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Zayn Malik Reveals New U.S. Tour Dates Following Liam Payne’s Death

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Zayn Malik revealed his new U.S. tour dates on Wednesday. The singer had beforehand introduced he would postpone the performances after his former One Path bandmate, Liam Payne, died.

Zayn will resume his Stairway to the Sky tour on Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C., earlier than occurring to New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He’ll conclude in San Francisco on Feb. 3.

Beforehand, the cities have been scheduled for performances in October and November of this 12 months; he would have performed San Francisco on Wednesday evening.

Zayn introduced his determination to postpone the tour on Saturday, citing “the heartbreaking loss” of Payne, who died on Wednesday of final week.

Payne died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after leaping from the Casa Sur Resort balcony. Officers later stated the English singer-songwriter died from trauma and inside and exterior bleeding. The preliminary toxicology report steered proof of publicity to cocaine.

Zayn paid tribute to his late pal within the days following, writing on social media that “I by no means bought to thanks for supporting me by a few of the most tough occasions in my life. After I was lacking dwelling as a 17 yr outdated child you’d at all times be there with a constructive outlook and reassuring smile and let me know you have been my pal and that I used to be liked. Though you have been youthful than me you have been at all times extra smart than me, you have been headstrong, opinionated and gave no fucks about telling individuals once they have been fallacious. Though we butted heads due to this a couple of occasions, I at all times secretly revered you for it.”

The tribute got here after the previous band members additionally issued a gaggle assertion, studying: “We’re fully devastated by the information of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everybody is ready to, there shall be extra to say. However for now, we are going to take a while to grieve and course of the lack of our brother, who we liked dearly. The reminiscences we shared with him shall be treasured endlessly. For now, our ideas are along with his household, his buddies, and the followers who liked him alongside us. We are going to miss him terribly. We love you Liam.”

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Lil Dicky Performs Las Vegas Poolside Concert With ‘Dave’ Star GaTa

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Lil Dicky shared loads of private ideas — together with these concerning his fireplace and his personal want — throughout his set at Ayu Dayclub in Las Vegas.

The star, aka Dave Burd, took the stage with frequent collaborator GaTa at a Saturday live performance from the Resorts World venue to carry out an array of his personal crowd favorites and a pair covers. Lil Dicky and GaTa share a protracted historical past and seem collectively on the FX comedy collection Dave, which provides a fictionalized model of the satirical rapper and is at present on hiatus after the season three finale aired final 12 months.

Lil Dicky carried out the poolside present in entrance of an enthusiastic Vegas crowd, singing such signature tunes as “Save Dat Cash,” “Freaky Friday,” “Pillow Speaking” and “Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.” Lil Dicky often interacted with the viewers, which included his stunned response to a fan’s request that he reveal a sure physique half. (In commonplace Vegas trend, males had been charged extra for admission than feminine attendees.)

“I’ve by no means had a gaggle of girls chant ‘present your tits’ at me, however I find it irresistible,” Lil Dicky advised the gang. “Let’s take a ballot: Who desires me to indicate my tits? Who desires me to indicate my dick? Who desires me to indicate my asshole?” Upon listening to the reactions, he replied, “Oh, my God — Vegas! I’m not going to indicate any of that — not but. Can we construct in the direction of it? Can we create the suitable momentum?”

Lil Dicky carried out a canopy of the nationwide anthem, which has been a stay staple for him, and he additionally belted out a principally a cappella model of Backstreet Boys‘ boy-band traditional “I Need It That Means.”

“I used to be singing this track within the bathe,” he defined to the viewers whereas introducing the 1999 hit. “I’ve by no means sounded higher singing in my total life, and I believed, ‘I’ve to sing this for the folks.’”

Lil Dicky and GaTa carry out at Ayu Dayclub in Las Vegas.

Courtesy of Resorts World

Lil Dicky opened his set with a heads-up: “I’m not taking requests. Don’t ask me to sing a selected track. It can make me not play the track.”

He added, “I’m from Philadelphia, and I need you to know, there’s a Phillies playoff sport occurring proper now, and I’m not watching to be with you. And I’m getting paid, so each of these issues in tandem are why I’m right here proper now. I like you a lot.” (The baseball workforce may have in all probability used the help, as they misplaced 6-2 to the New York Mets.)

In Might, Lil Dicky carried out at Seth Rogen’s Hollywood Bowl present that additionally included Snoop Dogg, Publish Malone and Invoice Burr as a part of the Netflix Is a Joke competition.