Ariana Grande confirmed to return to Manchester for first time since One Love concert
This will be amazing!
Published 25th Feb 2019 Last updated 25th Feb 2019
It has been announced that pop princess Ariana Grande will return to the city of Manchester for the first time since the One Love Manchester concert in 2017, which raised millions of pounds for the victims of the Manchester bombing which tragically took the lives of 22 people on 22nd May 2017.
Ariana will join a stellar line-up at Manchester Pride Live, which also including British synth-pop band Years & Years, Basement Jaxx, Becky Hill and Pixie Lott, who are all set to perform on August Bank Holiday weekend.
There are three ticket options for Manchester Pride Live. The Rainbow Pass Saturday (£34.50), Sunday (£38.50) or Weekend (£64.50) also provides unlimited weekend access to The Gay Village Party. These tickets provide access to each of Manchester Pride Live performance areas, pop up performances and fairground.
Check out which other tours you need to see in 2019:
Little Mix - LM5 The Tour
Little Mix - made up of Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall - are taking their brand new album, 'LM5', on tour in 2019. With new hits like 'Woman Like Me', 'Strip' and 'Wasabi', fans will be sure to love hearing their new and old favourites in person. Click more for the full list of dates and to find out how you can get your hands on tickets.
Ariana Grande confirmed to return to Manchester for first time since One Love concert
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Ariana Grande - Sweetener World Tour
Ariana Grande has gone from strength to strength in 2018, and will be topping off her amazing success with a world tour in 2019. Taking her brand new album 'Sweetener' on the road, Ariana will be playing a whopping 72 dates in total. Click for more info about tickets.
Little Mix - made up of Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall - are taking their brand new album, 'LM5', on tour in 2019. With new hits like 'Woman Like Me', 'Strip' and 'Wasabi', fans will be sure to love hearing their new and old favourites in person. Click more for the full list of dates and to find out how you can get your hands on tickets.
Olly Murs has just released his sixth studio album, 'You Know I Know', made up of 12 greatest hits and 12 brand new tracks. He'll be taking it on the road on the 'You Know I Know' tour next year - his first since 2017. Click for more info and the full list of dates.
The wait is over! The Spice Girls have finally reunited for a comeback tour - admittedly, without Victoria Beckham - to bring their biggest hits of the last 20 years to their fans. Click for the full list of dates available and for more information.
Ed Sheeran seems to be the king of tours at the moment! He'll be concluding his massive 'Divide' tour which began in 2017 with six 'homecoming' dates - two in Leeds, and two in Ipswich. Click for more info and for remaining tickets.
Rita Ora will be taking her brand new album, 'Phoenix', on a tour in 2019. Fresh off the back of her 'The Girls Tour' in 2018, she will be performing songs from the new album like 'Your Song' and 'Let You Love Me' as well as old hits like 'RIP' and 'I Will Never Let You Down'. Click for more info and ticket prices.
P!nk will continue her 'Beautiful Trauma' tour in 2019, bringing it to Europe in June. The US singer, whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore, has had a hugely successful career that spans well over two decades. Click for info on how to get tickets.
Take That will be kicking off their 'Greatest Hits' tour in April 2019 with four dates in Sheffield. The trio - Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald - will be going on their eleventh tour to showcase their biggest songs throughout the last almost 30 years. Click for more info about how you can buy tickets.
Busted fans everywhere rejoiced when Matt Willis, James Bourne and Charlie Simpson announced that they would be reforming the band. Their fourth album, 'Half Way There', is set to be released in 2019, and they will follow it up with the tour which will start in March 2019. Click for more information and for ticket availability.
The annual tour for The X Factor will be continuing in 2019, with all the biggest stars from the 2018 series going around the UK. Click the link for more information on tickets.
The Greatest Showman's Hugh Jackman drove fans wild with the announcement that he'd be taking all his most well-known songs on tour in 2019, with the 46-date tour will be going through Europe, the US and Canada. Click for more information about the tour and for ticket availability.
