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| Manchester sings to remember arena bombing victims – live updates | |
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| Noel Gallagher is on the screen to introduce Don’t Look Back in Anger – the first song in the singalong portion of this evening’s commemoration. | |
| This short video might give you an idea of the size of the crowd, as we prepare to go to the singalong: | |
| Albert Square is looking incredible this evening! #McrTogether 🐝 pic.twitter.com/lmUDcf0xW7 | |
| Addressing the crowds before we get to that point, the Coronation Street actor, Jennie McAlpine, tells anyone still needing help dealing with the events of last year to visit manchesterattacksupport.org.uk. | |
| Before we move on to the main event, the poet Tony Walsh asks the crowd to “make a minute’s noise for the 22”, as well as those who were hurt physically and mentally and the medical staff. | |
| City fans go first – then United fans. “Now, let’s show the world what it sounds like that Manchester is a city united”, says Walsh. He adds: “The world is watching, the world is listening. This is what love sounds like” as the crowd cheers and applauds. | |
| The crowd is listening to a choir made up of survivors of the terror attack, who are singing Andra Ray’s Rise Up – each of them holding a candle. | |
| Some of the sentiment on Twitter this evening as the crowd listens to a rendition of Heather Small’s Proud by the AMC Gospel Choir: | |
| Nice to see Manchester saying tonight at the event in Albert Square that terrorism may have targeted those attending a concert so tell you what- we'll put on a concert ourselves, people from every music genre will come and we'll sing even louder 👍🏻 | |
| I will never forget seeing so so many people turn up to Albert Square this evening. My god I can’t stop crying | |
| There aren't many things more Mancunian than Albert Square singing Proud? I don't think so. (And I'm trying not to well up) #ManchesterTogether The way the city has reacted over the last year, makes me very proud. | |
| The scenes in Albert Square, Manchester right now.Incredible. Simply incredible.What a city. What a community. 🐝 #NeverForget | |
| The Manchester Evening News has what they call an “extraordinary picture of Albert Square tonight”. | |
| An extraordinary picture of Albert Square tonight. #ManchesterTogether #WeStandTogether https://t.co/Q0ewjWRNgt pic.twitter.com/j0a3LOFAHh | |
| They are right. | |
| Claire Allen, 36, who works for a food company in Manchester, says she loves her adoptive city. | |
| It just brought us all together. You can see it with all the children wearing the Manchester Together t-shirts that all the school kids are wearing. We just want to send a message to the people who have ruined the way of life in Manchester that they have failed miserably. | |
| The idea of the sing along is really nice. I’ll sing along, even if it is out of tune. | |
| Ange Kinder, 47, is in Albert Square with her friend Toni Joyce, 47. Kinder knows people who were at the arena but were unhurt. | |
| It’s about paying respects really. Everybody pulled together last year and it’s nice to see it again this year. | |
| She says that most people know of someone who was either at the arena that night or knew of someone who was there that night. That is certainly true of Rob Ringrose, 32, who says a friend of a friend died. | |
| It was an attack on Manchester as well an attack people living their fee lives. The city’s response reaffirms that the north and Manchester is a powerful place to be. | |
| The broadcaster, Terry Christian, is introducing “some of the bravest people and most respected people in Manchester” – a choir made up of members of the emergency services, appearing in their various uniforms to sing Bridge Over Troubled Waters. | The broadcaster, Terry Christian, is introducing “some of the bravest people and most respected people in Manchester” – a choir made up of members of the emergency services, appearing in their various uniforms to sing Bridge Over Troubled Waters. |
| They are received with loud applause by the large crowd that has gathered in Albert Square. | They are received with loud applause by the large crowd that has gathered in Albert Square. |
| The crowd is now watching a recorded message from the band, New Order. | The crowd is now watching a recorded message from the band, New Order. |
| Manchester. The hope I held inside, with you, was kept alive... | Manchester. The hope I held inside, with you, was kept alive... |
| Next up is the Manchester Lesbian and Gay Chorus, with a medley of some anthems by Manchester-based acts, opening with New Order’s Blue Monday and moving seamlessly into Oasis’ Wonderwall. | Next up is the Manchester Lesbian and Gay Chorus, with a medley of some anthems by Manchester-based acts, opening with New Order’s Blue Monday and moving seamlessly into Oasis’ Wonderwall. |
| Quite hard to make out, but there seem to be 22 white balloons flying over Albert Square as the #ManchesterTogether event is going on pic.twitter.com/0dQzs5cRsV | Quite hard to make out, but there seem to be 22 white balloons flying over Albert Square as the #ManchesterTogether event is going on pic.twitter.com/0dQzs5cRsV |
| The athlete, Diane Modahl, is introducing children’s choirs linked to Manchester United and Manchester City, who have formed The One Voice Choir for this evening’s event. | The athlete, Diane Modahl, is introducing children’s choirs linked to Manchester United and Manchester City, who have formed The One Voice Choir for this evening’s event. |
