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Oasis pay tribute to victims of Manchester Arena attack at first gig since 2009
Oasis paid tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena attack during their huge reunion gig in Cardiff tonight.
Images of bees appeared on the big screens at the Principality Stadium in the Welsh capital during the band's rendition of classic track Don't Look Back In Anger.
The song gained a special meaning in the city following the atrocity on May 22, 2017, committed as music fans left an Ariana Grande concert. 22 innocent people lost their lives.
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An impromptu singalong of the number one single among mourners at a vigil held in St Ann's Square became an iconic moment in the aftermath of the bombing.
While the worker bee, a long standing symbol of the city, gained a more prominent and widely acknowledged role as a Manchester icon following the attack. People queued up to have bee tattoos to show their solidarity, and the image came to be associated with a sense of Mancunian resilience and togetherness.
Our reporter Dianne Bourne, who was at the concert reviewing the show for the M.E.N., said: "Amazing bee tribute in recognition of this song's meaning to the people of Manchester from Noel Gallagher and Oasis."
