Zayn Malik has finally kicked off his much anticipated KONNAKOL Tour after a major setback due to his health scare.
On Saturday, May 23, the former One Direction opened the first show of his series of concerts with Nusrat, which is a song he named after the legendary Pakistani Qawwali maestro Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, as part of his album titled KONNAKOL.
The lineup for the opening night at The O2 Arena in London featured DJ Lonyo as the official support act.
The Dusk Till Dawn hitmaker’s headlining setlist for day one heavily featured his recent albums ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS and KONNAKOL, along with throwback favourites.
The performance order included:
Nusrat
sHe
Met Tonight
Birds On A Cloud
What I Am
Alienated
Dreamin
Concrete Kisses
Gates Of Hell
Bordersz
PILLOWTALK
Lied To
Used To The Blues
Take Turns
Fatal
Drunk
iT’s YoU
Scripted
Sweat
Die For Me
Notably, fan updates and live media from the venue confirmed a fully sold-out stadium, with thousands of fans packing the massive arena to watch him commence his very first solo headline arena tour.
The live audience went wild when Zayn, 33, revealed during the show that he was not wearing any in-ear monitors because he prefers to hear the raw crowd and the music directly.
The following night, May 24, at Manchester’s AO Arena featured both DJ Lonyo and comedian Usama Siddiquee.