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Taylor Swift acting on the Reputation Stadium Tour in Chicago
Taylor Swift has praised Manchester's "incredible resilience" as she opens the UK leg of her tour within the metropolis.
The star paused her present to recollect the 22 individuals who misplaced their lives in a terrorist assault after an Ariana Grande live performance final May.
"Concerts are supposed to be about innocence, and about joy and about excitement," she advised the viewers.
"And what occurred simply over a 12 months in the past on this metropolis was a try and steal that innocence.
"And ever since then, you have shown such strength," she continued. "You've proven that you simply're by no means going to let anybody neglect about these victims.
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"You have such unimaginable resilienceto maintain dancing, and to maintain the innocence and to maintain the enjoyment.
"I just wanted to say, Manchester, is it such an honour to play for you tonight."
The star then performed an acoustic model of the track Dancing With Our Hands Tied from her current album, Reputation.
One fan captured the second on digital camera. Another stated the speech "had me crying".