Zayn Malik Announces Rescheduled Tour Dates After Liam Payne’s Death
Zayn Malik is preparing to get back on the road following the death of Liam Payne.
After postponing several tour dates over the weekend, Zayn announced the new schedule on Wednesday for his shows that were previously set for Oct. 23 to Nov. 3, promoting his fourth solo album Room Under the Stairs.
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The new dates include Jan. 21 in Washington DC, Jan. 24-25 in New York, Jan. 28-29 in Los Angeles, Feb. 1 in Las Vegas and Feb. 3 in San Francisco. All dates are available online.
After Payne died at age 31 on Wednesday, Zayn shared on Instagram, “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I’ve made the decision to postpone the US leg of the Stairway to the Sky Tour.”
Zayn previously paid tribute to his former bandmate in a heartfelt statement after Payne fell from the third-floor balcony of his Buenos Aires, Argentina hotel room last Wednesday.
“Liam, I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can’t help but think selfishly that there was so many more conversations for us to have in our lives,” he started. “I never got to thank you for supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life. When I was missing home as a 17 yr old kid you would always be there with a positive outlook and reassuring smile and let me know you were my friend and that I was loved.”
Zayn added in part, “I lost a brother when you left us and can’t explain to you what I’d give to just give you a hug one last time and say goodbye to you properly and tell you that I loved and respected you dearly. I will cherish all the memories I have with you in my heart forever, there is no words that justify or explain how I feel right now other than beyond devastated. I hope that wherever you are right now you are good and are at peace and you know how loved you are. Love you bro.”
According to a preliminary autopsy report, Payne’s cause of death was ruled “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage.” A toxicology report found multiple drugs in his system, including cocaine, benzodiazepine, crack and “pink cocaine,” a combination of ketamine, methamphetamine, MDMA, opioids and other psychoactive substances.
La Nación reported that Hotel Casa Sur staff called police before the incident to report “an aggressive man that could’ve been under the influence of drugs or alcohol.”
Born Aug. 29, 1993 in Wolverhampton, England, Payne competed on The X Factor in 2010, when he formed One Direction with Zayn, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson. The group released five albums and became a global sensation, winning seven Brit Awards and selling more than 70 million albums worldwide.
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