ARIANA Grande will return to Manchester on Sunday to host a special One Love Manchester Benefit Concert.

 

The singer has announced that she will perform at Emirates Old Trafford, home to Lancashire CCC and will be joined by a host of stars including Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Take That and Niall Horan.

 

All net profits from the concert will go to the We Love Manchester emergency fund set up following the bombing at Manchester Arena last Monday night at the end of the Ariana Grande concert there.

 

In an open letter posted on her social media accounts the singer said: "“My heart, prayers and condolences are with the victims of the Manchester Attack and their loved ones. 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 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… Our response to this violence must be to come closer together, to help each other, to love more, to sing louder and to live more kindly and generously than we did before.

 

“Music is meant to heal us, to bring us together, to make us happy. So that is what it will continue to do for us. We will continue to honour the ones we lost, their loved ones, my fans and all affected by this tragedy. They will be on my mind and in my heart everyday and I will think of them with everything I do for the rest of my life.”

 

Ariana is offering fans who were at her Manchester show free tickets to this benefit concert. Customers who would like to attend will need to follow the link www.ticketmaster.co.uk/arianagrandemanchester and register before 4pm tomorrow, Wednesday, May 31.

 

Tickets for the concert go on sale at 10am on Thursday from www.ticketmaster.co.uk/arianagrandemanchester