Pop star Ariana will return to ‘brave’ city for benefit concert
POP star Ariana Grande will return to the ‘incredibly brave’ city of Manchester to play a benefit concert for the victims of the Arena attack.
The 23-year-old singer, from Florida, tweeted a moving message to her 46 million followers saying she would be back to ‘spend time with my fans’.
A total of 22 people were killed and more than 200 injured by a suicide bomber just after Ariana finished her show at the Manchester Arena on Monday night - and the singer has previously said the experience has left her ‘broken’.
And last night she revealed she will be back. She said: “There is nothing I, or anyone, can do to take away the pain you are feeling or to make this better.
“However, I extend my hand and heart in everything I possibly can give to you and yours, should you want or need my help in any way.
“The only thing we can do now is choose how we let this affect us and how we live our lives from here on out.
“I have been thinking of my fans, and of you all, non-stop over the past week. The way you have handled all of this has been more inspiring and made me more proud than you’ll ever know.
“I’ll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honour of and to raise money for the victims and their families. I will have details to share with you as soon as everything is confirmed.
“From the day we started putting the Dangerous Woman Tour together, I said that this show, more than anything else, was intended to be a safe space for my fans.”