| Can you believe it? Two rival football clubs have come together to sing together. | Can you believe it? Two rival football clubs have come together to sing together. |
| They will sing (Something Inside) So Strong, which was written by the British artist Labi Siffre. | They will sing (Something Inside) So Strong, which was written by the British artist Labi Siffre. |
| Prior to the minute’s silence, Walker addressed the crowd: | Prior to the minute’s silence, Walker addressed the crowd: |
| Bishop of Manchester David Walker says that last year’s bombing brought the city together. pic.twitter.com/mN9dTIXoAD | Bishop of Manchester David Walker says that last year’s bombing brought the city together. pic.twitter.com/mN9dTIXoAD |
| On the stage now are the children of the Manchester One Voice choir, singing This is Why We Sing. | On the stage now are the children of the Manchester One Voice choir, singing This is Why We Sing. |
| The poet and ceremonial head of the University of Manchester, Lemn Sissay, is performing his poem Let There Be Peace, which you can read here. | The poet and ceremonial head of the University of Manchester, Lemn Sissay, is performing his poem Let There Be Peace, which you can read here. |
| The crowd has just observed a minute’s silence, lead by David Walker, the bishop of Manchester. | The crowd has just observed a minute’s silence, lead by David Walker, the bishop of Manchester. |
| The lord mayor of Manchester, June Hitchen, is welcoming the crowds to Albert Square. | The lord mayor of Manchester, June Hitchen, is welcoming the crowds to Albert Square. |
| Tonight, we are going to show the world that we stand together. | Tonight, we are going to show the world that we stand together. |
| My colleague, Helen Pidd, has also managed to film some of the delivery of some of the recorded messages from earlier, which you can see here. | My colleague, Helen Pidd, has also managed to film some of the delivery of some of the recorded messages from earlier, which you can see here. |
| The crowd that has gathered at Albert Square is hearing recorded messages from famous names, including the current Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and the former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs. | The crowd that has gathered at Albert Square is hearing recorded messages from famous names, including the current Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and the former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs. |
| There was also a performance of Tony Walsh’s poem This is the Place, which became closely linked to the tragedy by his rendition of it at the vigil in its aftermath. | There was also a performance of Tony Walsh’s poem This is the Place, which became closely linked to the tragedy by his rendition of it at the vigil in its aftermath. |
| Tony Walsh’s tribute to Manchester ‘This is the Place’. Huge cheer when Pankhurst gets a mention #ManchesterTogether pic.twitter.com/kCmtxJmCgh | Tony Walsh’s tribute to Manchester ‘This is the Place’. Huge cheer when Pankhurst gets a mention #ManchesterTogether pic.twitter.com/kCmtxJmCgh |
| Ready to sing our socks off for the 22 #withonevoice #Manchester pic.twitter.com/QVCPAx9cm1 | Ready to sing our socks off for the 22 #withonevoice #Manchester pic.twitter.com/QVCPAx9cm1 |
| We’re almost underway in Manchester. | We’re almost underway in Manchester. |
| Crowds getting ready to sing at the #ManchesterTogether singalong in Albert Square to mark a year since the bombing pic.twitter.com/tA0zLeHPqS | Crowds getting ready to sing at the #ManchesterTogether singalong in Albert Square to mark a year since the bombing pic.twitter.com/tA0zLeHPqS |
| While we wait, you can read the stories of the 22 people who died in the atrocity a year ago today: | While we wait, you can read the stories of the 22 people who died in the atrocity a year ago today: |
| My colleagues are in Albert Square and will be sending back reports as the commemoration goes on. | My colleagues are in Albert Square and will be sending back reports as the commemoration goes on. |
| Crowds gathering in Manchester’s Albert Square for this evening’s Together With One Voice event to mark a year since the arena bomb. The weather is glorious. #ManchesterTogether pic.twitter.com/189O8DxvKT | Crowds gathering in Manchester’s Albert Square for this evening’s Together With One Voice event to mark a year since the arena bomb. The weather is glorious. #ManchesterTogether pic.twitter.com/189O8DxvKT |
| Thousands of people are gathering in central Manchester a year on from the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert, a short walk away. | Thousands of people are gathering in central Manchester a year on from the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert, a short walk away. |
| Attendees are expected to sing along to Oasis’ Don’t Look Back in Anger, Elbow’s One Day Like This and One Last time, by Ariana Grande. The programme also includes Never Forget, by Take That and the organisers have provided the lyrics to each. | Attendees are expected to sing along to Oasis’ Don’t Look Back in Anger, Elbow’s One Day Like This and One Last time, by Ariana Grande. The programme also includes Never Forget, by Take That and the organisers have provided the lyrics to each. |
| My colleague, Helen Pidd, has written a helpful guide to the day’s events, including the singalong: | My colleague, Helen Pidd, has written a helpful guide to the day’s events, including the singalong: |
| It’s getting underway and we’ll bring you updates here. | It’s getting underway and we’ll bring you updates here. |