Mariah Carey has said she hopes her gig at the Manchester Arena can be part of a “healing experience” after 22 people were killed in a terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert.
The singer will be taking her All I Want For Christmas Is You tour to the Manchester venue on December 10, three months after the arena reopened.
“Hopefully this will be part of a healing experience,” she told the Press Association in Los Angeles.
“And because it’s a Christmas show it’s just a good spirit to bring in there and all I can do is try to be of service in that way and spread some love.”
The Manchester Arena was closed after a terrorist detonated a homemade bomb on May 22, claiming 22 lives and physically injuring or “profoundly” traumatising 512 more.
It reopened with a charity concert fronted by Noel Gallagher on September 9.
Carey is going on a world tour after the launch of an animated film based on her 1994 hit song.
Here’s the first look at my brand-new animated film, Mariah Carey’s "All I Want For Christmas Is You"! #ALLIWANTMOVIE @AllIWantMovie pic.twitter.com/eOk0tTz89V
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) September 6, 2017
She will visit The O2 Arena in London on December 11 and also visit Paris, Las Vegas and Sydney.
:: All I Want For Christmas Is You is out on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital download.