<P> On 22 May 2017, a suicide bombing was carried out at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, following a concert by Ariana Grande as part of her Dangerous Woman Tour . 22 of the concert - goers and parents who were in the entrance waiting to pick up their children following the show were killed, and 116 were injured, some critically . </P> <P> A few hours after the bombing, Grande posted on Twitter: "broken . from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry . i don't have words . (sic)" The tweet briefly became the most - liked tweet in history . Grande subsequently suspended her tour and flew to her mother's home in Boca Raton, Florida . On 26 May, she announced that she would host a benefit concert in Manchester for the victims of the attack . </P> <P> Event tickets were made available on 1 June 2017 for £ 40, and sold with no booking fees . These tickets sold out within 6 minutes of going on sale . Fans who were at the concert of 22 May could apply to attend at no cost . The application ended on 31 May at 17: 00, but was extended til 22: 00 to allow as many people at the concert on the 22nd to apply to be there as possible . Metrolink offered free travel for concertgoers to and from the Old Trafford tram stop . Uber also said that fares of passengers travelling to and from the concert will be donated to charity . </P> <P> Following the London attack that occurred a day before the show, Greater Manchester Police announced that security would be tighter than planned . They also advised attendees not to bring bags into the venue for security reasons . </P>

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