Zayn Malik attends the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California. Image: Rich Fury/Invision/AP
English singer Zayn Malik on Saturday postponed a planned tour to the U.S. following the death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.
Zayn, as the singer often goes by, said on the social platform X that he made the decision “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week.”
Article continues after this advertisementHe said the dates for the U.S. leg of his “Stairway to the Sky” tour would be rescheduled for January and he would post the new dates within the coming days.
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Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I’ve made the decision to postpone the US leg of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY Tour. The dates are being rescheduled for January and I’ll post them as soon as it’s all set in the next few days. Your tickets will remain valid for the…
— zayn (@zaynmalik) October 19, 2024
“Your tickets will remain valid for the new dates,” Zayn wrote. “Love you all and thank you for your understanding.”
Article continues after this advertisementPayne, 31, was found dead Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. His death prompted an outpouring of shock and sadness from friends, collaborators, and fellow musicians.
Article continues after this advertisementPayne’s sister Ruth Gibbins was the latest to share her thoughts in an Instagram tribute.
“I don’t believe this is happening. Many times have I poured my heart out publicly with pride about Liam but never much about life as his sister,” she wrote.
Article continues after this advertisementShe said her brother was “born with music in his veins” and that what she loved most about him was his ability to make her laugh.
“I don’t feel this world was good enough or kind enough to you,” she wrote.
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One Direction was the internet’s first boy band with a level of fame comparable to Beatlemania. Band members in their teens had to cope with their sudden fame and then navigate a breakup while trying to build solo careers.
The exact circumstances of Payne’s death remain unclear although Argentine authorities said there were suspicious elements and drugs were possibly involved. The results of toxicology tests are expected in the coming weeks. Payne had acknowledged struggling with alcoholismsimplewin, saying in a YouTube video posted in July 2023 that he had been sober for six months after receiving treatment.
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