Just days after attending Liam Payne’s funeral, Zayn Malik kicked off his very first solo tour and honored his former bandmate at the end of the show. After Zayn, 31, exited the stage, a tribute came up on the screen that read,

Zayn Malik has paid tribute to his One Direction bandmate, Liam Payne, on the first night of his Stairway To The Sky tour, leaving fans in tears at the sweet gesture.

Zayn Malik honored Liam Payne at his first Stairway to the Sky Tour stop — his first concert since Payne's death — in Leeds, England, on Nov. 23. Malik’s tribute came three days after he attended Payne’s funeral alongside his former One Direction bandmates.