Following the launch of the exciting celebrity-studded Adele One Night Only CBS TV special and ITV's An Audience With Adele this November, Adele has announced she is finally ready to headline a Las Vegas residency in 2022 The show "Weekends With Adele" performs 30 pieces for ordinary people. However, loyal fans who got their hands on the coveted tickets will have to wait, as Adele has just announced that the show has been postponed and cannot currently go ahead.
On January 20, the star tearfully shared on Instagram: "I'm sorry my show isn't ready yet. We've done everything we can to put it together in a timely manner so it's good enough for you , but we’ve been completely devastated by delivery delays and COVID-19,” she continued. “Half my crew, half the team, had COVID-19 — and they still do — and it was impossible to finish the show.”
Adele added that her team had been working around the clock for more than 30 hours straight to find a solution, "I'm frustrated that I can't give you what I have now. I'm heartbroken and sorry that this is the last minute. ..... We've run out of time, I'm frustrated, I'm really embarrassed and I'm sorry to everyone who has traveled. I'm really, really sorry."
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While this is obviously a difficult decision for Adele, her priorities are everyone's safety and the integrity of the show. However, like most celebrity decisions that impact fans, the postponement of Adele's show was met with backlash. "I'm so frustrated that Adele has postponed all of her shows in Las Vegas. I've already spent $1,200 between flights, hotels, and concert tickets. Not to mention time off from get off work," one a fan wrote on Twitter. Another said: "This is a slap in the face."
On the other hand, after Adele announced the news, fans and celebrities alike publicly supported her on social media. "Honey, I've been there," singer P!nk wrote under Adele's Instagram post. "It's stressful and I feel bad for all of you. It's going to come together and when it does, it's going to be amazing."
Adam Lambert added: "It's great that you were honest and open about this. I believe the show was well worth the extra wait. Sending you a big hug." CW News Anchor Brandon Pop also tweeted: "I respect that Adele just wants to give her best to her fans, you can tell she feels really pained by the inconvenience she causes people and hopes more artists perform Show love and empathy. That’s what happened when Adele canceled the show, it’s nothing to be embarrassed about!”
Elsewhere, there was an outpouring of support for the star on social media, with some fans already in Las Vegas planning to sing "Hang On" outside Adele's hotel to show support and "cheer her on" ".
Still, there is hope for those ready to see the singer perform live. At the end of the video, Adele said she's working on rescheduling the residency and "getting it to where it's supposed to be." She didn't reveal when fans can join her in Vegas, but as With omicron variants looming, plans could change quickly.
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Adele's Las Vegas residency was originally scheduled to launch on January 21st and run through April 16th. During this time, she performed two shows every weekend. Tickets went on sale in December through Ticketmaster's Verified Fan program and sold out almost immediately. As Rolling Stone reported in 2021, If advance ticket demand ends up being "too high," the public won't be able to purchase general tickets. Of course, demand for tickets has also reached its peak.
Amid the initial Vegas residency rumors, Adele told the magazine in November that she didn't want anyone to feel scared coming to her show due to ongoing public health concerns and that she also refused to contract the virus . In fact, her performance was almost impossible to happen because, as Adele said, "there was nothing fucking about it."
This article was originally published on January 20, 2021
