Zayn Malik played his first concert since the death fellow One Direction member Liam Payne and it was emotional. Payne died in October after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Yesterday (November 23), Zayn Malik kicked off his Stairway To The Sky Tour in Leeds, England. Last month, the “ Better ” singer announced his decision to postpone the US leg of his international run to take time to mourn his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne’s tragic death.

Singer Zayn Malik recently paid tribute to former One Direction member Liam Payne in the first show of his debut solo tour, Stairway to the Sky. Liam Payne passed away tragically after taking a fatal fall from the balcony of the CasaSur hotel in Argentina on October 16.

One Direction star Zayn Malik honored his former bandmate Liam Payne in an emotional moment at his latest concert.

Zayn Malik kicked off his first official solo tour in Leeds, England and included a tribute to his late friend Liam Payne, his former One Direction bandmate.

Zayn Malik played his first concert since his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne died Saturday night in Leeds, England. While most of the show proceeded as expected, Malik ended the night with a tribute to Payne that left fans “shaking and crying.”

Just days after attending Liam Payne’s funeral, Zayn Malik kicked off his very first solo tour and honored his former bandmate at the end of the show. After Zayn, 31, exited the stage, a tribute came up on the screen that read,

Singer Zayn Malik, who had postponed the US leg of his tour following the demise of Liam Payne has returned to the stage and he paid tribute to his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died on October16 at 31,

Malik initially postponed his tour following Payne's death on October 16. In the weeks following the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne, the fans, members of the entertainment world, and Payne's fellow bandmates have showered the late star with tribute messages.