Zayn Malik is making headlines again, this time for a comment aimed at his former One Direction bandmate, Harry Styles. During his Las Vegas show, Malik joked about concert ticket prices, a remark some insiders are calling a “cheap shot.” Fans and industry voices quickly weighed in, labeling the singer as “jealous,” noting the irony of his own ticket struggles amid the playful jab at Styles’ upcoming tour.
Zayn Malik accused of jealousy over alleged shot at Harry Styles’ ticket prices
During his Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, Zayn Malik thanked fans for attending and slyly quipped about ticket costs. “Hopefully, the ticket prices weren’t too high. Just saying,” he said, smirking. While the comment seemed lighthearted, a music industry insider suggested there’s more behind it.
“Zayn is just jealous that he can’t get people to pay for him,” the insider told Page Six, referencing the lower-than-expected demand for Malik’s own shows. The person added that the 33-year-old initially tried to price his tickets high but had to drop them to as low as $20. “It’s unfair for him to take a cheap shot at Harry when he’s doing the same as every other artist,” they said.
Zayn Malik and Harry Styles have one of the messiest yet iconic histories in pop, going all the way back to their X Factor beginnings in 2010 and ending, at least professionally, when Malik left One Direction in 2016. Since then, they’ve thrown playful shade at each other, from Styles joking about Zayn going solo on Celebrity Family Feud in 2017 to forgetting his name during a 2019 SNL monologue. But the duo showed some love at late bandmate Liam Payne’s funeral in 2024.
Fast forward to now: Styles’ Together, Together tour (May–December 2026) has fans talking, not just about the music, but the wallet pain. London ticket prices range from $60.80 to $642.76, sparking a social media meltdown. Malik’s teasing comment about the tour may have been playful, or maybe it stung a little, but either way, it reignited chatter about their ongoing, friendly rivalry.
