Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher on Friday announced his solo debut with a concert in his native Manchester to support families affected by the deadly suicide attack at the city's arena.
All profits from Gallagher's Tuesday show at the O2 Ritz venue in Manchester will go to the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, the singer's website said.
The fund, set up by the British Red Cross and Manchester City Council, has raised 4.1 million pounds ($5.2 million) so far to help those injured or left bereaved by the attack, according to the Red Cross's website.
A 22-year-old British-born man blew himself up on Monday evening in the foyer of the Manchester Arena stadium, where U.S. pop singer Ariana Grande had just finished performing a concert attended by thousands of young teenagers and children.
Gallagher, a Manchester native, tweeted that he was "in total shock and absolutely devastated."
"I just knew I had to. I'm not in it for the money. The gig was going to happen anyway and we all have to do what we can," he told the Manchester Evening News.
"I want to try and help pick people up. People like me, doing what we do, it's our duty to give people a good time," he said.
The tragedy has brought out the strong will and unity of Manchester, a city famous for its pioneering culture.
On Thursday, as a few hundred people gathered in Manchester's St. Ann's Square for a minute of silent tribute to the victims, one woman started singing Oasis' "Don't Look Back in Anger." The surrounding crowds quickly joined her in the tune's chorus.
Liam, 44, has a rocky relationship with his older brother Noel, who played guitar for Oasis and wrote many of the band's hits. They parted ways in 2009.
Liam had initially carried on with other members of Oasis under the name Beady Eye before keeping a lower profile. He resurfaced in 2015 at a pub in western Ireland where he played new songs with an acoustic guitar at an impromptu show.
Liam Gallagher announced that his debut solo album, "As You Were," will come out in October. Along with the charity gig, Gallagher will perform several other shows as part of a mini-tour including in London.
In a separate interview with the NME, Gallagher revealed that he worked on the album with Los Angeles producer Greg Kurstin, best known for co-writing Adele's megahit "Hello" and who has also been revealed to be in the studio with Paul McCartney.
Gallagher said he was not concerned about the commercial prospects of "As You Were" and instead returned to music as he had become bored.
"I want to get back to doing my job, playing rock 'n' roll to the people who like it. I love it and people can see that," he said.
