The Stairway to the Sky Tour was the first solo concert tour by the English singer and songwriter Zayn. It commenced in Leeds, England, on 23 November 2024 and concluded on 27 March 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico, featuring 21 shows. Zayn announced the tour in September 2024, following the release of his fourth studio album, Room Under the Stairs (2024).
Background During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 18 September 2024, Zayn announced the tour, with 11 shows across North America and Europe from October to December 2024. The following day, additional concerts in New York City, Edinburgh, London, Manchester and Leeds were announced due to demand.
On 19 October 2024, following the death of Liam Payne three days prior, Zayn announced the postponement of the concerts in the United States to January of the following year. Four days later, the rescheduled concerts were announced. The following month, he announced the two concerts in Edinburgh were rescheduled, citing "unforeseen circumstances". The 3 December concert in Newcastle, England, was cancelled twenty minutes after the singer was due on stage, with Zayn citing that his voice "just isn't there at all tonight." Seven days later, additional concerts in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and San Francisco were announced, due to demand. LAPD and Hope Tala were announced as supporting acts for concerts in the United States, with the latter performing at select dates.
On 27 January 2025, a concert in Mexico City was announced. A second concert in Mexico City was added the following day. On 31 January, a third concert was announced; that same night, Zayn announced his Los Angeles concert for that evening was postponed, citing vocal struggles. In March 2025, it was announced Sofia Monroy would open for Zayn during his concerts in Mexico. On 28 March, hours before the start of the concert, Zayn cancelled the show, citing health problems.
Set list This set list is from the 21 January 2025 concert in Washington, D.C.
"My Woman" "Birds on a Cloud" "Dreamin" "Lied To" "In the Bag" "Ignorance Ain't Bliss" "Scripted" "Sweat" "Bordersz" "It's You" "Shoot at Will" "Last Request" "Pillowtalk" "Concrete Kisses" "What I Am" "Alienated" "Gates of Hell" "Stardust"
Notes During the 25 and 27 March 2025 concerts in Mexico City, Zayn opened the show with "Night Changes".
Tour dates + List of 2024 concerts Date (2024) City Country Venue 23 November Leeds England O2 Academy Leeds 24 November Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester 26 November London Eventim Apollo 27 November 29 November Wolverhampton Civic Hall 30 November Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester 2 December Leeds O2 Academy Leeds 4 December Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester 8 December Edinburgh Scotland O2 Academy Edinburgh 9 December
+ List of 2025 concerts Date (2025) City Country Venue Supporting acts 21 January Washington, D.C. United States The Anthem LAPD 22 January 24 January New York City Hammerstein Ballroom LAPD Hope Tala 25 January 28 January Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium 29 January 1 February Paradise Chelsea Ballroom LAPD 3 February San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium LAPD Hope Tala 4 February LAPD 25 March Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes Sofía Monroy 27 March
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts Date City Country Venue Reason 3 December 2024 Newcastle England O2 City Hall Vocal problems 31 January 2025 Los Angeles United States Shrine Auditorium Unforeseen circumstances 28 March 2025 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes Food poisoning
Personnel Adapted from an article published by The Independent.
Steph "Baby Bulldog" Barker – drums Tahira Clayton – backing vocalist Rebecca Havalind – acoustic guitar Tina Hizon – keyboard Ryan Madora – bass guitar Molly Miller – electric guitar Lisa Ramey – backing vocalist
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