Zayn Malik has given an update on his tour after postponing the US leg following the untimely death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne.
Liam died suddenly aged 31 after falling from the third floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires last Wednesday, causing an outpouring of grief and shock around the world.
Zayn, 31, was due to kick off his first solo tour in San Francisco a week later on October 23, but took to his Instagram to tell fans he was rescheduling the US dates.
He wrote: 'In light of this week's heartbreaking loss, I have decided to postpone the US leg of the Stairway to the Sky Tour.
'The dates are being rescheduled for January and I will post them in the coming days once everything is in place. Your tickets are valid for the new dates. I love you all and thank you for your understanding.”
Zayn Malik has given an update on his tour after postponing his US tour following the untimely death of former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne (pictured in January).
Liam died suddenly at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires last Wednesday, causing shock around the world (Liam and Zayn pictured in 2012).
Zayn, 31, was scheduled to kick off his first solo tour in San Francisco a week later on October 23, but took to Instagram to tell fans he was rescheduling the US dates.
Zayn has now revealed the new dates on his Instagram Stories to share an updated Stairway to the Sky poster, with dates throughout January and February.
The singer will perform seven shows in North America, starting on January 21 in Washington and ending on February 3 in San Francisco.
He will also perform hits from his new album, Room Under the Stairs, at venues in Los Angeles, Los Angeles and New York.
Zayn spent the last six years writing the LP in rural Pennsylvania and it was released in May this year, where it peaked at number three on the UK albums chart.
He is due to embark on a UK tour, performing in Edinburgh, Manchester, London, Wolverhampton and Newcastle next month.
A spokesman for the singer told the PA news agency that his UK dates on November 20 “have not changed”.
In recent days, hundreds of fans have commented on Zayn's posts on social media, saying they fully support him for postponing the tour as he struggles with sudden pain.
Zayn recently performed at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, but this will be his first major tour since leaving One Direction.
Zayn has now revealed the new dates on his Instagram Stories to share an updated Stairway to the Sky poster, with dates throughout January and February.
Jayne spent the last six years writing the LP in rural Pennsylvania and it was released in May this year, where it peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart (pictured in 2015).
Following Liam's sudden death, Zayn admitted he was “loud” with his former bandmates and opened up about their complicated relationship in a tribute.
In a heartfelt message, she acknowledged her ups and downs and said the pair had 'clashed', but thanked Payne for 'helping her through her dark times' and said she hoped to have the opportunity to rebuild their bond in the future. .
Zayn, who left One Direction in 2015, citing “stress” and saying he wanted to be a “normal 22-year-old”, has had an up-and-down relationship with Liam, who called his band a “damn”. *'. He appeared on the Logan Ball2022 podcast.
In the same interview, he talked about a physical altercation in which a gang threw him against a wall, and Liam's recent ex-fiancée, Maya Henry, accused Zayn of it.
On Instagram Thursday night, Zayn wrote: 'Liam I found myself talking to you out loud and I hope you hear me, I can't help but selfishly think that we had many more conversations in our lives.
'I can't thank you enough for supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life.
'When I was 17 and missing home, you always had a positive attitude, a reassuring smile and let me know that you were my friend and that I was loved.
'Even though you were younger than me, you were always smarter than me. You were stubborn, stubborn and never spoke ill of people.
Following Liam's sudden death, Zayn admitted he was “loud” with his former bandmates and opened up about their complicated relationship in a tribute.
In a heartfelt message, she acknowledged her ups and downs and said the pair had 'clashed', but thanked Payne for 'helping her through her dark times' and said she hoped to have the opportunity to rebuild their bond in the future.
Zayn left the band in 2015, and in 2016, when asked what his relationship with his former bandmates was like, he said he was “very close with Liam” (pictured in 2014).
'So, even though we've clashed a few times, I've always secretly respected you for that.
Zayn left the band in 2015, and in 2016, when asked what his relationship with his former bandmates was like, he said that he was “very close with Liam.”
'I'm still very close to Liam. We're talking on the phone. He congratulated me on my own. Which was great. “I congratulated him on his Brit Award,” she said at the time.
Liam fell 45 feet from the third floor into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital at 5pm local time (9pm UK time) on Wednesday, before doctors could confirm his death.
The post-mortem report says the singer died from multiple injuries and “internal and external hemorrhages.”
Argentina's 16th National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office said it was investigating the incident as an “inconclusive death” following the report.
