Zayn Malik honored his former One Direction bandmate throughout the opening evening of his “Stairway to the Sky” tour.
The tribute to the late Liam Payne got here on the present’s conclusion, held on the O2 Academy Leeds in West Yorkshire, England Nov. 23.
“Love you bro,” learn the phrases projected onto a blue-toned stage amid light-adorned bushes, alongside a coronary heart emoji, Payne’s identify and the dates of his beginning and dying. Based on fans in attendance, the message popped up as audio system started taking part in Malik’s “Stardust,” which incorporates lyrics like “Appears like stardust / Falling throughout us / Humorous the way it discovered us.”
In movies posted on-line, some concertgoers might be heard crying whereas singing alongside to the observe. “Thanks to the gang for being respectful and singing all of the lyrics. You made Zayn completely happy tonight. Thanks Zayn for honoring Liam. I’m so past proud and in tears,” one fan wrote on X.
See a picture of the tribute beneath:
Malik’s headlining tour, produced by AEG and SJM, consists of 11 dates within the U.Ok. and the U.S. Beforehand scheduled to start final month in San Francisco, it was postponed following Payne’s death on Oct. 16. The tour will wrap up within the U.Ok. Dec. 9, earlier than making its solution to the U.S. in 2025 via Feb. 3.
The opening evening for “Stairway to the Sky” comes days after Payne’s funeral service, held at St Mary’s Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, which was attended by former One Route members Malik, Harry Types, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson. Cheryl Cole, Simon Cowell and James Corden have been additionally in attendance.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Argentinian prosecutors had dominated out suicide as explanation for dying, charging three people in reference to the incident that led to Payne’s deadly fall from a Buenos Aires lodge room.
