Britain’s Got Talent final moved for Manchester benefit concert
The star-studded line-up for Ariana Grande's Manchester benefit concert was announced yesterday and now ITV have confirmed they will move the Britain's Got Talent final.
A clash of schedules meant that the benefit concert, which will raise funds for the victims of last week's devastating attack, would air on Sunday night on BBC at the same time the ITV were due to broadcast the BGT finale.
The #BGT Final moves to this Saturday, 3rd June. More details here: https://t.co/YH8Neke5UW
— Britain's Got Talent (@BGT) May 31, 2017
Finalists will now battle it out live on Saturday, June 3 at 7:30pm.
The British Soap Awards have also been rescheduled and will now air on Tuesday, June 6 at 8:00pm.
An ITV spokesperson said: “Ariana Grande’s One Love Manchester benefit concert is bringing artists and the public together, and will raise funds for the Red Cross’s Manchester Emergency Fund.
“ITV and Britain’s Got Talent have no desire to distract from this important cause, so we have taken the decision to move the Britain’s Got Talent final from Sunday night."
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 30, 2017
The massive concert will be held at Manchester's Old Trafford cricket ground almost two weeks after the attack at the Manchester Arena took place.
Coldplay, Take That, Niall Horan, Usher, Kety Perry, Miley Cyrus and Pharell William will all join Ariana on stage in an effort to to raise much needed proceeds and pay tribute to victims and their families.
It was originally thought that Justin Bieber would appear on stage, but according to The Sun Online, the Despacito singer will not be performing on the night.
However, the line-up is still an ongoing process so we could be in for a few surprises on the night.
Tickets go on sale on Thursday June 1 at 10am, with proceeds from the event going towards the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.
For those of us not lucky enough to be there, the three-hour long show will air on BBC on Sunday night from 7:15pm, and donations can be mage through the We Love Manchester JustGiving page.
