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Scottish Sun
11-07-2025
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Manchester Arena bombing survivor makes emotional return to city for first time for Oasis homecoming gig
During her lowest moments Joanne said her brother would send her Oasis lyrics or videos to cheer her up WON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER Manchester Arena bombing survivor makes emotional return to city for first time for Oasis homecoming gig Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MANCHESTER Arena bombing survivor returned to the city for the first time yesterday — for Oasis's homecoming gig. Joanne McSorley said listening to them had helped her during dark times. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Manchester Arena survivor Joanne McSorley, with Radio 2's Vernon Kay, has spoken about her return to Manchester to see the Oasis homecoming gig Credit: Instagram 3 Joanne, 51, of Runcorn, Cheshire, was with her mum to collect her two daughters when she was caught in the suicide blast Credit: MEN Media 3 The band's hit Don't Look Back in Anger became an anthem of hope for Joanne and the city after the 2017 terror attack Credit: Getty And she told how the band's 1996 No1 Don't Look Back in Anger became an anthem for her and the city after the terrorist atrocity which killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande gig in 2017. Joanne, 51, of Runcorn, Cheshire, was with her mum to collect her two daughters when she was caught in the suicide blast. She still battles chronic pain and depression as a result of the injuries she suffered. Yesterday she travelled to the city centre for the first time since that night to join DJ Vernon Kay on his BBC Radio 2 morning show celebrating the reunion of Liam and Noel Gallagher. Joanne, who was at the band's Heaton Park gig last night, told him: 'Today is special. 'Oasis are, and always have been, huge and they'd always meant something to us anyway as a family. "And then those songs, Don't Look Back in Anger, Live Forever, became sort of anthems of Manchester and I looked at them in a different way then. 'Being involved in something like that and the way it affects you, the domino effect it has on your family, it takes you to a very dark place.' During her lowest moments Joanne said her brother would send her Oasis lyrics or videos to cheer her up. And she revealed how overwhelming her return to Manchester had been. Oasis kick off historic reunion tour as Noel & Liam reunite for first show in Cardiff But Joanne said: 'I put myself in the moment, be here now.' Vernon quipped: 'Be here now, don't look back in anger and enjoy the sunshiiiine.' And Joanne reckoned: 'Don't look back in anger, I'm not doing that, I'm looking forward and they're on this journey with me, they're taking me forward, they're right there beside me.'
The Irish Sun
11-07-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Manchester Arena bombing survivor makes emotional return to city for first time for Oasis homecoming gig
A MANCHESTER Arena bombing survivor returned to the city for the first time yesterday — for Oasis's homecoming gig. Joanne McSorley said listening to them had helped her during dark times. Advertisement 3 Manchester Arena survivor Joanne McSorley, with Radio 2's Vernon Kay, has spoken about her return to Manchester to see the Oasis homecoming gig Credit: Instagram 3 Joanne, 51, of Runcorn, Cheshire, was with her mum to collect her two daughters when she was caught in the suicide blast Credit: MEN Media 3 The band's hit Don't Look Back in Anger became an anthem of hope for Joanne and the city after the 2017 terror attack Credit: Getty And she told how the band's 1996 No1 Don't Look Back in Anger became an anthem for her and the city after the terrorist atrocity which killed 22 people at an Joanne, 51, of Runcorn, Cheshire, was with her mum to collect her two daughters when she was caught in the suicide blast. She still battles chronic pain and depression as a result of the injuries she suffered. Yesterday she travelled to the city centre for the first time since that night to join DJ Advertisement READ MORE UK NEWS Joanne, who was at the band's Heaton Park gig last night, told him: 'Today is special. 'Oasis are, and always have been, huge and they'd always meant something to us anyway as a family. "And then those songs, 'Being involved in something like that and the way it affects you, the domino effect it has on your family, it takes you to a very dark place.' Advertisement Most read in The Sun During her lowest moments Joanne said her brother would send her Oasis lyrics or videos to cheer her up. And she revealed how overwhelming her return to Manchester had been. Oasis kick off historic reunion tour as Noel & Liam reunite for first show in Cardiff But Joanne said: 'I put myself in the moment, be here now.' Vernon quipped: 'Be here now, don't look back in anger and enjoy the sunshiiiine.' Advertisement And Joanne reckoned: 'Don't look back in anger, I'm not doing that, I'm looking forward and they're on this journey with me, they're taking me forward, they're right there beside me.'
The Sun
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Manchester Arena bombing survivor makes emotional return to city for first time for Oasis homecoming gig
A MANCHESTER Arena bombing survivor returned to the city for the first time yesterday — for Oasis's homecoming gig. Joanne McSorley said listening to them had helped her during dark times. 3 3 3 And she told how the band's 1996 No1 Don't Look Back in Anger became an anthem for her and the city after the terrorist atrocity which killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande gig in 2017. Joanne, 51, of Runcorn, Cheshire, was with her mum to collect her two daughters when she was caught in the suicide blast. She still battles chronic pain and depression as a result of the injuries she suffered. Yesterday she travelled to the city centre for the first time since that night to join DJ Vernon Kay on his BBC Radio 2 morning show celebrating the reunion of Liam and Noel Gallagher. Joanne, who was at the band's Heaton Park gig last night, told him: 'Today is special. 'Oasis are, and always have been, huge and they'd always meant something to us anyway as a family. "And then those songs, Don't Look Back in Anger, Live Forever, became sort of anthems of Manchester and I looked at them in a different way then. 'Being involved in something like that and the way it affects you, the domino effect it has on your family, it takes you to a very dark place.' During her lowest moments Joanne said her brother would send her Oasis lyrics or videos to cheer her up. And she revealed how overwhelming her return to Manchester had been. But Joanne said: 'I put myself in the moment, be here now.' Vernon quipped: 'Be here now, don't look back in anger and enjoy the sunshiiiine.' And Joanne reckoned: 'Don't look back in anger, I'm not doing that, I'm looking forward and they're on this journey with me, they're taking me forward, they're right there beside me.'
