On May 22, 2017 in Manchester, England, there was a bombing at Ariana Grande's concert for the Dangerous Woman Tour.
Background
Ariana embarked on the DW Tour in February 2017. She finished the first leg of the tour (United States) in April and began the second leg (Europe) in May to go through June. The tour was in support of her third studio album, Dangerous Woman.
Bombing
The Manchester concert took place on May 19, 2017. As the concert finished (a few minutes after had finished the final, encore song "Dangerous Woman"), a loud bang could be heard from inside the arena. An intentional suicide bomber had exploded a bomb in the foyer of the arena. The explosion, along with nails and bolts from inside the bomb, injured around 60 people. 23 people were killed from the incident with 8 people currently missing. Ariana, the opening acts (BIA & Victoria Monét), and the crew were not harmed.
Aftermath
Ariana tweeted the following day, "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words." She flew back to her hometown of Boca Raton, Florida to be with her mother, boyfriend, and other family/friends. The rest of the tour until June 5 has been cancelled.[1]
Impact
- James Corden, host of The Late Late Show took time to speak out about the bombings in Manchester and taped a message to the viewers of the show.
- "One Last Time" charted in the UK at number 1 and charted on many other chart's worldwide as well as a few of Ariana's other songs.
- Shawn Mendes dedicated the start of his show to the Manchester Bombings and played "One Last Time" whilst projecting a photo of the ribbon symbolising the events.
- In many parts of the world pink balloons were set free into the sky in remembrance of all those who were lost.
- Harry Styles, asked the audience for a minute of silence to remember the victims during one of his shows.
- In The UK many people came together to leave flowers, balloons and many heartfelt messages.
- Many of Ariana's friends including Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Camila Cabello, Kim Kardashian and other celebrities posted their photos with Ariana and showed a lot of love and support for her and everyone involved.