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During his Toronto concert at Rogers Stadium, Post Malone paid an emotional tribute to the recently passed artist Oliver Tree, dedicating the show to his memory and praising his work, heart, and global impact.<\/p>\n
Holding back tears, Post Malone addressed Tree directly, poured out part of his beer in remembrance, and told fans the night would celebrate the late musician\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
Oliver Tree, 32, was known for hits including \u201cMiss You,\u201d \u201cLife Goes On,\u201d \u201cAlien Boy,\u201d and \u201cWhen I\u2019m Down,\u201d and was in the middle of a global tour when he died in a helicopter crash in Brazil that killed six people.<\/p>\n
Fans praised Post Malone\u2019s heartfelt tribute on social media, with many noting his visible grief, his history of honoring late friends in the music industry, and the close connection he shared with Tree.<\/p>\n
During his one night in Toronto on Tuesday, Grammy-nominated singer and rapper Post Malone took a moment to remember a name recently lost in the music industry: Oliver Tree.<\/p>\n
Post Malone paused between songs during his Rogers Stadium show to acknowledge Tree\u2019s sudden passing that had just happened on Sunday.<\/p>\n
With a beer in hand, Post began his dedication with how appreciated Tree was.<\/p>\n
\u201c[This concert is], for me, a celebration of the life of a beautiful, beautiful man,\u201d Post addressed the crowd during his concert. \u201cA gentleman I knew, was so beautiful, and inspired the world with his art, and just his heart and his soul.\u201d<\/p>\n
Post named Tree, telling the audience how the world lost him the \u201cother day,\u201d while holding back tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want you to know dude, that we love you so very much,\u201d Post said while addressing Tree directly. \u201cWe love you brother, we love you.\u201d<\/p>\n
After pouring some of his beer out, an action typically done with a beverage in memory of a deceased person or someone absent from the event, Post told the audience they were going to have a great night.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to have a great night and celebrate this gentleman,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
This was Post\u2019s first tour show immediately following Tree\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
Who was Oliver Tree?<\/p>\n
Thirty-two-year-old Oliver Tree was a well known singer and producer in the music industry, best known for his songs \u201cWhen I\u2019m Down,\u201d \u201cAlien Boy,\u201d \u201cLife Goes On,\u201d and most notably \u201cMiss You,\u201d grossing almost 800 million views on Spotify.<\/p>\n
The hip-hop, electronic and pop singer, most known for his absurdist humor in his art, was on his world tour when he passed.<\/p>\n
The 2026 \u201cThe World\u2019s First World Tour,\u201d was meant to span all 7 continents, with more than 30 countries and 70 shows for Tree\u2019s fourth album, Love You Madly, Hate You Badly.<\/p>\n
The tour was ultimately cancelled after a helicopter Tree used for the tour crashed into another above an electric vehicle car lot in the south-end of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.\u00a0<\/p>\n