Zayn Malik pleaded with fans to “not wounded anybody” during chaotic scenes astatine his sold-out gig successful London.
The 31-year-old was forced to postpone his UK and US circuit dates pursuing the unexpected decease of his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died aft falling from a balcony successful Argentina successful October. Zayn was owed to footwear disconnected his archetypal ever solo circuit successful San Francisco successful October, but had delayed the concerts successful the aftermath of Liam’s tragic death.
The Pillow Talk hitmaker began his drawstring of sold-out gigs past week, and took to the signifier astatine London's Eventim Apollo connected Tuesday, conscionable days aft Liam’s heartbreaking funeral. Zayn was concisely reunited with his One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson, arsenic they grieved the nonaccomplishment of Liam, alongside his devastated household and erstwhile girlfriend, Cheryl, who is mum to his lad Bear, seven.
During his show connected Tuesday, the packed assemblage began heaving towards the beforehand of the stage, and Zayn asked fans to beryllium mindful of the information of others. “If you're astatine the backmost effort not to propulsion due to the fact that radical astatine the beforehand are getting a small spot squished. We're each present to person a bully time, I'm not going anywhere. Just effort not to wounded anybody. Let's person a bully clip tonight,” helium pleaded.
Zayn has further dates successful Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, arsenic good arsenic an affectional performance successful Liam’s location metropolis of Wolverhampton, earlier helium moves connected to the US. Following his erstwhile bandmate’s tragic passing, Zayn issued a connection to corroborate helium was postponing his solo circuit to grieve the nonaccomplishment of his adjacent friend. “Given the heartbreaking nonaccomplishment experienced this week, I've made the determination to postpone the US limb of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY Tour,” helium wrote successful a connection connected Instagram.
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WireImage)“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,” helium added. The vocalist volition beryllium performing hits from his caller album, Room Under the Stairs, which helium released successful May this year.
Liam wasn’t acold from his thoughts arsenic helium began his tally of sold-out UK shows earlier this month, and paid tribute to the Strip That Down hitmaker. A backdrop down the signifier astatine Leeds First Direct Arena appeared, which sweetly read: “Liam Payne 1993-2024. Love you bro,” alongside a reddish heart. His gig successful Edinburgh was owed to instrumentality spot connected the time of Liam’s funeral, and helium confirmed that the performance would beryllium rescheduled to December.
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