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| Manchester sings to remember arena bombing victims – live updates | Manchester sings to remember arena bombing victims – live updates |
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| During the event, the audience heard recorded messages from Ryan Giggs, Mani from The Stone Roses, and Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths. | |
| Giggs said: “Manchester is a city of music and is a city of love, and we are sending out love and prayers on this emotional day.” | |
| In his message, Mani told the crowd: “One voice Manchester. Sing it up.” Marr said: | |
| I wish I was with you tonight. My heart is always going to be in Manchester, always has been and always will be. I am proud to be a Mancunian. I am sure it will be an emotional occasion. | |
| Liam Fray, of The Courteeners, recorded a message telling the audience: | |
| We are a proud city of love and I will be thinking of each and every one of you on this very emotional and very difficult day. | |
| And Shaun Ryder, of the Happy Mondays, said: | |
| I am thinking of you. In fact I know I love you all big time massive. I am going to send 0161 love and peace vibes to the world. | |
| Earlier this evening, the Manchester Survivors Choir performed Andra Day’s Rise Up: | |
| The Manchester Survivors choir, made up of parents and children who survived the bombing, sings Rise Up by Andra Day #ManchesterTogether pic.twitter.com/FI75BaNPmA | |
| Earlier in the event, the Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Dr David Walker, told the audience: | |
| We are a city of music so it is appropriate that we come together to let our music come to the forefront of who we are. | |
| We are going to hear some fantastic choirs tonight. That is the the way we do things together. Doing things together makes us stronger and makes us Manchester. | |
| The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Joan Hitchen, said: | |
| Tonight the city of Manchester continues to demonstrate our solidarity to those who were affected by the terrible events of one year ago.” | |
| She thanked the brave men and women of the various emergency responders who helped “bring our Manchester together again”. The crowd responded with huge applause as she said: “Weren’t they brilliant?” Hitchen added: | |
| We also stand in solidarity with each other as Mancunians and tonight we are going to show the world that we stand together. | |
| The final song of this evening’s singalong, preceded by a message from Gary Barlow, is Take That’s Never Forget. | |
| Next up and sung with perhaps the most gusto so far, is Ariana Grande’s One Last Time; the lyrics to which you can find here. | |
| Introducing the second song – Elbow’s One Day Like This – the band’s singer Guy Garvey tells the crowd: | |
| It’s a wonderful thing that you’re doing. This song is set in Albert Square, where you’re standing. It’s about the first morning of new love. Love’s something that our city’s famous for. Go on Manchester! | |
| 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. | 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: | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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: | 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 👍🏻 | 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 | 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. | 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 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”. | The Manchester Evening News has what they call an “extraordinary picture of Albert Square tonight”. |
| They are right. | They are right. |
| An extraordinary picture of Albert Square tonight. #ManchesterTogether #WeStandTogether https://t.co/Q0ewjWRNgt pic.twitter.com/j0a3LOFAHh | |
| Earlier in the evening, Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, and the chief constable of Greater Manchester police, Ian Hopkins, were also pictured listening to one of the choirs. | |
| Claire Allen, 36, who works for a food company in Manchester, says she loves her adoptive city. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |