Zayn Malik has postponed two of his Edinburgh shows for his Stairway to the Sky tour citing “unforeseen circumstances” in a post to fans.
The 31-year-old former One Direction member recently postponed the US leg following the “heartbreaking loss” of bandmate Liam Payne, who passed away in Argentina last month. On Thursday, Malik announced on Instagram that the originally scheduled Edinburgh show on November 20 has been moved to December 8. A second date at the same O2 Academy Edinburgh venue, originally set for November 21, has been rescheduled to December 9.
“All tickets for the original dates will be valid for the new dates,” he added.
Malik, who left One Direction in 2015 before the band’s indefinite hiatus in 2016, shared on Instagram after Payne’s passing that he “never got to thank” Liam for being there during some of his “most difficult” times.
He also said: “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. 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. I hope that wherever you are right now you are good and are at peace and you know how loved you are. Love you bro.”
Payne died aged 31 on October 16 of multiple traumas and “internal and external haemorrhage” after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires.
An investigation has been launched into his death by prosecutors, and three people have been charged in connection with the incident.
Prosecutors said that one person who had been accompanying Payne is accused of “abandonment of a person followed by death”, and the other two people are an employee at the hotel he was staying at, and a third person, who have been charged with supplying drugs.
Fans from across the globe have continued to hold vigils in memory of Payne.
Malik is set to perform in the UK in London, Wolverhampton, Leeds, Newcastle and Manchester throughout the final two months of this year.
He will kick off the dates at the O2 Academy Leeds on November 23.
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