Westlife announced that they were reuniting for a tour in October 2018, and 'The Twenty Tour' will kick off in Northern Ireland in May 2019. The tour, the band's thirteenth in total, will see the four of them - Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan and Mark Feehily - sing some brand new tracks as well as the old favourites. Click for more information about the tour and for ticket info.
Westlife aren't the only ones reuniting for a tour in 2019 - Boyzone have also come back together for 'The Farewell Tour'. Their new album will celebrate their 25th anniversary, and the band have said they will be splitting for good after completing the tour. Click for info about tickets.
Ariana Grande has gone from strength to strength in 2018, and will be topping off her amazing success with a world tour in 2019. Taking her brand new album 'Sweetener' on the road, Ariana will be playing a whopping 72 dates in total. Click for more info about tickets.
Little Mix - made up of Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall - are taking their brand new album, 'LM5', on tour in 2019. With new hits like 'Woman Like Me', 'Strip' and 'Wasabi', fans will be sure to love hearing their new and old favourites in person. Click more for the full list of dates and to find out how you can get your hands on tickets.
Olly Murs has just released his sixth studio album, 'You Know I Know', made up of 12 greatest hits and 12 brand new tracks. He'll be taking it on the road on the 'You Know I Know' tour next year - his first since 2017. Click for more info and the full list of dates.
The wait is over! The Spice Girls have finally reunited for a comeback tour - admittedly, without Victoria Beckham - to bring their biggest hits of the last 20 years to their fans. Click for the full list of dates available and for more information.
Ed Sheeran seems to be the king of tours at the moment! He'll be concluding his massive 'Divide' tour which began in 2017 with six 'homecoming' dates - two in Leeds, and two in Ipswich. Click for more info and for remaining tickets.
Rita Ora will be taking her brand new album, 'Phoenix', on a tour in 2019. Fresh off the back of her 'The Girls Tour' in 2018, she will be performing songs from the new album like 'Your Song' and 'Let You Love Me' as well as old hits like 'RIP' and 'I Will Never Let You Down'. Click for more info and ticket prices.
P!nk will continue her 'Beautiful Trauma' tour in 2019, bringing it to Europe in June. The US singer, whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore, has had a hugely successful career that spans well over two decades. Click for info on how to get tickets.
Take That will be kicking off their 'Greatest Hits' tour in April 2019 with four dates in Sheffield. The trio - Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald - will be going on their eleventh tour to showcase their biggest songs throughout the last almost 30 years. Click for more info about how you can buy tickets.
Busted fans everywhere rejoiced when Matt Willis, James Bourne and Charlie Simpson announced that they would be reforming the band. Their fourth album, 'Half Way There', is set to be released in 2019, and they will follow it up with the tour which will start in March 2019. Click for more information and for ticket availability.
The annual tour for The X Factor will be continuing in 2019, with all the biggest stars from the 2018 series going around the UK. Click the link for more information on tickets.
The Greatest Showman's Hugh Jackman drove fans wild with the announcement that he'd be taking all his most well-known songs on tour in 2019, with the 46-date tour will be going through Europe, the US and Canada. Click for more information about the tour and for ticket availability.
Westlife announced that they were reuniting for a tour in October 2018, and 'The Twenty Tour' will kick off in Northern Ireland in May 2019. The tour, the band's thirteenth in total, will see the four of them - Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne, Shane Filan and Mark Feehily - sing some brand new tracks as well as the old favourites. Click for more information about the tour and for ticket info.
Westlife aren't the only ones reuniting for a tour in 2019 - Boyzone have also come back together for 'The Farewell Tour'. Their new album will celebrate their 25th anniversary, and the band have said they will be splitting for good after completing the tour. Click for info about tickets.
Ariana Grande has gone from strength to strength in 2018, and will be topping off her amazing success with a world tour in 2019. Taking her brand new album 'Sweetener' on the road, Ariana will be playing a whopping 72 dates in total. Click for more info about tickets.
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