Major backstage drama involving Adele’s canceled Vegas show just leaked
As fans continue to moan over last week’s sudden cancelation of Adele’s hotly-anticipated Las Vegas residency, new details have emerged revealing some major behind-the-scenes drama that allegedly happened in the lead-up to the announcement.The 33-year-old singer was set to open her Vegas residency, Weekends with Adele, last weekend at Caesar’s Palace.
But on January 20, both she and the venue announced the entire slate of shows–which would have run every weekend through April–would be postponed due to “delivery delays and COVID.”Now, The Daily Mail reports there’s more to the story than just that.
Apparently, the singer had engaged in a protracted fight with set designer Esmeralda Devlin, who had previously designed her 2016 tour, prior to the show’s cancelation.Related: WATCH: Gay couple’s dance to Adele reduces viewers to mush“In spite of the set costing millions to put together, Adele was unhappy with the result, and she made her feelings very clear to Es,” a source told the outlet. “She was already nervous and the falling-out sent her spiraling into a panic because she was desperate that everything should be perfect.”A second source appeared to corroborate this, citing the “endless changes” being demanded by the hitmaker.
A post shared by Adele (@adele)“There was no real clarity around what Adele wanted for the show because of the endless changes being made to the production,” the second source added. “It seemed that while she has always preferred a stripped-back performance, she was under some pressure to come up with a huge extravaganza. “They continued, “So there was a constant ricochet between those two versions of what the show should be, and it did cause some quite explosive arguments.
