One Love Manchester

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One Love Manchester was a benefit concert by the American singer Ariana Grande , which commemorated the victims of the terrorist attack in Manchester on May 22, 2017 . The event took place on June 4th 2017 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester and was attended by approximately 50,000 people. Other artists included Justin Bieber , The Black Eyed Peas , Coldplay , Miley Cyrus , Niall Horan , Little Mix , Katy Perry , Take That , Pharrell Williams , Marcus Mumford and Robbie Williams .

The proceeds from the concert went to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund , which was set up by the City of Manchester and the British Red Cross after the attack in the Manchester Arena . The event was broadcast in at least 38 countries including the UK, Germany and Switzerland.

background

On May 22, 2017, an explosive charge was used to commit a suicide bombing in the Manchester Arena in Manchester after a concert by Ariana Grande. 23 people, including the assassin, were killed and 116 were seriously injured.

A few hours after the concert had ended, Grande spoke up via Twitter and Facebook : “My heart is broken. I'm so sorry. Words fail me. ”She broke off her tour and flew to her family in Florida . She later announced that she would initiate a benefit concert in Manchester for the victims of the attack.

Developments and planning

Tickets for the event went on sale on June 1, 2017 for 40 pounds (around 45 euros). The tickets were sold out within a few minutes. On internet platforms such as eBay , tickets were offered for significantly higher sums. eBay stated that it would delete such offers immediately.

All visitors to the concert on May 22nd had until May 31st to register for one of the 14,000 tickets reserved for them in order to receive free entry to the benefit concert. However, about 10,000 more registrations from people who were not at the previous concert resulted in a delay in processing applications.

Greater Manchester police increased security following the terrorist attack in London the day before the show . She carried out additional security checks and every visitor to the event was searched.

Live performances

Concert program

Before Marcus Mumford opened the concert with his appearance, a minute's silence was observed in memory of the victims of the attacks in Manchester and London.

After Grande's first appearance of the evening, Stevie Wonder appeared on video. After the performance of Heap , a video was shown of British football player David Beckham reciting a poem for the city. Videos from other artists and celebrities including Halsey , Bastille , Anne-Marie , Demi Lovato , Jennifer Hudson , Blossoms , Chance the Rapper , Camila Cabello , The Chainsmokers , DJ Khaled , Little Mix , Circa Waves , Kendall Jenner , Clean Bandit , Dua Lipa , Sean Paul , Nick Grimshaw , Kings of Leon , Sam Smith , Rita Ora , Shawn Mendes , Twenty One Pilots , Paul McCartney , U2 and the players from Manchester United and Manchester City football clubs , who all expressed their solidarity with Manchester, were also featured shown.

transmission

The event was broadcast in at least 38 countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, China, the United States, Brazil, France, New Zealand, Canada and Australia. Live streams were also available on Internet platforms such as YouTube , Facebook and Twitter .

In the UK, the concert was broadcast live on BBC One , BBC Radio and Capital radio. The television broadcast was moderated by Sara Cox and Ore Oduba, while Nick Grimshaw and Anita Rani reported from the backstage area and the audience. The radio broadcast was moderated and commentated by Scott Mills , Jo Whiley, Phil Williams and Becky Want. The concert reached an average of 10.9 million viewers on BBC One, corresponding to a market share of 49.3 percent. The peak was with 14.5 million viewers. 22.6 million people watched at least three minutes of the show, making it the most watched show on UK television in 2017.

In Germany, the concert was shown on rbb television 15 minutes later. The broadcast was moderated by Sonja Koppitz . 280,000 viewers saw the broadcast on rbb television, which corresponded to a market share of 1.1 percent. On the radio, broadcasters Fritz (moderated by Chris Guse ), NDR 2 , SWR 3 , 1 Live (moderated by Simon Beeck ) and Dasding broadcast live from Manchester.

In Switzerland, the concert was broadcast on SRF 3 radio with a time delay .

In Italy the concert was broadcast on Rai 1 .

revenue

The British Red Cross received £ 2.35 million in donations to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund during the three-hour concert . The next day the British Red Cross announced that it had received more than £ 10 million so far. Two months after the concert, fundraiser chairwoman Sue Murphy announced that the relatives of the 22 victims who died in the Manchester terrorist attack will each receive £ 250,000 in compensation. The We Love Manchester Emergency Fund raised more than 23 million US dollars (approx. 19.78 million euros).

Grande also donated the proceeds of a re-release of her single One Last Time and her live version of Over the Rainbow to the fund.

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Robbie Williams changed the chorus from Strong to Manchester we're strong, we're strong, we're strong, we're still singing our songs, our songs, our songs ("Manchester, we are strong, we are strong, we are strong, we still sing our songs, our songs, our songs. ") and after the performance of Angels let the audience sing the changed refrain again.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "One Love Manchester": With a lot of love against terror. In: Tagesschau . June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c This is how "One Love Manchester" becomes. In: n-tv . June 1, 2017, accessed June 4, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Ariana Grande's One Love Manchester concert line-up and running order confirmed: Take That, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and more ... In: The Daily Telegraph . June 4, 2017, accessed June 4, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Thousands of fake fans register for free tickets. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017 .
  5. ↑ a b c One Love Manchester: What you need to know. In: British Broadcasting Corporation . June 4, 2017, accessed June 4, 2017 .
  6. ↑ This is what Ariana Grande says (23), «My heart is broken. I am so sorry." In: blick.ch . May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Ariana Grande cancels concerts on her world tour. In: Spiegel Online . May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Increased safety precautions before the benefit concert in Manchester. In: Tagesschau . June 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017 .
  9. ^ Ariana Grande's Manchester Benefit Concert Draws Biggest UK TV Audience of 2017. In: The Hollywood Reporter . June 5, 2017, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  10. ↑ RBB transmission with a manageable rate. In: Der Tagesspiegel . June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017 .
  11. ^ Fritz, 1LIVE and NDR 2 broadcast the benefit concert “One Love Manchester”. In: radioWOCHE. June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017 .
  12. ↑ rbb broadcasts the benefit concert "One Love Manchester". In: Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg . June 4, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017 .
  13. ^ Benefit concert: SRF 3 broadcasts "One Love Manchester". In: Swiss radio and television . June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Ariana Grande returns to honor terrorist bombing victims with One Love Manchester benefit concert. In: Associated Press. June 5, 2017, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  15. ^ Benefit concert “One Love Manchester”: Singing Against Terror. In: Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher . June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017 .
  16. ↑ Manchester Arena attack: families of 22 people killed to get £ 250,000 each. In: The Guardian . August 15, 2017, accessed August 19, 2017 .
  17. ↑ Finally relief for the Manchester victims. (No longer available online.) In: Bunte . August 16, 2017, archived from the original on August 19, 2017 ; Retrieved August 19, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bunte.de
  18. ^ A b Families of Ariana Grande Concert Attack Victims to Receive $ 324,000. In: Rolling Stone . August 15, 2017, accessed August 19, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Ariana Grande: This is the amount of money brought in by the “One Love Manchester” appeal for every family. In: bigFM . August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .