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The Funds Raised By The 'One Love' Concert Now Total Almost £10million

The Funds Raised By The 'One Love' Concert Now Total Almost £10million

You can still make a donation to the British Red Cross.

James Dawson

James Dawson

The amount raised by yesterday's One Love Manchester is still rising but it looks like the total is now close to £10million.

The British Red Cross has said that more than $3million (£2.35million) was raised during Ariana Grande's all-star benefit concert on Sunday evening.

Earlier in the day, before the show began, the organisation tweeted that its Manchester Emergency Fund had already reached $9million (£7.3million).

That brings the total raised to more than $12million (about £9.6million).

Ariana also announced on Twitter: "Uber will make a donation equal to all Uber fares taken to and from #OneLoveManchester to British Red Cross' We Love Manchester Fund."

She was joined by Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Take That, Little Mix, Pharrell and others for yesterday's show - which also saw a surprise appearance by hometown icon Liam Gallagher.

Credit: BBC

"Well, the fantastic news is we've already raised around £7million [or around $9million]," chief executive Mike Adamson told the AP overnight. "And we expect to raise another £1.5million from ticket sales tonight and then further funding from the TV rights and merchandising. So, we're really looking to an appeal that's going to move towards £10million."

The fund will help alleviate immediate suffering and ensure victims and their families do not face short-term financial difficulties, according to the British Red Cross.

To donate in the United Kingdom, you can text 'LOVE' to 70507 to give £5 or donate online via this dedicated British Red Cross page: http://www.redcross.org.uk/LOVE

Featured Image Credit: PA Images

Topics: concert, Ariana Grande

James Dawson is a Journalist at LADbible. He has contributed articles to LADbible’s ‘Knowing Me, Knowing EU’ series on the EU referendum, the 'Electoral Dysfunction' series on the 2017 general election, the ‘U OK M8?’ series tackling mental health amongst young men, and for its ‘Climate Change’ initiative in partnership with National Geographic.

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