Zayn Malik is overwhelmed with gratitude as fans continue to shower him with love and support after The Konnakol Tour launch.
Shortly after wrapping up the opening night of his first ever arena and stadium tour since his One Direction days, the former boy band star took to social media to thank his supporters.
Sunday 24 May at Dusk Till Dawn hitmaker shared a series of photos and a video with a glimpse behind the scenes, highlights from the first show and a look into the preparations.
“Night 1 LONDON 02!!! Big thanks to everyone who came out and turned up!” he caption for the carousel. “It was epic! [red heart emoji].”
The Pillow talk The chart-topper kicked off the 31-date global trek, supporting his fifth studio album of the same name, on Saturday 23 May at the O2 Arena in London.
Standup comedian Usama Siddiquee was selected along with DJ Lonyo to provide the opening entertainment to energize the arena crowd before the 33-year-old singer took to the stage.
Taking to his Instagram stories, Zayn gave a shout out to the fast-rising Bengali-American comedian, writer and actor.
“@usamastandsup you are a playful bro,” he captioned a photo of himself watching Usman dominate the stage. “Thanks!”
In the following update Die for me the singer reposted America’s Got Talent semi-finalist story.
The caption above the duo’s photo read: “Thanks for having me bro.”
Zayn officially announced Don’t tell it for comedy star as the comedy opener for the major UK arena dates, including opening night at London’s O2 Arena followed by Manchester AO Arena on 24 May.
