<p><img src="/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/10/16/USAT/75708650007-20141213-t-120000-z-1576695211-gm-1-eace-0-f-3001-rtrmadp-3-franceentertainment.JPG?crop=3499,1968,x0,y0&width=660&height=371&format=pjpg&auto=webp" width="100%" /><p><a href="/story/entertainment/music/2024/10/17/harry-styles-mourns-liam-payne-one-direction/75724733007/">Zayn Malik</a> has postponed the U.S. leg of his tour after the death of <a href="/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/10/19/liam-payne-death-girlfriend-kate-cassidy-breaks-silence/75750790007/">Liam Payne.</a></p><p>The "Alienated" singer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zayn">announced the news on his Instagram Story on Saturday,</a> telling fans the postponed dates would be rescheduled for January, after the "heartbreaking" loss of his former One Direction bandmate.</p><p>"Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I've made the decision to postpone the US leg of the Stairway to the Sky Tour," Malik wrote of the shows, which were scheduled to start Oct. 23.</p><p>"The dates are being rescheduled for January and I'll post them as soon as it's all set in the next few days. Your tickets will remain valid for the new dates," he added, before telling fans: "love you all and thank you for your understanding."</p><p>The U.S. leg of Malik's tour was slated to start next week in San Francisco, with shows scheduled after the tour kick off in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and New York City.</p><p><strong>Need a break?</strong> <a href="https://puzzles.usatoday.com/">Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.</a></p><p>USA TODAY has reached out to reps for Malik for comment</p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBPVN-8vDN9/?img_index=1"></a><p><strong>Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy</strong><a href="/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/10/19/liam-payne-death-girlfriend-kate-cassidy-breaks-silence/75750790007/">breaks silence on singer's death: 'At a complete loss'</a></p><h2>'I lost a brother when you left us'</h2><p>Malik previously <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBPVN-8vDN9/?img_index=1">mourned the loss of Payne in a lengthy Instagram</a> caption posted Thursday.</p><p>"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," he wrote.</p><img width="100%" /><p>Malik added: "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."</p><p>This story is developing.</p><p>Contributing: Pamela Avila</p></p>
Zayn Malik has postponed the U.S. leg of his tour after the death of Liam Payne.
The "Alienated" singer announced the news on his Instagram Story on Saturday, telling fans the postponed dates would be rescheduled for January, after the "heartbreaking" loss of his former One Direction bandmate.
"Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I've made the decision to postpone the US leg of the Stairway to the Sky Tour," Malik wrote of the shows, which were scheduled to start Oct. 23.
"The dates are being rescheduled for January and I'll post them as soon as it's all set in the next few days. Your tickets will remain valid for the new dates," he added, before telling fans: "love you all and thank you for your understanding."
The U.S. leg of Malik's tour was slated to start next week in San Francisco, with shows scheduled after the tour kick off in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and New York City.
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Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidybreaks silence on singer's death: 'At a complete loss'
'I lost a brother when you left us'
Malik previously mourned the loss of Payne in a lengthy Instagram caption posted Thursday.
"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," he wrote.
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Malik added: "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."
This story is developing.
Contributing: Pamela Avila
