Some concerts cancelled after blast

‘OUT OF RESPECT’

Manchester, also cancelled their Tuesday night concert in Liverpool and May 25-27 dates in Manchester “out of respect” for the victims of the attack that left 22 people dead.

As for Grande, a person close to the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to publicly talk about the topic, said the 23-year-old American pop star’s tour was not cancelled or postponed. The person said that Grande and her team are more focused on the victims at the moment, not the tour. It was unclear if Grande’s next scheduled show — Thursday in London — would take place.

The singer tweeted after the attack: “broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don’t have words.”

A number of music acts with upcoming summer gigs in Europe said Tuesday they won’t change their plans.

Céline Dion will honour her upcoming dates in Copenhagen, Stockholm, London and Paris, including a June 25 stop at the Manchester Arena, her publicist said. making any changes.

The manager for Phil Collins, scheduled to play Liverpool’s Echo Arena on June 2 and then five dates at London’s Royal Albert Hall starting June 4, said those shows would go on. Heavy metal band Iron Maiden also will perform as planned in Cardiff on Wednesday and committed to May 27-28 dates in London.

Heightened security is planned for Toronto’s Air Canada Centre where Canadian superstar the Weeknd is scheduled to play back-toback shows this weekend. Other international stars like the Chainsmokers and Neil Diamond are slated for the coming weeks.

Dave Haggith, a spokesman for the ACC’s owner Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, said more security staff will be on the grounds for these events.

While he declined to offer details on whether other security measures would also be taken, he acknowledged that more was being done.

“You’re always looking for best practices and communications so you’re ahead of the game as best you can be,” he said.

Haggith said the ACC regularly works with local and national law enforcement to monitor any perceived threats. Toronto police said they have no reason to believe there’s an increased threat level in the city.

In recent years, the venue began ramping up security with walk-through metal detectors and bomb-sniffing dogs.

The 02 arena in London in a statement said security had been stepped up for all events. “Please head down early and pack light as we only accept small bags into the area,” it said. share its plans to revise the national security law “in the near future,” he said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a statement in response to the Manchester attack early Tuesday morning.

“I was devastated when I heard about the innocent victims who were killed or injured at the Ariana Grande concert tonight in Manchester — many of them far too young,” he said. “We will do all that we can to assist British authorities in bringing those responsible to justice.”

Conservative public safety critic Tony Clement, who was born in Manchester, also weighed in Tuesday.

“The depravity and cowardice of targeting a venue predominantly full of young girls innocently enjoying a concert is shocking,” he said in a statement. “As a father, and as someone who was born in Manchester, I want to express in the strongest possible terms that those responsible must be held accountable.”