https://youtu.be/w9yak899MUs
Ariana Grande may be just 23 years old, but she showed the poise, strength and guile of someone 20 years her senior at Sunday’s One Love Manchester benefit concert at the Emirates Old Trafford cricket grounds in Manchester. Grande made her emotional return to the stage just 13 days after the deadly bombing at her concert at the Manchester Arena last month that left 23 dead and over 100 injured. The Florida native organized the benefit concert to raise relief funds for the victims of the attack and their families and was joined on stage by the likes of Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, The Black Eyed Peas, Pharrell, Coldplay and more.
Ariana made her return after several acts had already taken the stage and was emotional throughout, taking moments to fight back tears and outright crying at other times.
she's trying so hard not to cry but she's being so strong i love her so much what an inspiration #OneLoveManchester pic.twitter.com/JiSQfaYdim
— darla (@_darlabrown) June 4, 2017
Maybe the most powerful moment of her first appearance on stage was when Ariana was joined by the choir from Parrs Wood High School in Manchester, which took on extra meaning because several students from the choir attended her concert two weeks ago. Pre-teen soloist Natasha Seth was emotional and broke down into tears as Ariana embraced her during their performance of her hit “My Everything.”
https://twitter.com/shazbow16/status/871450552244334595
Ariana’s boyfriend Mac Miller also embraced her on stage as well.
Love is strength. Support from your loved ones is so valuable thing. @ArianaGrande & @MacMiller #OneLoveManchester pic.twitter.com/9T5qaDKHWB
— Buddybounce (@buddybounce) June 4, 2017
The emotional performance was met with adoration from fans watching online, who showered Ariana with praise for her strength and courage. All proceeds from the concert going to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund and additional donations can be made here.
https://twitter.com/RupertMyers/status/871441110543081472
Ariana Grande is a LEGEND 🙌🏻🙏🏻💖
— LAUREN MURRAY. (@laurenmurray) June 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/ArianatorIsland/status/871441212745580544
Ariana Grande is 23 years old. Can you imagine the strength & determination it took to put on this concert 13 days later? #OneLoveManchester
— Hayley Hall (@HayleyHall_UK) June 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/Blowjobshire/status/871441457814654976
https://twitter.com/1942bs/status/871440805998862336
https://twitter.com/YoungCorey/status/871456337514737664
i'm sobbing watching #OneLoveManchester Im SO proud of @ArianaGrande and the other artists there, and Manchester for fighting fear with LOVE
— camila (@Camila_Cabello) June 4, 2017
Such courage from everyone whos gone to watch and perform. What an amazing role model @ArianaGrande is proving to be #OneLoveManchester ❤️
— Frankie Bridge (@FrankieBridge) June 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/MatthewShaw1/status/871450043307446272
Ariana Grande is an absolute superstar. Unbelievable. #OneLoveManchester
— Andy Brown (@AndyBrownMusic) June 4, 2017
Ariana Grande hugs tearful school choir singer in heartbreaking One Love Manchester showhttps://t.co/I9S7kGFTG1 pic.twitter.com/2VbFNJhYcR
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/george_mckillop/status/871451486856916994
https://twitter.com/Cerysgamble1/status/871451246892376064
