Following the terrorist attack at Ariana Grande‘s concert in Manchester this week, Justin Bieber fans have begged him to cancel his forthcoming show London show.
The explosion on Monday night (22nd May) at the Manchester Arena left 22 people dead and 59 wounded. As fans were leaving the venue, a bomb was detonated by a suicide bomber in the foyer, which ISIS has now claimed responsibility for.
Bieber is due to perform the headline slot at the Barclaycard’s British Summertime Festival on 2nd July, but fans have voiced their concerns on Twitter asking him to pull his appearance.
@scooterbraun JUST CANCEL JUSTIN’S CONCERT IN UK OR ENFORCE THE SECURITY I WANT MY BABY TO BE SAFE
— notsobasikbitch ???? (@nuryrauhl) May 23, 2017
Cancel Justin’s concert in U.K. Pls @scooterbraun @justinbieber for his safety. I’m afraid something will happen to him #Justin4MMVA
— Alicetimberland (@alicetimberlan) May 25, 2017
Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun, who also manages Ariana Grande, shared a post on Instagram after fans had directed their concerns his way. Braun replied to one fan regarding the show being pulled saying “Not going to happen. We will never let evil stop us from living our life with joy.”
Scooter posted this and someone said “cancel Justin’s concert in the uk” and he said replied, his comment is at the bottom of this picture pic.twitter.com/ZGJn7LfzS5
— ciara (@ibieberthought) May 25, 2017
Since the incident took place Ariana Grande has cancelled her forthcoming tour dates. Ariana’s management has made a statement to officially confirm the cancellation.
The statement reads: “Due to the tragic events in Manchester, the Dangerous Woman Tour with Ariana Grande has been suspended until we can further assess the situation and pay our proper respects to those lost. We ask at this time that we all continue to support the city of Manchester and all those families affected by this cowardice and senseless act of violence. Our way of life has once again been threatened but we will overcome this together.”
