Ariana Grande Manchester tribute concert WILL go ahead today, police confirm

Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan confirmed the concert would go ahead this morning

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ByLucy Buckland

• 09:22, 4 JUN 2017
• Updated09:31, 4 JUN 2017

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Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester concert will go ahead today, police have confirmed.
The American star will return to the stage for the first time this evening after suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a device, killing 22 of her fans and parents as they left her show at the Manchester Arena on May 22.
Police said the One Love Manchester event will take place less than 24 hours after six people died in the London Bridge attack.
Greater Manchester Police's Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan confirmed the concert would go ahead on Twitter this morning.

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Preparations take place at the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground ahead of Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester concert (Photo: PA)

Ariana Grande (Photo: Flynet)

He 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 ensure the safety of everyone.
"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.

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"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 speed up entry.
"I'd like to remind people that the threat level remains at severe, which means an attack is highly likely."
In the early hours of this morning Grande tweeted an emoji of a heart and wrote: "Praying for London."
The star studded concert will air on BBC One between 6.55pm and 10pm on Saturday June 4, with the show kicking off at 7.15pm.

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Ariana will be joined by Justin Bieber, Take That and Robbie Williams - who may team up for a duet, just like old days - Coldplay, her close friend Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Usher and Pharrell Williams, as well as Little Mix, Black Eyed Peas and Niall Horan.
Ariana will welcome the choir from Parrs Wood High School in East Didsbury, who went viral with their rendition of her song My Everything days after the Manchester attack.
All the tickets to the gig were sold out within six minutes of going on sale at 10am on Thursday 1 June, leaving those who were in the queue heartbroken.
Many took to tweeting Ariana directly to see if she could help them get a spot at the concert, but sadly it wasn't to be.

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Ticketmaster set aside 14,200 free tickets to go to those survivors of the May 22 attack who felt up for going to the benefit gig. Unfortunately, the site was hit by thousands of fraudulent claims when would-be touts registered for the free tickets despite having already sold on their original tickets via secondary sites or private sales.
This meant Ticketmaster has spent the last three days verifying the genuine fans desperate to get their free tickets and throwing out applications from chancers hoping to make a quick buck .
Those who did get their details verified were sent a confirmation email that they would then have to redeem by 2pm on Friday 2 June - although many who had registered were still waiting for their email on Friday afternoon.