Fans were delighted to see Louis Tomlinson in attendance at Zayn Malik’s ‘Stairway to the Sky Tour’ in Los Angeles on January 29 (LA time).
Acknowledging his former One Direction bandmate’s presence, Zayn took a moment to address the crowd, saying, “An old friend of mine is here,” before pointing to where Louis was seated in the upper row of the venue.
Zayn pointed at him and Louis tapped his heart in response 🥹 pic.twitter.com/qlN2fbMkth
— Ariana ❯❯❯❯ (@alwayshadlouis) January 30, 2025
The unexpected reunion marked their first public appearance together after they attended former bandmate Liam Payne’s funeral back in November of last year. Due to Payne’s unfortunate passing, Malik had to postpone the U.S. leg of his world tour and only resumed his on-stage activities in January of this year. Malik also performed one of his songs ‘Stardust’ in honor of Payne.
Since One Direction announced their hiatus back in 2016, it has been a rare moment to see the group interact so closely with one another. Hence, Tomlinson’s presence in Malik’s Los Angeles concert truly made the fans’ hearts swoon.
the way he talks about louis 💔💔💔💔 i love them so muchhh
— karen (@evrsincwny) January 30, 2025
after a decade of not speaking i can’t believe louis was at zayn’s show😭 pic.twitter.com/SwT2Y4BEW1
— lucy ⸆⸉ 🐍🪩 (@lucysreputation) January 30, 2025
“You’re so funny”
Thanks Louis came to my Zayn show after not publically speaking in ten years. pic.twitter.com/Vocyz6bray— cail marie loves ZAYN (@thigerrry) January 30, 2025
louis at the zayn concert, just took me back to this time pic.twitter.com/o8W8OS0WGz
— just louis (@t91loupics) January 30, 2025
The way he’s looking at the crowd cheering and then smiling when zayn talks 😭😭😭😭😭 my boys oh my god
— Nicky | forevermore. 🪽⭐️ (@NickyxLynn) January 30, 2025
WAR IS OVER.
— 🥀𝖘𝖆𝖛𝖆𝖌𝖊 𝖇𝖆𝖇𝖞🥀 (@saylesssavage) January 30, 2025
Louis little smile. My Zouis heart is healed 💙💛
— you were my because (@mybecause281) January 30, 2025
Tomlinson and Malik were also seen leaving the venue together after the concert, which sent fans into a frenzy. Some are still in disbelief, with one fan saying, “This is not on my [2025] Bingo card at all.”
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