Ariana Grande – This woman is an incredibly brave woman.
A terrorist made an attack at her concert at Manchester MEN Arena just over a week ago, it was learned her own mother was also in the crowds.
22 Angels and 150 injuries and thousands of lives affected.
The response from emergency services and police force was incredible and the whole city, borough, county, came together like no one had ever seen. This is how it is done and is a stunning example to set for the rest of the country, the world even.
Ariana was criticized for cancelling her tour and flying back to America, but if I was in her shoes with my mother among the masses, I would just want to go home and hold her and thank my stars she was alive. Not to mention this must have shaken her and she will have needed support and love and to be told THIS WAS NOT HER FAULT. This will follow her for the rest of her career and the rest of her life & she has been amazing.
It is a shame, that people have called for their money back on tickets for Ariana, following the tour being cancelled. I mean they are entitled too, but there is such a thing as too soon. The show will still happen when Ariana is ready for it to happen. Don’t forget she is human too and besides I am pretty sure there are thousands of people out there wishing for their family members, their children to come back… You people have no idea. She has even contacted the families of those affected and offered financial help to cover funerals and donated to the We Love MCR Charity fund herself to help those in hospital, etc.
It is safe to say that her fans will not go anywhere, if anything she will have gained millions. Just over a week has gone by and this brave young woman is travelling back to Manchester to hold a benefit gig and donate all proceeds to the We Love Manchester Charity Fund. This will have taken a great amount of courage and will inspire her fans and be a pillar of strength to those that are suffering the most from the incident. Heck, shes is also bringing in the reinforcements in the form of Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Coldplay just to name a few for the gig!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40086336
Liam Gallagher is holding a tribute gig tonight as we speak and other bands that have performed since such as The Couteneers, Iron Maiden & Aerosmith have showed compassion during their gigs and had a moments silence or performed a song in memory of the incident. Even offered donations along with Wayne Rooney, Ed Sheeran, Eminem and the like.
The whole of the United Kingdom fell silent at 11am a few days after this as a sign of respects and the world was painted with the flag of the United Kingdom on famous monuments from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai!
There were/ are local bands playing in Manchester Piccadilly Gardens, bringing people together & donating whatever money given to the cause, vigils being held near the arena and across the world in Torquay, Texas and Bangkok and many other places. Not to mention the beautiful flower garden memorial that has been laid down in St Anns Square.
This attack was hoping to strike fear into all of our hearts, but is has only brought the world closer together, this is the best form of defiance.
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