Little Mix and Robbie Williams to join One Love Manchester benefit concert

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Published 1st Jun 2017
Last updated 25th Oct 2021

Little Mix and Robbie Williams are the latest popstars to be added to the star-studded line-up for the One Love Manchester benefit concert being held this Sunday, to raise money for those affected by the Manchester bombing last week.

Following the tragic events of the 22nd May, when a bomb exploded outside the Manchester Arena killing 22 people and injuring many others, Ariana Grande announced the One Love Manchester benefit concert.

On Tuesday the initial line-up was released, but since then three big names have been added to the list including Little Mix, Robbie Williams and the Black Eyed Peas.

The full line-up has now been confirmed to include: Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Take That, Niall Horan, Little Mix, Robbie Williams and Black Eyed Peas.

With Robbie joining the line-up many are now wondering if we could see a reunion with the other members of Take That.

Tickets for the benefit concert went on sale earlier today and sold out within six minutes according to reports resulting in Ticketmaster releasing this statement,

'Ticketmaster was unsurprisingly met with remarkable demand for One Love Manchester tickets we had on sale this morning – 140,000 fans were on the website and our call centre was buzzing.

'With over 450,000 searches on our site for One Love Manchester over the last 24 hours, demand was always going to be extremely high.

'We are happy to report that there are thousands of fans who successfully purchased tickets during the general onsale.

'We understand that there are a number of fans who didn’t receive an email this morning with regards to free tickets for One Love Manchester. We worked through the night and verified thousands of original bookings although there were some we could not verify.

'We would like to reassure any fans that were at the show, that they will receive a free ticket for One Love Manchester, provided we can verify their initial booking. We thank fans for their patience as we continue to process the registrations.'

All the money raised by the One Love Manchester concert will be donated to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, which was set up by the Manchester City Council in partnership with the British Red Cross.

In the days since the bombing celebrities from around the world have been paying tribute to those who have lost their lives and expressed their support for those affected.

Recently it emerged that One Direction singer Harry Styles surprised a 14-year-old fan with a phone call as she was recovering in hospital.

Since taking the call from Harry, Freya has been moved from Intensive Care to High Dependency, 'a massive positive step towards her recovery' according to her family.

Here are some other messages from celebrities following the events of the 22nd May.