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Zayn Overcomes Nerves for Stripped-Down Set at His First L.A. Shows in Over a Decade: Concert Review
One Direction veteran Zayn's opening night in Los Angeles served as a warm homecoming to an artist on a journey of healing and rediscovery.
For the first song, fans didn’t immediately start singing along, possibly stunned by the vision before them (“I still can’t believe this is actually happening,” I overhear a concert-goer behind me), but the pace picked up the second the drummer crashed her cymbals. He also delivered a cover of a personal, long-time favorite of his, Paolo Nutini’s “Last Request,” which in hindsight seems to be a touchstone for Zayn’s interest pursuing pop or psychedelic rock instrumentals over R&B. A man of few words, Zayn capped the night without saying much, and then “Stardust” was played over the speakers as a tribute to former bandmate Liam Payne, who died in October, with his photo projected onto a large screen.
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