Grande performed with Pharrell Williams, Mac Miller and Miley Cyrus and joined the Black Eyed Peas for “Where Is the Love?”
Ariana Grande’s One Love Manchester concert, a benefit for the victims and families of the May 22 terror attack after the singer’s show at Manchester Arena, was live streamed on Sunday (June 4).
Grande opened her much-anticipated performance with “Be Alright,” but many of her music peers took the stage before her.Marcus Mumford greeted the crowd at the start of the concert, asking, “Would you please stand for a moment of silence?”
“Let’s not be afraid,” he added.
He opened the show with a solo performance of Mumford and Sons’ “Timshel” before welcoming Manchester’s own Take That to the stage. The group sang “Shine,” “Giants” and “Rule the World,” before which they urged the crowd to “stand strong, look at the sky and sing loud and proud.”
Robbie Williams’ set followed, starting with a version of “Strong” in tribute to Manchester. “Angel” came next, and both songs inspired loud sing-alongs from the audience. “For the last chorus, are you going to help me out?” Williams asked, but the question was unnecessary, as the crowd was doing a fine job of that already.
“All our hearts are with you,” Williams said. “All our hearts are with Manchester and with the U.K. So many of our friends in this great city, we’re brokenhearted for parents who lost their children, children who lost their parents … There is no end to grief. That’s how we know there is no end to love.”
Pharrell was next to take the stage, with a set list that began with “Get Lucky,” his track with Daft Punk — a song that even Miley Cyrus, spotted sidestage, was singing along to. Miley’s presence on the stage soon made more sense: Pharrell invited her to join him on stage.
“Despite all the things that have been going on in this place, I don’t feel or smell or hear or see any fear in this building,” Pharrell commented. “All we feel here tonight is love, resilience, positivity. And you know what? I hate to be corny, but it actually makes me, uh” … you can guess it: “Happy,” featuring none other than Miley.
“The most important responsibility we have on this entire planet it to take care of one another,” Cyrus said to the Manchester crowd after their collaboration.
“It’s always felt like a home away from home to me,” she said of Manchester, where she’s performed multiple times. She then dedicated her new song “Inspired” to the city.
Cyrus left the stage for Niall Horan to take over. The One Direction member launched right into solo track “Slow Hands,” then paid some love to the city: “I just want to say I’ve been lucky enough to travel all over the world, and every time I come back to Manchester, I’m addicted to this place.” His debut solo single, “This Town,” was then performed in tribute to Manchester.
Scooter Braun then introduced “one of the bravest people I know,” the woman of the hour: Ariana Grande. She opened…
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