All 45,000 tickets for pop star Ariana Grande’s upcoming charity concert in Manchester, England, sold out in six minutes Thursday.
“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,” ticket distributor Ticketmaster said in a statement, Fox News reported.
The proceeds from the star-studded concert —Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and others will make appearances — will go to a charity benefiting the victims and family members of the slain from the May 22 terrorist bombing.
The concert will be hosted at the Emirates Old Trafford Stadium, which usually serves as a cricket venue, and can seat up to 50,000, the Manchester Evening Standard reports.
Concertgoers who use a popular ride-sharing app can also benefit relief efforts in the process.
“Uber will make a donation equal to all Uber fares taken to and from the One Love Manchester Concert to the British Red Cross Society for its We Love Manchester Emergency Fund,” a notice on the Ticketmaster’s U.K. website reads.
“One Love Manchester” will also be televised on the BBC, and BBC Radio will likewise broadcast the event, Fox News reported.
• Ken Shepherd can be reached at kshepherd@washingtontimes.com.
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