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“They are talking about next weekend but if that proves too much of a push they still want to do this as soon as possible and hopefully before the end of June.” Katy Perry, 32, a close

friend of Ariana’s, has reportedly signed up for the concert and rumours were swirling that One Direction could appear, after Irish heart-throb Niall Horan cryptically told Billboard

magazine the band will reunite “sooner rather than later”. Shaken Ariana said on Friday that she has been thinking about the victims “non-stop” since the bomb exploded just moments after she

left the Arena stage. In a statement, she praised the “compassion, kindness, love, strength and oneness” the city has shown in the wake of the attack. She added: “We will not quit or

operate in fear. We won’t let this divide us. We won’t let hate win.” Take That have already donated the proceeds from their concert in Liverpool on Friday to the victims. The show had been

postponed from Tuesday as a mark of respect. The band, which formed in Manchester in 1990, performed at the Arena the week before the blast and had postponed three more shows in the city –

set for Thursday, Friday and yesterday. However they will play one big event at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on June 18. Ahead of their Liverpool show Gary Barlow, 46, urged fans to

“send good vibrations all around the world”. Bandmate Howard Donald, 49, said: “At this moment I’ve never been so proud to be a Mancunian.” Liam Gallagher will play a fundraising solo gig at

the city’s O2 Ritz on Tuesday and the former Oasis frontman, 44, will give the proceeds to the appeal. He said: “I want to try and help pick people up.” Mad Max: Fury Road actor Tom Hardy,

39, has launched a JustGiving page to raise money following the attack, which he called “cruel, cowardly and barbaric”. US rapper Eminem, 44, has given an undisclosed sum to victims and

their families, and urged his 20.8 million Twitter followers to follow his lead.