Zayn Malik's touching tribute to Liam Payne in tragic star's home city amid tour

Liam Payne died past period aft falling from a third-floor balcony astatine a edifice successful Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Zayn Malik has paid tribute to his person during his Stairway To The Sky tour

Zayn Malik past nighttime has paid an affectional tribute to his precocious One Direction bandmate Liam Payne during a performance successful Payne's location city.

Malik, 31, told the assemblage astatine The Halls venue successful the University of Wolverhampton: "I’ve been doing something, astatine the extremity of the show, each night, and it’s been dedicated to my member Liam Payne. Rest successful peace. I anticipation you’re seeing this, we’re successful your hometown tonight, Wolverhampton, this is for you, Liam."

Footage posted connected societal media amusement Malik, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, go affectional arsenic helium paid his respects to his pal astatine the extremity of the performance, portion of his Stairway To The Sky tour. A heartfelt connection displayed connected a bluish surface read: "Liam Payne 1993-2024. Love you bro" and was accompanied by a pinkish heart.

Despite this touching tribute, Malik has not straight spoken astir Payne, who tragically passed distant past period successful Argentina, during the tour. Dad-of-one Malik had antecedently rescheduled the archetypal opening dates of his circuit successful Edinburgh owed to Payne’s funeral, which was besides attended by their chap One Direction stars Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan.

Malik near One Direction successful 2015 earlier the radical went connected indefinite hiatus successful 2016, with each members pursuing solo careers. Following Payne's death, Malik expressed regret that helium "never got to thank" his bandmate for supporting him done immoderate of the "most difficult" times successful his life.

"I mislaid a member erstwhile you near america and can’t explicate to you what I’d springiness to conscionable springiness you a hug 1 past clip and accidental goodbye to you decently and archer you that I loved and respected you dearly", helium added successful a connection shared to Instagram. "I volition cherish each the memories I person with you successful my bosom forever."

"There 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. Love you, bro."

Malik antecedently postponed the US limb of his Stairway To The Sky circuit implicit the "heartbreaking loss" of Payne. An probe has been launched into Payne’s decease by Argentinian prosecutors and 3 radical person been charged successful transportation with the incident. Payne died connected October 16 of aggregate traumas and "internal and outer haemorrhage" aft falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel successful Buenos Aires, a post-mortem introspection study said.

Malik volition adjacent execute astatine Manchester connected Saturday, earlier heading to Leeds and Newcastle.