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ARIANA Grande has arrived back in the UK ahead of her tribute concert for the victims of the Manchester terror attack.

The American singer was pictured stepping off a private jet at London Stansted Airport this morning, less than two weeks after the bombing which killed 22 of her fans inside the Manchester MEN Arena.

 Ariana Grande has been pictured landing back in the UK
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Ariana Grande has been pictured landing back in the UKCredit: Flynet Pictures
 The singer was seen stepping off a private jet
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The singer was seen stepping off a private jetCredit: Splash News
 Ariana's plane landed at London Stansted this morning
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Ariana's plane landed at London Stansted this morningCredit: Splash News

Wearing a white hooded top and carrying a pink backpack, Ariana looked sombre as she landed back on British soil.

The 23-year-old followed a member of her team off the plane, carefully making her way down the steps.

Her arrival comes after Little Mix became the latest act to join the star-studded lineup at Ariana's One Love Manchester concert.

 Ariana returned less than two weeks after the terror attack which killed 22 people who were leaving her concert
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Ariana returned less than two weeks after the terror attack which killed 22 people who were leaving her concertCredit: Splash News
 The 23-year-old wore a white hoody and carried a big pink backpack
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The 23-year-old wore a white hoody and carried a big pink backpackCredit: Flynet Pictures

The concert will take place on Sunday, June 4 and will see Ariana joined by some of the biggest names in music as they raise funds for the victims of last month's terror attack.

Yesterday, Little Mix were unveiled as the latest act to be taking part at the concert, which will be held at Manchester's Old Trafford cricket ground.

 Ariana will be leading a star studded concert to raise money for the victims of the attack and their families
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Ariana will be leading a star studded concert to raise money for the victims of the attack and their familiesCredit: Splash News
 The star arrived with members of her team ahead of Sunday's show
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The star arrived with members of her team ahead of Sunday's showCredit: Splash News
 Little Mix have been confirmed for the Ariana Grande One Love Manchester concert
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 Little Mix have been confirmed for the Ariana Grande One Love Manchester concertCredit: PA:Press Association

Robbie Williams was also named as another star who will perform on the day.

It was confirmed earlier in the week that Coldplay, Take That, Niall Horan, Usher, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, The Black Eyed Peas and Pharrell Williams will also take the stage.

 Ariana had previously shared a defiant message insisting she would return to the city
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Ariana had previously shared a defiant message insisting she would return to the cityCredit: Getty Images - FilmMagic

The massive gig, which is being organised by Live Nation, will be held almost two weeks after the horrifying terrorist attack at the city's MEN Arena.

A source told The Sun Online that superstar Madonna might also be ready to perform at the event to support the victims of the attack that claimed 22 lives.

Tickets to the concert sold out within minutes, but disappointed fans were left to vent their frustration when the website selling concert tickets appeared to kick them out of the virtual queue, with many left staring at a loading or error message.

One hopeful vented: "I knew it was going to be hard to get tickets but Ticketmaster aren't helping by kicking people off the website either".

 The concert was announced on Ariana Grande's Twitter account
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The concert was announced on Ariana Grande's Twitter account
 The tickets were sold out in minutes, organisers said
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The tickets were sold out in minutes, organisers said

Another added: "Tried so hard for one love tickets but ticketmaster crashed and didnt even let me on the page".

However in a new statement, Ticketmaster said: "Ticketmaster was unsurprisingly met with remarkable demand for One Love Manchester tickets we had on sale this morning – 140,000 fans were on the website and our call centre was buzzing.

 Little Mix will join the likes of Coldplay and Justin Bieber on stage on Sunday
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Little Mix will join the likes of Coldplay and Justin Bieber on stage on SundayCredit: Getty Images

"With over 450,000 searches on our site for One Love Manchester over the last 24 hours, demand was always going to be extremely high.

"We are happy to report that there are thousands of fans who successfully purchased tickets during the general on sale.

 Robbie Williams has also confirmed he will perform
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Robbie Williams has also confirmed he will performCredit: PA:Press Association

"We understand that there are a number of fans who didn’t receive an email this morning with regards to free tickets for One Love Manchester.

"We worked through the night and verified thousands of original bookings although there were some we could not verify.


SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE MANCHESTER ARENA ATTACK

We have – to raise money for families of the victims of the Arena bomb.

News UK, publisher of The Sun, has made a corporate donation of £100,000 to the appeal.

Here's how you can show your support....

ONLINE:

TEXT: Text TWMC50 and amount to 70070 – eg TWMC50 £5
(you can donate £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10)

"We want to give all fans who were at the show, regardless of where they bought their tickets, every opportunity to register for One Love Manchester, so we have opened up the registration again today, until 2pm.

"To help us verify that fans were at the show, they must register on this link //manchester_benefit.ontouraccess.com/ and provide their booking reference and information about where they bought their ticket, including the venue box office, or primary and secondary ticketing websites.

"We would like to reassure any fans that were at the show, that they will receive a free ticket for One Love Manchester, provided we can verify their initial booking. We thank fans for their patience as we continue to process the registrations."


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