CNN —Zayn Malik played his first concert since the death fellow One Direction member Liam Payne and it was emotional. Malik ended his show in Leeds, England over the weekend with the words, “Liam Payne 1993-2024 Love you bro” projected on the screen, according to posts shared on social media. “Zayn Malik’s tribute to Liam Payne at the end of his first concert of the tour while playing Stardust I’m shaking and crying,” wrote one attendee. A written tribute to Liam Payne appears onscreen during Zayn's performance at O2 Academy Leeds on November 23, 2024 in Leeds, England. “Given the heartbreaking loss experienced this week, I’ve made the decision to postpone the U.S. leg of the STAIRWAY TO THE SKY tour,” Malik wrote on an Instagram story at the time.

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Persons: CNN — Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Payne, Malik, “ Liam Payne, bro ”, Zayn, Stardust, ”, Andrew Benge, “, I’ve, ” Malik, I’ll, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, “ We’re, Liam Organizations: CNN, O2 Academy Leeds Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leeds , England, Leeds, England