Watch Zayn Malik sing One Direction’s ‘Night Changes’ for the first time in 10 years

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Mar 26, 2025 - 16:46
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Watch Zayn Malik sing One Direction’s ‘Night Changes’ for the first time in 10 years

Zayn Malik performs onstage during the ZAYN: Stairway To The Sky Tour, 2025

Zayn Malik has performed One Direction‘s hit song ‘Night Changes’ for the first time in 10 years. Check out the footage below.

The moment took place during the singer’s show in Mexico City last night (March 25), where he took to the stage at the Palacio De Los Deportes for his first-ever arena show as a solo artist.

It came as part of his highly anticipated ‘Stairway To The Sky’ tour, and saw him open the show by performing the One Direction song for the first time in a decade.

Kicking off the 18-song setlist with the song, the crowd can be heard singing along to the lyrics, while Malik looks out into the audience appearing starstruck by the response.

The rendition came nearly a decade to the day of the singer announcing his departure from the boy band, and marked the first time he has sung any One Direction song in the time since. According to a fan who took to X/Twitter with footage of the show, the singer would later tell the crowd: “I haven’t sung this song in 10 years. Thank you, that was amazing, I almost cried…”

The remainder of the show saw Malik break out solo tracks including ‘Pillowtalk’, ‘Lied To’ and ‘Shoot At Will’, as well as a cover of the Paolo Nutini track ‘Last Request’. Find footage and the full setlist below.