Zayn Malik will get emotional as he pays tribute to Liam Payne throughout live performance

Zayn Malik remembers his brother from one other mom!

The singer paused his live performance to honour his late buddy Liam Payne whereas within the singer’s hometown of Wolverhampton, England.

Throughout his Stairway to the Sky tour, the musician visited the English metropolis and addressed the gang about Payne, who handed away in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16.

“So, I’ve been doing one thing on the finish of the present each evening, and it’s being devoted to my brother Liam Payne. Relaxation in peace. I hope you’re seeing this in your hometown tonight, Wolverhampton, that is for you Liam,” Malik mentioned in a fan video from the present on Friday, earlier than performing “iT’s YoU.”

In his Leeds occasion earlier this week, the Room Underneath the Stairs artist paid tribute to Payne by placing up the phrases, “Liam Payne, 1993-2024.” “I really like you, bro,” he mentioned heartily on stage.

As a result of loss of life of his buddy and fellow former member of One Path, Malik had postponed the U.S. portion of the tour earlier than the performances in England.

“Given the heartbreaking loss skilled this week, I’ve made the choice to postpone the US leg of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY Tour,” he wrote on his Instagram Story three days after Payne’s loss of life. 

“The dates are being rescheduled for January and I’ll publish them as quickly because it’s all set within the subsequent few days. Your tickets will stay legitimate for the brand new dates, love you all and thanks in your understanding.”

In a prolonged article printed the day after his passing, he additionally paid respect to the musician, stating that he by no means had the chance to thank him for his assist at “a few of the most troublesome occasions” in his life and that there have been numerous extra discussions they could have had.

“After I was lacking house as a 17 yr outdated child you’d at all times be there with a optimistic outlook and reassuring smile and let me know you have been my pal and that I used to be cherished,” he wrote. “Although you have been youthful than me you have been at all times extra wise than me, you have been headstrong, opinionated and gave no fucks about telling folks after they have been unsuitable. Although we butted heads due to this a number of occasions, I at all times secretly revered you for it.”

The singer additionally praised late Payne’s singing expertise and shared that he felt he was the “most certified” of all of the boys in One Path, including that he “knew nothing” compared.

“I misplaced a brother while you left us and may’t clarify to you what I’d give to simply provide you with a hug one final time and say goodbye to you correctly and inform you that I cherished and revered you dearly,” Malik concluded. 

“I’ll cherish all of the recollections I’ve with you in my coronary heart without end, there isn’t any phrases that justify or clarify how I really feel proper now apart from past devastated. I hope that wherever you might be proper now you might be good and are at peace and you know the way cherished you might be. Love you bro.”