Ariana Grande will reportedly head back to Manchester in a few days to play her benefit concert

THE 23-year-old singer was devastated after her Manchester concert was targeted by a suicide bomber and now, she’s vowed to return to the city.

Ariana Grande will return to the UK this week to perform a benefit concert. Picture: Jewel Samad

NEW reports claim Ariana Grande will return to Manchester as soon as June 4 in order to headline her fundraising concert for the victims of Monday’s suicide bombing at her Manchester Arena gig.

The 23-year-old singer vowed to return to the city in a defiant message on Friday and now TMZ has claimed organisers are looking to hold the concert on Sunday June 4, The Sun reports.

A source told the website Grande and her manager Scooter Braun are contacting some of the biggest names in the music industry and booking them to perform.

Ariana is also allegedly reaching our to her friends and asking them to participate in the concert which will be held in one of the four other arenas in the town.

The insider revealed Live Nation will produce the event and that all proceeds will go to the victims and their families.

Ariana Grande is expected to return to the UK this week to perform her benefit concert. Picture: Greg Allen

Ariana melted hearts on Friday as she praised “brave” Manchester and told fans “we won’t let hate win” following the terror which claimed the lives of 22 innocent people.

Taking to Twitter, she said: “My heart, prayers and deepest condolences are with the victims of the Manchester Attack and their loved ones.

“There is nothing I or anyone can do to take away the pain you are feeling or to make this better.

“However, I extend my hand and heart and everything I possibly can give to you and yours, should you want or need my help in any way.”

The star, 23, added: “Our response to this violence must be to come closer together, to help each other, to love more, to sing louder and to live more kindly and generously than we did before.

“I’ll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honour of and to raise money for the victims and their families.”

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— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 26, 2017

Concertgoers and parents arriving to collect their children were among those killed and injured when Salman Abedi detonated a nail bomb.

The pop star flew straight back to the US after the terror attack and hadn’t spoken publicly about it at length until her statement — besides her tweet in the immediate aftermath.

“Broken. From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words”, she wrote on May 23.

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from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.

— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017

Along with her full statement vowing to return to Manchester, the singer also tweeted a JustGiving appeal for the victims, which has seen more than £1.5 million ($A3.06 million — donated.

The Sun has contacted representatives of Ariana Grande for comment.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished here with permission.