Zayn Malik Pays Tribute To Liam Payne At Late Singer’s Hometown

Zayn Malik has as soon as once more honored his former One Path bandmate, Liam Payne, throughout a present within the late singer’s hometown.

The “Nightfall Until Daybreak” singer devoted a music to Payne whereas rounding up his present, an act that delighted his followers.

Zayn Malik had beforehand made an look at Liam Payne’s burial on November 20 alongside different ex-members of the band.

On Friday, November 29, Malik held a live performance in Payne’s hometown of Wolverhampton, England, as a part of the sequence of reveals scheduled in his ongoing Stairway to the Sky tour.

Because the present slowed to an finish, Malik took out time to pay homage to the late singer by saying a couple of phrases and dedicating his music “It is You” to him.

“So I have been doing one thing on the finish of the present each night time, and it’s being devoted to my brother Liam Payne,” Malik stated in a viral video on X from the live performance, prompting attendees to reply with a loud cheer.

“Relaxation in peace. I hope you see this. We’re in your hometown tonight, Wolverhampton. That is for you, Liam. This is one other music, ‘It is You.,'” Malik added, earlier than going forward to carry out the music.

On-line customers and followers of the late singer warmly acquired Malik’s loving gesture in the direction of Payne, with many additionally expressing their ache over his loss of life.

An X netizen commented, “Zayn is pure soul… love him,” whereas one other commented, “The best way he spoke… he’s nonetheless speaking out loud to him.”

A 3rd consumer remarked, “Zayn saying ‘my brother Liam Payne’ adopted by ‘Relaxation in peace,’ is giving me every kind of feels.”

A fourth penned, “Zayn dedicating It is You to Liam in his personal hometown? It is gonna be an extended night time for me.”

Another person famous, “This will need to have been actually laborious for him. I am so proud. Zayn… I am positive your brother has been watching you.”

Malik’s tribute wasn’t the primary he has executed for the reason that demise of Payne. On the first present of the tour on the O2 Academy in Leeds, Malik shared a heartfelt message expressing his ache about Payne’s loss of life on the large display.

It learn, “Liam Payne 1993-2024. Love you, bro,” alongside a purple coronary heart emoji. The singer additionally penned an extended assertion on his web page, wherein he thanked Payne for being a buddy to him.

“I by no means bought to thanks for supporting me by a number of the most troublesome occasions in my life,” Payne wrote. “Once I was lacking residence as a 17-year-old child, you’d at all times be there with a constructive outlook and reassuring smile and let me know that you just had been my buddy and that I cherished.”

He added, “I misplaced a brother once you left us and may’t clarify to you what I would give to simply offer you a hug one final time and say goodbye to you correctly and let you know that I cherished and revered you dearly. I’ll cherish all of the reminiscences I’ve with you in my coronary heart without end.”

Final month, Malik knowledgeable followers that he was rescheduling the dates for the united statesleg of his tour following Payne’s premature loss of life.

“Given the heartbreaking loss skilled this week, I’ve made the choice to postpone the US leg of the Stairway to the Sky Tour,” Malik wrote on his Instagram Tales, per Rolling Stone. “Love you all, and thanks on your understanding.”

The U.S. leg is now scheduled to start on January 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. Subsequent, Malik will journey to New York Metropolis for 2 reveals on the Hammerstein Ballroom.

He will even hit the stage for Los Angeles and Las Vegas reveals earlier than rounding off in San Francisco on February 3, 2025.

Payne’s household is reportedly poised to take authorized motion towards anyone who may need had a hand within the singer’s loss of life.

The late singer fell from the balcony of his third-floor room on the CasaSur Palermo Resort in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In line with Page Six, attorneys for the Payne household are already within the nation and attended a courtroom session on Tuesday.

Courtroom paperwork obtained confirmed that they’re being represented by music business veteran lawyer Richard Bray, who is claimed to have handed over his authorized pursuits to a neighborhood regulation agency in Buenos Aires.

A supply who knew Payne’s household shared that they had been “100% positive” his dad and mom, Geoff and Karen, and his siblings would wish to search justice for him if there was any foul play.