Zayn Malik Announces First-Ever Solo Concert After Battling Crippling Anxiety, Makes Fans Proud

Zayn Malik is preparing to return to the spotlight after eight long years of staying away from it. 

The 31-year-old One Direction member went into a hiatus after disclosing to his fans that he was suffering from crippling anxiety. 

Nonetheless, the singer has now announced his first-ever headline solo show, signaling the start of his much-awaited comeback. 

Given that it would be Zayn's first performance since 2016, his fans were initially quite shocked, and then very proud to hear the news.  

Zayn Malik First Solo Tour 2024, Details, Tickets

On May 17, Zayn will play to around 2,000 fans on his concert to be held at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London.

His fourth album, Room Under the Stairs, will also be available that day. 

In addition to playing music from his recently released album, he will also be premiering a documentary titled The Road Back To The Mic. 

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Fans can get presale access to these concert tickets if they will be pre-ordering his new album through his official website.

Zayn Malik After One Direction, Disclosing Crippling Anxiety

Zayn Malik was able to amass his own fanbase after exiting One Direction in March 2015. 

Even though there rumors circulating of bad blood between him and the rest of the band members, the singer refuted such allegations.

One Direction also revealed in a statement that Malik only wished to live like a "normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight." 

In 2016, Malik was scheduled to perform solo at Capital's Summertime Ball but canceled just before he was supposed to take the stage.

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Zayn apologized lengthily on his social media at the time, making the revelation that he's suffering from serious anxiety.

He wrote, "Unfortunately, my anxiety that has haunted me throughout the last few months around live performances has gotten the better of me. With the magnitude of the event, I have suffered the worst anxiety of my career. I cannot apologise enough. I promise I will do my best to make this up to everybody I've let down today." 

After this cancellation, he was still able to play a short set at the Wango Tango festival. On the same year, he was able to sing on The Voice USA.

In 2017 however, he again cancelled several scheduled shows, this time in Japan, citing once more his anxiety as the main reason. 

Thereafter, he stayed out of the limelight.

He did however, release a book titled "Zayn," in which he detailed what pushed him go public with his anxiety. 

An excerpt from the said book also revealed how surprised he was that he is not alone in dealing with this condition.

"After I put out that statement I was blown away by just how many people got in contact, and how many people suffer from anxiety. It's so common, and that's not surprising, really," one excerpt read.

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