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===Manchester Arena bombing===

Following the [[Manchester Arena bombing]] on 22 May 2017 in the band's hometown of [[Manchester]], the song was used by the people of Manchester in remembrance of the bombing's 22 victims and to show the city's spirit. The song was sung by students of Manchester's Chetham's music school on 23 May, and on 25 May it was spontaneously sung by the crowd gathered for a minute of silence in the city centre. The woman who started the singing told ''[[The Guardian]]'', "I love Manchester, and Oasis is part of my childhood. "Don't Look Back in Anger"—that's what this is about: we can't be looking backwards to what happened, we have to look forwards to the future."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/25/dont-look-back-in-anger-becomes-symbol-of-manchester-spirit|title=Don't Look Back in Anger becomes symbol of Manchester's spirit|last1=Perraudin|first1=Frances|date=25 May 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=25 May 2017|last2=Halliday|first2=Josh|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525163439/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/25/dont-look-back-in-anger-becomes-symbol-of-manchester-spirit|url-status=live}}</ref> The song re-entered the charts, along with Ariana Grande's "One Last Time,", which was No. 1 on the iTunes single charts as of 26 May.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/oasis-classic-re-enters-charts-crowds-sing-manchester-memorial-2079000|title=Oasis classic re-enters the charts after crowds sing it at Manchester memorial |date=26 May 2017|work=NME|access-date=5 November 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112001925/https://www.nme.com/news/oasis-classic-re-enters-charts-crowds-sing-manchester-memorial-2079000|url-status=live}}</ref> On 27 May, the song was performed as a tribute by 50,000 audience members of a performance by [[the Courteeners]] in Manchester.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uproxx.com/music/first-manchester-concert-dont-look-back-in-anger/|title=50,000 Fans Sing Oasis at First Manchester Concert Since Attacks|date=28 May 2017|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-date=28 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528205902/http://uproxx.com/music/first-manchester-concert-dont-look-back-in-anger/|url-status=live}}</ref>

It was performed by [[Coldplay]]'s [[Chris Martin]] and [[Jonny Buckland]] on either side of Ariana Grande at the [[One Love Manchester]] concert on 4 June 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/73962-coldplay-sing-oasis-dont-look-back-in-anger-to-ariana-grande-in-manchester-watch/|title=Coldplay Sing Oasis' "Don't Look Back in Anger" to Ariana Grande in Manchester: Watch|last=Kim|first=Michelle|date=4 June 2017|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-date=9 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609061847/http://pitchfork.com/news/73962-coldplay-sing-oasis-dont-look-back-in-anger-to-ariana-grande-in-manchester-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref> Martin introduced the song by saying "Ariana, you've been singing a lot for us, so I think we in Britain want to sing for you. This is called "Don't Look Back in Anger", and this is from us to you".