Adele finally reveals why her Vegas show imploded 24 hours before opening night, and it wasn’t Covid
Nearly seven months after she abruptly canceled her much-hyped Las Vegas residency, Adele has finally opened up about what led her to pull the plug just 24 hours before opening night.Just to recap: The pop superstar shocked fans when she posted an emotional video message to her Instagram page announcing her Weekends With Adele residency at Caesar’s Palace just wasn’t “ready,” citing “Covid-related delays.” A post shared by Adele (@adele)With many frustrated travelers already having paid for tickets, hotel rooms, and airline fares Adele began making apology calls to her fans.
Amid the mess, reports began to surface detailing ongoing fights between the singer, her longtime set designer Esmeralda Devlin and Caesar’s Palace staff.In an interview with Elle Magazine, Adele called the experience “the worst moment in my career by far.” She said she’d been up for over 30 hours when she recorded the above video.The “Easy on Me” singer added that she’d been feeling increasingly uneasy about the production in the week before she made the “brutal” cancelation.
The show had been in the works for months, but she said “there was just no soul in it.”Related: Adele surprises gay club audience with stage invasion and pole dance“The stage setup wasn’t right.
It was very disconnected from me and my band, and it lacked intimacy. And maybe I tried too hard to give it those things in such a controlled environment.”In January, The Sun reported Adele was furious about a swimming pool stunt intended for the show and refused to take part in it.“When she saw the finished design, she refused to take part.
