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

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

The “Nightfall Until Daybreak” singer devoted a tune 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 collection 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 just a few phrases and dedicating his tune “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. Here is one other tune, ‘It is You.,'” Malik added, earlier than going forward to carry out the tune.

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

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

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

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

Another person famous, “This should have been actually onerous 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 achieved because the 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 dying on the large display.

It learn, “Liam Payne 1993-2024. Love you, bro,” alongside a pink coronary heart emoji. The singer additionally penned a protracted assertion on his web page, during which he thanked Payne for being a good friend to him.

“I by no means obtained to thanks for supporting me by means of among the most troublesome occasions in my life,” Payne wrote. “Once I was lacking residence as a 17-year-old child, you’ll all the time be there with a optimistic outlook and reassuring smile and let me know that you simply had been my good friend and that I cherished.”

He added, “I misplaced a brother once you left us and might’t clarify to you what I might give to only provide you with a hug one final time and say goodbye to you correctly and inform you that I cherished and revered you dearly. I’ll cherish all of the reminiscences I’ve with you in my coronary heart endlessly.”

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

“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 in 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 can 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 might need had a hand within the singer’s dying.

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

In response to Page Six, legal professionals for the Payne household are already within the nation and attended a courtroom session on Tuesday.

Court docket paperwork obtained confirmed that they’re being represented by music business veteran lawyer Richard Bray, who is alleged to have handed over his authorized pursuits to an area legislation agency in Buenos Aires.

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