Music has always been in Manchester's heart and today - the second anniversary of the Arena attack - it was in song that Mancunians found solace and reflection.
People gathered at St Ann's Square , just as they did in the aftermath of the atrocity that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert.
And, once again, they came together to reflect, remember - and to sing.
In emotional scenes this afternoon, a group of youngsters who had been at Ariana's concert on that tragic night congregated, left tributes, scrawled messages on the pavement, and sang some of their idol's biggest hits, in tribute to those lost.
Then the Manchester Survivors Choir , established in the aftermath to bring together young people who were caught up in the attack, performed songs including Bruno Mars' Just The Way You Are and This Is Me from The Greatest Showman.
And, most fittingly, they sang the anthem that brought Mancunians together in the wake of May 22, Oasis' Don't Look Back in Anger.
