Zayn Malik left fans devastated on Tuesday night when he cancelled his show in Newcastle at the very last minute.

The former One Direction star, 31, was due to perform at the City Hall as part of his Stairway to the Sky UK tour but was forced to make a shock announcement.

As fans waited at the venue for the singer staff revealed that the show would ‘no longer go ahead’ over the tannoy.

The announcement said: ‘We apologise for the late notice, it was his hope that he would be able to continue with the show.

‘But this is no longer possible. Please contact your point of purchase for reschedule or refunds.

‘If you have parents or guardians collecting you, please stay in the auditorium and wait to be collected.’

Zayn Malik left fans devastated on Tuesday night when he cancelled his show in Newcastle at the very last minute
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Zayn Malik left fans devastated on Tuesday night when he cancelled his show in Newcastle at the very last minute

The former One Direction star, 31, was due to perform at the City Hall as part of his Stairway to the Sky UK tour but was forced to make a shock announcement
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The former One Direction star, 31, was due to perform at the City Hall as part of his Stairway to the Sky UK tour but was forced to make a shock announcement

Zayn then took to his Stories on Tuesday night and penned: ‘I’m so sorry to do this but my voice just isn’t there at all tonight and without it there’s no show.

‘I’m truly sorry to let you down, especially at such short notice… I held onto hope until the very last moment. I’m hopeful with some rest tonight I’ll be back on stage tomorrow. My deepest apologies Newcastle. Love you all.’

The star has been on his Stairway to the Sky Tour, where fans have seen him perform in cities such as London, Manchester, Leeds, Wolverhampton. He is due to wrap up in Edinburgh in just a number of days.

Last week on the tour Zayn paid tribute on stage to Liam Payne in his former One Direction bandmate’s hometown of Wolverhampton, saying he ‘hopes’ the late star sees his gig.

He kicked off his Stairway To The Sky tour in Leeds’s O2 Academy last week, with an on-stage blue screen message which read: ‘Liam Payne 1993-2024. Love you bro’ with a pink heart.

However, he has not appeared to directly speak about Payne, who died aged 31 in Argentina last month, during the tour.

According to social media videos, Malik told the University of Wolverhampton venue The Halls venue: ‘I’ve been doing something, at the end of the show, every night, and it’s been dedicated to my brother Liam Payne. Rest in peace’.

‘I hope you’re seeing this, we’re in your hometown tonight, Wolverhampton, this is for you, Liam.’

As fans waited at the venue for the singer staff revealed that the show would 'no longer go ahead' over the tannoy
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As fans waited at the venue for the singer staff revealed that the show would ‘no longer go ahead’ over the tannoy

Zayn then took to his Stories on Tuesday night and penned: 'I'm so sorry to do this but my voice just isn't there at all tonight and without it there's no show'
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Zayn then took to his Stories on Tuesday night and penned: ‘I’m so sorry to do this but my voice just isn’t there at all tonight and without it there’s no show’

The announcement said: 'We apologise for the late notice, it was his hope that he would be able to continue with the show. But this is no longer possible'
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The announcement said: ‘We apologise for the late notice, it was his hope that he would be able to continue with the show. But this is no longer possible’

Malik rescheduled his tour’s original opening dates in Edinburgh due to Payne’s funeral, which was also attended by his fellow One Direction stars Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan.

Payne died on October 16 of multiple traumas and ‘internal and external haemorrhage’ after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires

He left One Direction in 2015 before the group went on indefinite hiatus in 2016, with the members all going on to pursue their own solo careers.

Following the death of Payne, Malik said he ‘never got to thank’ his fellow bandmate for supporting him through some of the ‘most difficult’ times in his life.

‘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’, he added in a statement shared to Instagram.

 ‘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.

Last week on the tour Zayn paid tribute on stage to Liam Payne in his former One Direction bandmate's hometown of Wolverhampton on Friday, saying he 'hopes' the late star sees his gig
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Last week on the tour Zayn paid tribute on stage to Liam Payne in his former One Direction bandmate’s hometown of Wolverhampton on Friday, saying he ‘hopes’ the late star sees his gig

Zayn is seen at Liam Payne's funeral on November 20
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Zayn is seen at Liam Payne’s funeral on November 20

Following Liam's unexpected death aged 31 after falling from the third floor of his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month, Zayn announced he was postponing the US dates of his tour (One Direction pictured in 2013)
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Following Liam’s unexpected death aged 31 after falling from the third floor of his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last month, Zayn announced he was postponing the US dates of his tour (One Direction pictured in 2013)

‘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.’

Liam died on October 16 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Argentina, with his One Direction bandmates seen in public together for the first time in nine years as they paid their respects at his funeral last month.

Former bandmates Harry Styles, 30, Niall Horan, 31, Louis Tomlinson, 32, and Zayn arrived separately at the church for a poignant final send off.

Harry dressed in black, pulled up to the funeral in a BMW, while Niall attended with his girlfriend Amelia Woolley, with Zayn Malik arriving shortly after Louis.