Louis Tomlinson attends Zayn Malik’s LA concert at first public reunion since Liam Payne’s funeral

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Louis Tomlinson made an appearance at Zayn Malik‘s show in LA earlier this week.The One Direction singer was in the crowd to see his former bandmate at the Shrine Exposition Hall in their first public reunion since Liam Payne’s funeral last November.Payne died on October 16 last year after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel.Acknowledging Tomlinson’s presence, Malik told the crowd: “An old friend of mine is here.

I don’t want to give his location away but Louis is here tonight.”Louis Tomlinson attended Zayn Malik’s show tonight in LA. pic.twitter.com/XnHcFm1IWP— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) January 30, 2025It comes following reports that the remaining members of One Direction may reunite in tribute to Payne at this year’s BRIT Awards.Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, were among those in attendance at Payne’s funeral last year.The private service took place in the town of Amersham in Buckinghamshire, just north-west of London, near the village of Chalfont St Giles where Payne lived.Following Payne’s death, Styles called his late bandmate a “lovely friend” and said: “I am truly devastated by Liam’s passing.

His greatest joy was making other people happy, and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it,” while Malik wrote: “Liam, I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can’t help but think selfishly that there are so many more conversations for us to have in our lives.“I never got to thank you for supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life.