Ariana Grande to play Manchester, 2 years after arena bomb

Ariana Grande is returning to Manchester, two years after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at her concert in the northwest English city.

Ariana Grande performs at Wango Tango in Los Angeles on June 2, 2018. [Photo: IC]

Organizers say Grande will be a headliner at the Manchester Pride Live event on Aug. 25.

Grande and Manchester were bound together in tragedy on May 22, 2017, when a bomber blew himself up at Manchester Arena as fans were leaving her show. The singer returned to the city two weeks later to take part in a memorial concert, which she helped to organize.

Manchester authorities named Grande an honorary citizen of the city for her work in the wake of the attack.

(Story includes material sourced from AP)