Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry will headline a concert in Manchester this weekend, with all proceeds to support victims of the suicide bombing at Grande's concert.
Ariana Grande on stage on 2015. Photo: AFP
American artists Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams and Usher will also perform along with Britain's Coldplay, One Direction singer Niall Horan and the Manchester-based band Take That.
The benefit will take place at the Old Trafford cricket ground.
Proceeds will go to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund which was set up by the Manchester City Council in partnership with the British Red Cross.
The fund, which has already raised more than 5 million, was set up to support those affected by the suicide bombing at Grande's concert at Manchester Arena on 22 May, which left 22 people dead.
Grande offered free tickets to all those who were at her Manchester show on 22 May.
The blast also injured more than 100 people, many of them members of Grande's large, young female fan base. Grande was unharmed but she later cancelled several concerts scheduled in London and Europe through 5 June.
A vigil on St Ann's Square in Manchester, a week after the deadly bomb attack at Manchester Arena. Photo: AFP
Sunday's show will be broadcast live by BBC television and radio, Tuesday's statement said.
Grande said in an open letter on her social media accounts last week that "There is nothing I or anyone can do to take away the pain you (her fans) are feeling or to make this better.
"However, I extend my hand and heart and everything I possibly can give to you and yours, should you want or need my help in any way."
"We will not quit or operate in fear. We won't let this divide us. We won't let hate win," she said.
Tickets for Sunday's concert were set to go on sale on Thursday 1 June.
- Reuters
