One Love event, Manchester - this evening

[Weststander]

Just started on BBC1. Being beamed live to 50 other countries. A thank you to the organisers and global stars for making making this massive effort.

Thoughts to the brave victims of the gig two weeks ago who've turned up tonight in their thousands, those still in hospital and those robbed of their young lives.

 

[maltaseagull]

Very interesting thought about this.
Should it be a sad occasion in respect of those who were so horribly murdered or a joyous expression of defiance?

Not sure how I would feel if I were there.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

If thousands of young, shocked kids can now go home tonight knowing that they can go to a pop concert or just to enjoy themselves without getting blown up then it's a very good thing.

 

[aftershavedave]

Very interesting thought about this.
Should it be a sad occasion in respect of those who were so horribly murdered or a joyous expression of defiance?

Not sure how I would feel if I were there.

very much the latter i'd say

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Robbie Williams producing just about the worst performance of his life.

 

[Blackadder]

Robbie Williams producing just about the worst performance of his life.

I was just about to say that he certainly knows how to get the crowd going.

 

[Weststander]

Defiance and happiness. Don't let the f**ckers take away the love of music and joy of youth.

There will be many poignant memorial events and very sad funerals.

 

[Dave the OAP]

It really doesn't matter..it's not about him...having said that, the Manchester is strong lyric is genius and if he releases that and it raises shed loads of money then all power to his elbow.

Too much synicism in this world

 

[phazza]

Robbie Williams producing just about the worst performance of his life.

His Mike wasn't working at first. He's a manc I think he can be forgiven for letting recent events getting to him a bit

 

[easynow]

Very interesting thought about this.
Should it be a sad occasion in respect of those who were so horribly murdered or a joyous expression of defiance?

Not sure how I would feel if I were there.

we wanna be free, we wanna be free to do what we wanna do, and we wanna get loaded and we wanna have a good time - and that's what we're gonna do

 

[Steve in Japan]

Hopefully they'll include last night's victims in the beneficiaries of the gig. That would be good.

 

[Weststander]

His Mike wasn't working at first. He's a manc I think he can be forgiven for letting recent events getting to him a bit

Robbie finished off really well. I'm glad he was part of the line up.

 

[Wellesley]

His Mike wasn't working at first. He's a manc I think he can be forgiven for letting recent events getting to him a bit

He's not a Manc, he's from Stoke, Port Vale fan isn't he?

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Pharrell Williams and now with Miley Cyrus, very very good.

 

[Ernest]

Miley Cyrus looking a right mess

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Miley Cyrus looking a right mess

She looks ok from where I am sitting.
I am a great fan of her and I have watched all her videos.

 

[Orson Cart]

Miley Cyrus looking a right mess

Seriously how old and sad are you?

 

[phazza]

He's not a Manc, he's from Stoke, Port Vale fan isn't he?

My error. Still, he did ok. It's about every one standing together. Well done to everyone

 

[symyjym]

Now that Take That are out the way it's starting to warm up with a big **** Islam message. Muslims hate seeing people having fun and expressing themselves in pop culture. That's why that concert was targeted.

 

[Weststander]

He's not a Manc, he's from Stoke, Port Vale fan isn't he?

But that's their part of the world and Manchester is the nearby major city that was a part of their lives.