Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, and more will perform at the One Love Manchester benefit concert, which will live-stream here on June 4
As you’ve surely heard by now, the UK was hit by yet another terrorist attack last night. Three men men drove a van onto London Bridge, hitting pedestrians before they jumped out and began stabbing people. Seven people were killed and 48 were injured. The terrorists were shot and killed by police when they arrived on the scene. It sounds absolutely horrifying, and it’s especially scary considering the Manchester attack that happened less than two weeks ago. On May 22nd, a suicide bomber entered an Ariana Grande concert , setting off a nail bomb that killed 22 people. Countless others were injured. Ariana was understandably devastated by what happened, but she still managed to pull together, along with her team, to plan a benefit concert for the victims and their families. The concert will take place back in Manchester, and Ariana will perform, along with Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Take That, Coldplay, Niall Horan, Usher, Robbie Williams, Little Mix, the Black Eyed Peas, and Pharrell Williams. Anyone who attended her original Manchester concert can get in for free, and all proceeds will go to a fund set up for the people who were injured and the families of the people who were killed. The concert was scheduled for tonight … but will it go on in light of last night’s attack in London? According to Ariana’s manager, Scooter Braun, absolutely it will. Here’s the statement he released in full: After the events last night in London, and those in Manchester just two weeks ago, we feel a sense of responsibility to honor those lost, injured, and affected . We plan to honor them with courage, bravery, and defiance in the face of fear. Today’s One Love Manchester benefit concert will not only continue, but will do so with greater purpose. We must not be afraid and in tribute to all those affected here and around the world, we will bring our voices and sing loudly. I am pleased to say we have the full support of Greater Manchester Police and the government and are assured the safety of all those attending is the highest priority. All artists involved have been unwavering in their support this morning and are determined to carry on with the show. We ask the strong city of Manchester and the world to join us in making the statement that hatred and fear will never win. Today we stand together. Thank you. For their part, Manchester police have said that they’ll be thoroughly searching everyone coming into the concert . Ariana, meanwhile, has been in Manchester for a few days, visiting her fans who were injured during the original attack. Last night, she tweeted that she was “praying for London,” and this morning she’s been promoting tonight’s show. The concert will be televised in several countries, and any money earned from this will also go to the victims. It’s an amazing thing that Ariana and all these people are doing, and a very brave thing as well. Will you be watching? View Slideshow: Manchester Bombing: A Tribute to the Victims
Ariana Grande and a handful of her very famous friends did not let the terrorists win on Sunday night. A week after a suicide bomber killed 22 concert attendees in Manchester, and mere hours after another terrorist murdered seven people in London, Grande returned to Great Britain for an event titled ” Love Manchester. ” Despite this new attack and the severe threat level in the area, Grande’s manager Scooter Braun and the Greater Manchester Police had stated that the show would go on as a message of resilience in the face of such hatred. The concert offered free tickets to anyone who attended Grande's show last Monday, while proceeds raised by the event went to families of the victims from that concert. It was expected to raise around $2.6 million. From Coldplay to Miley Cyrus to Katy Perry and Justin Bieber, the tribute concert was filled with one emotional performance after another. But Grande herself closed the special event in particularly sentimental fashion. The 23-year-old – who took to the stage multiple times throughout the three-hour show at the Emirates Old Trafford Stadium – concluded the show solo, belting out a version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” It was an emotional time for the artist, who just days earlier had visited some of the victims of the mass murder as they recovered in the hospital. She also spoke during the show about meeting the mother of one of the Manchester victims, 15-year old Olivia Campbell. “As soon as I met her I started crying and I gave her a big hug and she said I should stop crying because Olivia would have wanted me to stop crying,” Grande told the crowd as she fought back tears, adding: “And she said Olivia would have wanted to hear the hits.” All money earned from the concert are going to the Red Cross’ Manchester Emergency Fund to assist victims of the attack and their families. An online shop has also been set up with T-shirts, hats and more merchandise. Considering the speed with which this event was put together, and the big names involved, it was quite the impressive achievement. Watch Grande wrap up the unique concert below:
Katy Perry reminded the crowd at One Love Manchester that ‘love conquers fear, and love conquers hate’ before her emotional set of ‘Part of Me’ and ‘Roar’ at Ariana Grande’s benefit concert
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