has rescheduled two of his Edinburgh shows ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’ less than a week before they would have taken place.
The former member, 31, of his Stairway To The Sky tour over the ‘heartbreaking loss’ of band member in Argentina last month.
On Thursday, Malik shared an Instagram story saying: ‘Due to unforeseen circumstances (the) Zayn Stairway To The Sky Edinburgh show original scheduled for November 20 has been rescheduled for December 8.’
A further date on November 21 at the same O2 Academy Edinburgh venue has also been moved to December 9, the post informed fans.
‘All tickets for the original show dates will be honoured on the rescheduled dates,’ it added.
Malik left One Direction in 2015 before the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2016 and, , wrote on Instagram that he ‘never got to thank’ the singer for supporting him through some of the ‘most difficult’ times in his life.
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.’
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 .
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.
Malik is set to perform in the UK in London, Wolverhampton, Leeds, Newcastle and Manchester throughout the final two months of this year.
His Stairway to the Sky tour, which is the singer’s first-ever solo tour, was .
The star’s dates encompass smaller, intimate venues in the UK, meaning British fans have been vying over fewer than 20,000 tickets.
The tour was initially set to begin on October 23 in San Francisco, California, before culminating on November 3 in New York, before they were pushed back in the wake of Payne’s tragic death.
He thanked fans in advance for their ‘understanding’ as he addressed ‘the heartbreaking loss experienced this week’ and how he would therefore be delaying the shows.
The new dates will be on January 21 2025 in Washington, January 24 and 25 in New York, Los Angeles on January 28 and 29, before Las Vegas on February 1, and San Francisco on February 3.
Malik has released four solo albums with Mind of Mine (2016), Icarus Falls (2018), Nobody is Listening (2021), and Room Under the Stairs (2024).
His first album was a huge success and included tracks such as Pillowtalk, Like I Would, and Wrong featuring Kehlani.
Following the success of this debut album the artist was scheduled to perform at several promotional events, but ended up postponing them as she struggled with ‘the worst anxiety of my career’.
He will kick off the dates now at the O2 Academy Leeds on November 23.
