Zayn Malik has given an update on his tour, after he postponed the American leg following the untimely death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne (pictured in January)
Liam died suddenly aged 31 on after falling from the third floor of his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last Wednesday, sparking an outpouring of grief and shock around the world (Liam and Zayn pictured in 2012)
Zayn, 31, was due to kick off his first ever solo tour in San Francisco a week later on October 23, but took to his Instagram to tell his fans he would be rescheduling the US dates
Zayn has now revealed the new dates, taking to his Instagram Stories to share an updated Stairway to the Sky poster, with the dates running throughout January and February.
The singer will be performing seven shows in North America, starting in Washington on January 21 and finishing off in San Francisco on February 3.
He will also be playing concerts at stadiums in Los Angeles, Las Vegan and New York, with hits from his new album, Room Under the Stairs.
Zayn wrote the LP over the past six years in rural Pennsylvania and released in May this year, where it debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart.
He is also supposed to be going on a UK tour, 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 commented on Zayn’s social media posts to say that they would fully support him postponing the tour as he battles with the sudden grief.
Zayn, recently performed at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, but this was set to mark the first time he was going on a large tour since leaving One Direction.
Zayn has now revealed the new dates, taking to his Instagram Stories to share an updated Stairway to the Sky poster, with the dates running throughout January and February
Zayn wrote the LP over the past six years in rural Pennsylvania and released in May this year, where it debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart (pictured in 2015)
Following the sudden death of Liam, Zayn admitted he had been ‘talking out loud’ to his former bandmate – as he opened up about their tricky relationship in a tribute.
In an honest message, he acknowledged their ups and downs, saying the pair had ‘butted heads’, but thanked Payne for ‘helping him through his darkest times’ and poignantly said he’d hoped for a chance to rebuild their bond in the future.
Zayn, who quit One Direction in 2015 citing ‘stress’ and stating he wanted to be a ‘normal 22-year-old’, had an up and down relationship with Liam – who called his bandmate a ‘d***’ when he appeared on Logan Paul‘s podcast in 2022.
In the same interview, he also spoke about a physical altercation where a bandmate threw him against a wall, and recently Liam’s ex-fiancée Maya Henry alleged that it was Zayn.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday evening, Zayn wrote: ‘Liam I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can’t help but think selfishly that there was so many more conversations for us to have in our lives.
‘I never got to thank you for supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life.
‘When I was missing home as a 17-year-old kid you would always be there with a positive outlook and reassuring smile and let me know you were my friend and that I was loved.
‘Even though you were younger than me you were always more sensible than me., you were headstrong, opinionated and gave no f**ks about telling people they were wrong.
Following the sudden death of Liam, Zayn admitted he had been ‘talking out loud’ to his former bandmate – as he opened up about their tricky relationship in a tribute
In an honest message, he acknowledged their ups and downs, saying the pair had ‘butted heads’, but thanked Payne for ‘helping him through his darkest times’ and poignantly said he’d 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 ‘the closest with Liam’ when he was asked what his relationship with his former bandmates was like (pictured in 2014)
‘Even though we butted heads because of this a few times, I always secretly respected you for it.’
Zayn famously left the band in 2015, and in 2016, he said he was ‘the closest with Liam’ when he was asked what his relationship with his former bandmates was like.
‘I’m still probably 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.
The singer died of multiple traumas and ‘internal and external haemorrhage’, a post-mortem examination report said.
Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No 16 said it was investigating the incident as an ‘inconclusive death’ following the report.