“What happened just over a year ago in this city was an attempt to steal that innocence and steal that joy, steal that excitement, steal that escape,” Taylor told the crowd. “Ever since then you've shown such strength and such exuberance. You've shown that you care. You've shown that you're never going to let anyone forget about those victims, and you've shown that you have such incredible resilience to keep dancing and to keep the innocence and to keep the joy and to keep the excitement. I just wanted to say, Manchester, it is such an honor to play for you tonight.”