Manchester One Love concert live: Ariana Grande leads powerful display of love and unity
50,000-strong audience watched live performances from artists including Take That and Miley Cyrus
The One Love Manchester tribute concert has concluded after performances from some of the biggest artists in the world.
Around 50,000 people attended the event at Old Trafford, which took place two weeks after a lone suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured over 100 more after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena.
Among the performers were: Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Liam Gallagher, Pharrell Williams, Take That, Niall Horan, Little Mix, Robbie Williams and Black Eyed Peas.
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The whole concert was broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, alongside radio coverage on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC World Service and BBC Radio Manchester.
Coverage began 6.30pm and ran until just after 10pm, with the BBC presenting team consisting of Scott Mills, Jo Whiley, Phil Williams and Becky Want.
It was confirmed by Greater Manchester Police earlier today [4 June] that the One Love Manchester concert would go ahead despite recent terror attacks in London.
Issuing a statement, GMP said that the event at Old Trafford would continue as scheduled and also paid tribute to those affected in London.
Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan from Greater Manchester Police said: “We're deeply saddened to hear about last night's horrific attacks in London and our thoughts are with everyone affected, including the emergency services responding to the incident.
“There are two large-scale events taking place in Greater Manchester today and we would like to assure people that these will still take place, but with additional security in place to assure the safety of everyone.
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“We have dedicated resources at both events, with a significant number of officers from both GMP and colleagues from other forces, some of which will be armed.
“There will be additional security checks taking place and everyone will be searched, including bags. We would ask people not to bring bags if they can, as this will help speed up entry.”
The statement also reminded people that the current threat level in the UK is 'severe', which means an attack is highly likely.
Two weeks ago 22-year-old Salman Abedi detonated a homemade bomb in the foyer area at Manchester Arena, shortly after Ariana Grande's concert had ended, as fans were leaving the venue.
22 people were killed and 116 injured in the blast, including children, making it the deadliest attack on UK soil since the London 7/7 bombings in 2005.
Grande and her team promised to honour the victims of the attack, with her manager Scooter Braun releasing a statement saying they plan to honour them "with courage, bravery, and defiance in the face of fear".
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Gary Barlow: 'Thank you to everyone for coming out tonight. Thank you to everyone watching from home... right now I want us to stand strong, look at the sky and sing loud and proud - this is for all the world'
The group are performing Williams' song 'Strong' which he has adapted in the chorus especially for Manchester
Ariana Grande also just shared some incredible footage from the venue
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