US musician Ariana Grande performs at the One Love Manchester benefit concert for the families of the victims of the May 22, Manchester terror attack, at Emirates Old
Trafford in Greater Manchester on June 4, 2017.
US singer Ariana Grande is to resume her world
tour in Paris on Wednesday , more than two
weeks after it was interrupted by the
Manchester suicide bomb attack .
Security will be extra tight in the French
capital , a day after police shot and injured a
man who attacked an officer outside the world –
famous Notre Dame cathedral
Roads will be blocked off around the concert
venue in the east of Paris while police will help
security guards to check fans as they arrive for
the show.
Even before Tuesday ’ s Notre Dame attack ,
police had announced a significant deployment
planned for the US singer ’ s concert , noting its
“ powerful symbolic context ” .
On May 22 a suicide bomber blew himself up ,
killing 22 people including 7 children at a
concert by Grande in Manchester .
She cancelled shows she was due to give in
London , Belgium , Germany , Poland and
Switzerland , and returned to Florida , before
returning to Manchester on Sunday to headline
an all – star benefit show for victims of the
attack .
Before the Paris show, her young fans said they
would not give in to fear .
“ I feel really anxious but I don ’ t want that to
stop me from going . I will probably feel on
edge , I hope security is tight — if there is
something planned , there is not much we can
do , ” said Caoimhe McDonnell , a 19 – year – old
student from Northern Ireland living in Paris .
Clodagh Ennis, also 19 , added : “ I feel that not
going to the concert would be letting terrorists
win , that’ s what they want , they want people
to be scared, so still attending despite the
attacks is like a protest against them.
“ Personally , I am not naturally a worried
person. Of course there will be the thought of
‘ What if something happens ?’ but I know there
are probably people a lot more worried than I
am.
“ I do wonder what the concert will be like , will
it go as normal, will it be sad, but I think the
best thing to do is go and show our support for
her, and try to enjoy it as much as we can . ”
