Harry Styles paid tribute to Liam Payne last night (October 16) on the second anniversary of the late One Direction star’s death.
Payne died aged 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina after falling from the balcony of an Argentine hotel on October 16, in 2024. The Argentine prosecutor’s office revealed that the 31-year-old’s cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding.
During his ongoing 30-night residency in New York, Styles told the crowd: “I feel incredibly lucky to get to play these shows here in New York, and this building means a lot to me
“There are so many people in my life, friends and people that I’ve worked with that I wouldn’t have been able to do this without. And two years ago today, I lost one of those friends.”
Harry Styles introducing the song he wrote for Liam:
"I feel incredibly lucky to get to play these shows here in New York, and, uhm, this building means a lot to me as I said, and I feel incredibly proud when I get to look up there, and see my name up there from the last time.… pic.twitter.com/t2M6QxRFTe
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He went on: “I’m sure a lot of you have been through similar things. I hope you haven’t. But really, it’s just about looking after each other. So many people who have touched my life in such special ways. I wouldn’t be here without.
“I’m gonna play you a song I wrote for my friend about two years ago, if that’s all right.”
Harry Styles singing "What is Enough" in honour to Liam 🤍 (full song) pic.twitter.com/KaByScfPRy
The singer then performed moving new track ‘What Is Enough’. The song saw Styles gently strumming his guitar while he sang the poignant lyric: “You dance until you’re tired.”
One Direction bandmate Niall Horan previously looked back on memories he shared with Payne, and said that grief had brought a mixture of “sadness” alongside fond reflection.
