Ariana Grande to hold second gig in Manchester to raise money for victims

Music star took to Twitter on Sat to condole the deaths of the May 26 attack in Manchester

Ariana Grande
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Press Trust of India Los Angeles
Last Updated : May 28 2017 | 4:24 PM IST
Singer Ariana Grande is all set to return to Manchester for a benefit concert this weekend after the deadly attack at her Monday gig in the British city claimed the lives of 22 people, including children.

In a lengthy post on Twitter on Saturday, the 23-year-old pop diva said she planned to return to the city to spend time with her fans and to "have a benefit concert in honour of and to raise money for the victims and their family."

According to TMZ, the "Side to Side" hitmaker will headline a huge concert in one of the four big arenas in the city, but not the Manchester Arena, where the attack happened.

Grande and her manager, Scooter Braun, are reaching out to some of the biggest names in music and are in the process of booking them. The singer has invited performers who are friends of hers to participate.

Soon after tweeting the note on Saturday, she had shared a link of a local fundraiser established by the Manchester Evening News, which read "Donate to support families of those killed and injured in the Manchester Arena attack".
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First Published: May 28 2017 | 4:21 PM IST

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