Ariana Grande announces Manchester benefit concert date

Ariana Grande will perform on Sunday in Manchester, northwest of England, almost two weeks after the attack, at the end of a concert in which 22 people died, organizers announced Tuesday.

"The music is to comfort us, to unite us, to make us happy," said the singer, who will be accompanied at this charity concert to help the victims, guest artists such as Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus And Pharrell Williams.

The concert, explained the organizers, will serve to "honor and raise funds essential for the victims and families who were tragically affected by the attack"

"We Love Manchester Emergency Fund " is the name of the recital.

The Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground, one of the country's most important cricket stadiums, will host the recital. The tiers of this enclosure can house some 26,000 people, to which must be added those that occupy the pitch.

"We will not leave, we will not live in fear, we will not allow this to divide us, we will not let hatred triumph," said the 23-year-old artist, "our response to violence should be to be more united.

"We will continue to honor those we lost, their loved ones, my fans and all those affected by the tragedy," he concluded.

Twenty-two people were killed - including seven under 18 years old - and 116 were injured on Monday, May 22 when Salman Abedi kamikaze exploded a powerful bomb in one of the exits of the Manchester Arena pavilion, at the end of the Grande show.

The attack was claimed by the Islamic State jihadist organization (EI).