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GALLERY: Fans and artists at We Are Manchester

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Published 9th Sep 2017
Last updated 9th Mar 2018

The Manchester Arena officially reopened on Saturday 9th September with the We Are Manchester concert. Musicians Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Pixie Lott, Blossoms, The Courteeners, Rick Astley, Nadine Coyle, Bugzy Malone, comedian Peter Kay and poet Tony Walsh all took to the stage to put on an unforgettable show.

The We Are Manchester concert honoured the 22 people who lost their lives at Manchester Arena on the 22nd May at the Ariana Grande concert. All profits from the concert will go to the Manchester Memorial Fund, a charitable trust overseen by the Lord Mayor of Manchester which will look at establishing a permanent memorial for the victims.

Here's our gallery from the We Are Manchester concert.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headline at We Are Manchester.

Tony Walsh

Tony Walsh at We Are Manchester concert at Manchester Arena.

Crowd at We Are Manchester

Crowd at We Are Manchester concert at Manchester Arena.

Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott performs at We Are Manchester concert at Manchester Arena.

The crowd at We Are Manchester

Rick Astley

Rick Astley at We Are Manchester concert

Greater Manchester's Mayor Andy Burnham

Greater Manchester's Mayor Andy Burnham takes to the stage at We Are Manchester.

Darryl Morris presents live from Manchester Arena.

Fans arrive at We Are Manchester at Manchester Arena.

The crowd at We Are Manchester

The incredible crowd at We Are Manchester in the Manchester Arena.

Blossoms

Blossoms perform at Manchester Arena.

The crowd at We Are Manchester

The incredible crowd at We Are Manchester in the Manchester Arena.

Blossoms

Blossoms perform at We Are Manchester.

Blossoms

Blossoms perform at We Are Manchester.

Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott performing at the Manchester Arena.

Bugzy Malone

Bugzy Malone performing at the Manchester Arena.

The Courteeners

The Courteeners take to the stage at We Are Manchester

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headline at We Are Manchester.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headline at We Are Manchester.

Fans at We Are Manchester

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headline at We Are Manchester.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headline at We Are Manchester.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headline at We Are Manchester.

Fans at We Are Manchester.

Pep Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and his family

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headline at We Are Manchester.

Rick Astley

Rick Astley at We Are Manchester concert

Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott performing at the Manchester Arena.

Rick Astley

Rick Astley at We Are Manchester concert

The Courteeners

The Courteeners take to the stage at We Are Manchester

The Courteeners

The Courteeners take to the stage at We Are Manchester

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headline at We Are Manchester.

Rick Astley

Rick Astley at We Are Manchester concert

There were some truly incredible moments from the concert, but one in particular really touched everyone. 'Don't Look Back In Anger' has become the anthem for all those who came together to try and get through what happened at Manchester Arena so when Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds took to the stage to perform the track and the crowd joined in it was extremely emotional.

Here's the uplifting moment from the crowd:

The band were introduced by comedian Peter Kay, who worked at Manchester Arena when it first opened and he told the crowd just how much the place means to him. He also spoke about how we should focus on love.

Listen to his speech in full:

We caught up with artists performing at the concert, including Pixie Lott who told us what she loves about performing in Manchester and why she chose to be involved in the We Are Manchester concert.

We also spoke to Megan who was at the Ariana Grande concert back in May and had chosen to return to Manchester Arena:

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham told us how people were finding being back at Manchester Arena:

Back in June Ariana Grande brought together musicians for the One Love Manchester gig to raise money for all those affected. So far over £11 million pounds has been raised to support those affected.

Remembering the 22 people who lost their lives on May 22nd.

Read more stories from We Are Manchester:

Peter Kay gives uplifting speech at We Are Manchester.

Ariana Grande concert goer tells us what it felt like to be back at Manchester Arena.

Watch the emotional moment crowd at We Are Manchester sings 'Don't Look Back In Anger'.

Pixie Lott tells us why she loves performing in Manchester.

GALLERY: Inside We Are Manchester