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.

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.