zayn maliktribute to liam payne The crowd at his concert went wild and delivered a powerful message to his late One Direction bandmate. Then I heard sobbing.
The singer-songwriter took to the stage in Leeds, England on Saturday…his first show since Liam died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina in mid-October.
I’m shaking and crying as Zayn Malik performs Stardust as he pays tribute to Liam Payne at the end of the first concert of his tour pic.twitter.com/ZojybxjGXa
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Most of the show seemed to be a pretty standard Zayn concert, but it ended with a giant blue screen emblazoned with Liam’s name, year of birth, and year of death, followed by “Love You Bro” and a red heart emoji. It was done.
Zayn and his bandmates left the stage as Malik’s song “Stardust” played…the song includes, “Feeling like stardust/Floating around us/Flying across the big black sky.” There were lyrics like.
Clearly, fans had a double meaning in those words…because they immediately began to break down, choking on sobs.
For many fans who grew up with One Direction, this is a cathartic moment…about a month later we collectively cried liam’s death –Meanwhile, Argentine authorities are still working to uncover all the facts about the pop star’s fall.
As we reported…Liam died after falling from the balcony of his home in Argentina. autopsy reveals He had several drugs in his system, including pink cocaine.
Three people, including an employee of the hotel where he died, Paid An investigation into his death is ongoing.
After posting a loving tribute on IG, I also personally wrote, joint statement With the other members of 1D — Zayn told US fans: put off The American leg of his tour has been postponed to January 2025.
Earlier this week, Zayn performed alongside Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan. liam’s funeral In England.
