Zayn Malik cancels tour after 'heartbreaking' death of Liam Payne

Zayn Malik has announced that his upcoming American limb of his archetypal solo circuit has been postponed pursuing the decease of Liam Payne

Zayn Malik has cancelled the American limb of his upcoming circuit aft Liam Payne's death.

The Bradford-born vocalist precocious paid tribute to Liam pursuing his decease and said helium "never got to accidental convey you" to his precocious bandmate. In caller years, the brace had fallen retired of interaction but conscionable days earlier his death, Liam praised Zayn for "doing well" aft proceeding that the 31-year-old was preparing to caput retired for the archetypal time.

Previously, Zayn had spoken astir his anxiousness portion performing aft quitting One Direction backmost successful 2015. But conscionable 3 days aft Liam's heartbreaking decease aged 31, helium has since announced that the US limb of his Stairway To The Sky Tour is being postponed until adjacent year.

In presumption of his 53.9 cardinal followers connected Instagram, the Pillowtalk vocalist said: "Given the heartbreaking nonaccomplishment experienced this week, I've made the determination to postpone the US limb of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY Tour. The dates are being rescheduled for January and I'll station them arsenic soon arsenic it's each acceptable successful the adjacent fewer days. Your tickets volition stay valid for the caller dates. Love you each and convey you for your understanding."

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Officials successful the Argentine superior person said “everything indicates” the erstwhile One Direction prima was unsocial erstwhile helium died and an probe has been launched into the tragedy.

Police retrieved Liam's telephone successful the contiguous aftermath of his death, and the instrumentality volition play a cardinal relation successful knowing what happened to Liam successful the moments earlier his death. A root adjacent to the probe told The Sun that the circumstances successful the run-up to his fatal autumn are "suspicious", and authorities are looking for a imaginable cause trader who could person supplied the vocalist with "illegal substances".

It's believed that Liam fell from astir 13 oregon 14 metres and suffered "very superior injuries incompatible with life." While City ambulance work supplier spokesperson Alberto Crescenti said helium had fallen astir 40 metres and suffered "severe injuries which were incompatible with life."