Zayn Malik postpones European tour dates amid aftermath of Liam Payne death

Zayn Malik is pushing backmost much dates for his European circuit due to the fact that of “unforeseen circumstances.”

“Due to unforeseen circumstances Zayn ‘Stairway to the Sky’ Edinburgh amusement primitively scheduled for the 20th of November has been rescheduled for the 8th of December,” the vocalist announced connected his Instagram Story connected Thursday. “And the Edinburgh amusement primitively scheduled for the 21st of November has been rescheduled to the 9th of December.”

Malik added, “All tickets for the archetypal amusement dates volition beryllium honored connected the rescheduled dates.” The “Pillowtalk” vocalist didn’t stock immoderate further details astir the crushed for the postponement.

The announcement comes 1 period aft helium moved the circuit dates for the U.S. limb of the circuit conscionable days his erstwhile One Direction bandmate Liam Payne died.

“Given the heartbreaking nonaccomplishment experienced this week, I’ve made the determination to postpone the U.S. limb of the Stairway to the Sky Tour,” helium said connected his Instagram story astatine the time. “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 stay valid for the caller dates. Love you each and convey you for understanding.”

Payne died October 16 aft falling from a 3rd level balcony astatine a edifice successful Argentina. After an investigation, the autumn was attributed to drugs recovered successful his strategy and prosecutors accidental it was not an intentional suicide.

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Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction successful 2012. (Getty)

Malik shared a heartfelt tribute to Payne connected his Instagram leafage writing, “Liam, I person recovered myself talking retired large to you, hoping you tin perceive me, I can’t assistance but deliberation selfishly that determination are truthful galore much conversations for america to person successful our lives. I ne'er got to convey you for supporting maine done immoderate of the astir hard times successful my life,” Malik wrote the time aft Payne died.

“When I was missing location arsenic a 17-year-old kid you would ever beryllium determination with a affirmative outlook and reassuring grin and fto maine cognize that you were my person and that I was loved.”

Malik continued: “I volition cherish each the memories I person with you successful my bosom forever, determination is nary words that warrant oregon explicate however I consciousness close present different than beyond devastated. I anticipation that wherever you are close present you are bully and are astatine bid and you cognize however loved you are.”