FORMER Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has announced he will donate all profits of his upcoming concert in Manchester to the victims of the bomb attack.
The singer announced this morning that all proceeds from his first ever solo gig on May 30, will go to the 'We Love Manchester' emergency fund, to help the victims of the bomb blast at the MEN arena.
The blast at the Ariana Grande concert killed 22 people - the youngest of whom was an eight-year-old girl - and injured 60.
The bomber, Salman Abedi, was also killed in the blast.
Liam Gallagher told the Manchester Evening News: “It’s outrageous. Just so sad. What can you do? It’s just f***ing out of order. There are kids and people dying all over the world. And for what?
“I just knew I had to [donate the funds from the concert]. I’m not in it for the money. The gig was going to happen anyway and we all have to do what we can.
"I want to try and help pick people up. People like me, doing what we do, it’s our duty to give people a good time.
“I’d gone to bed early - about 10pm - then got up in the morning to a text from my other brother saying what had gone on and I put the TV on. It’s just unbelievable.”
Mr Gallagher said he was also stirred by Manchester Irishman Tony Walsh’s This is the Place - which the Manchester poet read on the steps of the Town Hall during Tuesday night’s vigil.
“I want it placed on record that it’s the best thing I’ve ever heard to come out of any Mancunian’s mouth ever,” he said. “It was f***ing mega. It touched me. So good f***ing on him.”
Watch Tony Walsh's poem in the video below...
Amazing @LongfellaPoet Tony Walsh "Mancunians in union, delivered it all..." #manchesterpic.twitter.com/idyUnoDg6A
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) May 23, 2017
The concert at Manchester's O2 Ritz will see Liam perform new tracks from his debut album As You Were - due for release in October - as well as numerous Oasis songs.
Liam Gallagher, whose mother Peggy hails from Mayo, will continue the solo tour in London, Dublin and Glasgow.
The announcement comes after attendees at a Manchester vigil for a minute's silence yesterday burst into an acapella version of Oasis' Don't Look Back in Anger.
The emotional rendition was stated by a woman in the crowd, while others later joined in.
After the minute's silence in St Ann's square, a quiet, spontaneous rendition of Don't Look Back in Anger broke out in the crowd #Manchester pic.twitter.com/zS97nhD7Dv
— Daniel Hewitt (@DanielHewittITV) May 25, 2017
Full details of Liam Gallagher's tour are available here.
To donate directly to the 'We Love Manchester' emergency fund, you can go here.
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