Zayn Malik Pays Tribute To Liam Payne During Tour’s Opening Night

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Zayn Malik honored his former One Direction bandmate during the opening night of his “Stairway to the Sky” tour. The tribute to the late Liam Payne came at the show’s conclusion, held at the O2 Academy Leeds in West Yorkshire, England Nov.

23. “Love you bro,” read the words projected onto a blue-toned stage amid light-adorned trees, alongside a heart emoji, Payne’s name and the dates of his birth and death.

According to fans in attendance, the message popped up as speakers began playing Malik’s “Stardust,” which includes lyrics like “Feels like stardust / Falling all around us / Funny how it found us.” In videos posted online, some concertgoers can be heard crying while singing along to the track. “Thank you to the crowd for being respectful and singing all the lyrics.

You made Zayn happy tonight. Thank you Zayn for honoring Liam. I am so beyond proud and in tears,” one fan wrote on X. See an image of the tribute below:“Love you bro” — Zayn’s tribute to Liam Payne during his first #ZaynSTTSTour show in Leeds ❤️‍