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Adele admits public backlash was ‘brutal’ after postponing Las Vegas residency: ‘I was a shell of a person for a couple of months’-Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro
Adele had to postpone her Las Vegas show in January.
Adele announced her residency was postponed a day before it was due to begin in January this year (Picture:
Adele revealed the public reaction to her postponing her Las Vegas shows was so intense that it led to her feeling like a ‘shell of a person’ in the following months.
At the beginning of the year, the Easy On Me hitmaker, 34, informed fans that she postponed a lucrative set of shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace after delays due to Covid meant it ‘wasn’t ready’.
While people sympathised with the fact that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continued to have an impact with services being delayed and crew coming down with the virus, many were disappointed the announcement came so late.
Frustrated fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts, writing: ‘Not everyone will be able to attend again, plus will lose travel/hotel costs. Could you not just sing something by yourself, show a dvd & talk to people about your life/career? That would be preferable to cancellations. Also, all shows etc are tentative currently throughout world.’
Following the announcement, Adele shared a tearful apology and stressed that everyone ‘tried absolutely everything we can to pull it together in time and for it to be good enough.’
Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, the megastar expressed that she ‘definitely felt everyone’s disappointment,’ but believes she made the right decision.
‘I was frightened about letting them down’ (Picture: Getty)
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‘It was horrible and the reaction was brutal. I was a shell of a person for a couple of months,’ she told host Lauren Laverne.
‘I was frightened about letting them down and I thought I could pull it together and make it work, and I couldn’t,’ she told DJ and host Lauren Laverne.
‘I stand by that decision. I don’t think any other artist would have done what I did, and I think that is why it was such a massive, massive story.
‘It was like, “I don’t care” and things like that. You can’t buy me. You can’t buy me for nothing. I’m not going to just do a show because I have to or because people are going to be let down or because we are going to lose loads of money. I’m like, “the show is not good enough,”‘ she added.
When asked how she dealt with the scrutiny, the Someone Like You singer said she simply ‘had to wait it out and just grieve it.’
The singer gave a sensational performance at the British Summer Time festival on Friday night (Picture: Getty)
According to TMZ, sources have revealed that the singer and her team are in ‘serious talks’ and will do the show at Zappos Theatre, with performances slated to kick off within months.
The aim for the schedule of the shows is also reportedly a late summer start, running to the end of 2022.
The publication cited a raft of other ‘serious perks’ for the singer, including a ‘large cut’ of the ticket sales; and ‘full creative control’ over the show.
On Friday night, Adele made a glorious return to the stage for the British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park, London.
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Adele performed on home soil last night for the first time since 2017, delighting the crowd with all the hits, from Rolling in the Deep to the smash hit Easy On Me from her latest record, 30.
Her son Angelo was in the audience to cheer his mum on, as were famous pals James Corden and Tom Cruise.
The 34-year-old will return to the London park tonight for a second round, with the likes of Kacey Musgraves and Gabrielle on the bill as special guests.
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