Harry Styles Celebrates ‘Dear Friend’ Liam Payne At Final Wembley Stadium Show

The Aperture singer took a moment to publicly thank his One Direction bandmates during his London gig on Sunday night.

Harry Styles paid tribute to his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne while wrapping up his Wembley Stadium concert, reflecting on their friendship and his ongoing difficulty coping with the loss.

Harry Styles took a moment to pay tribute to his former One Direction bandmates after wrapping up his epic, record-breaking run of shows at Wembley Stadium over the weekend.

On Sunday night, the chart-topping star delivered the 12th and final Wembley Stadium gigon his Together, Together world tour, off the back of his hit album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

During his London shows, Harry has been taking a moment to reflect on the early stages of his career, which was also the case during Sunday night’s concert.

“I wouldn’t be on this stage if it wasn’t for four friends of mine that were a massive part of this journey,” he told the crowd, before publicly thanking Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and his “dear friend”, the late Liam Payne “for these nights and everything that I learned in this time, the friendship, everything”.

“None of this would be possible, I wouldn’t be here without you, thank you so much,” he added.

Liam died in October 2024 at the age of 31, after falling from the balcony of a hotel where he was staying in Argentina, while under the influence of numerous substances.

In the days that followed, the four remaining members of One Direction issued a joint statement, which read: “The memories we shared with [Liam] will be treasured forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We will miss him terribly. We love you Liam.”

They then posted more personal tributes on their individual social media accounts, with Harry remembering his “lovely friend” as “warm, supportive and incredibly loving”.

Harry lamented: “The years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life. I will miss him always.”

Liam Payne and Harry Styles at the height of their One Direction fame in 2013

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More recently, Harry admitted that Liam’s death was something he has “struggled” to address over the last two years.

“There was a period when he passed away where I really struggled with kind of acknowledging how strange it is to have people kind of own part of your grief, in a way,” the Sign Of The Times singer shared.

“I [had] such strong feelings around my friend passing away, and then suddenly, being aware [that] there [was] maybe a desire from other people [for] you to convey that in some way – or it means you’re not feeling what you’re feeling or something.”

The Grammy winner added: “It’s so difficult to lose a friend. It’s difficult to lose any friend, but it’s so difficult to lose a friend who is so like you in so many ways. It’s like, I saw [in Liam] someone with the kindest heart, who just wanted to be great.”