After a few weeks of confusion and controversy, Adele has finally clarified the status of her Las Vegas residency after it was hastily canceled without refunds for ticketholders.
The British powerhouse initially pushed back the string of shows the night before the residency was set to launch on January 21st, citing both COVID-19 stressors and production disappointments.
“I’m so sorry, but my show ain’t ready,” the singer said last month. “We’ve tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID. Half my crew, half my team are down with COVID, they still are, and it’s been impossible to finish the show. And I can’t give you what I have right now, and I’m gutted. I’m gutted, and I’m sorry it’s so last-minute.”
At the end of last week, though, Adele elaborated on the decision to postpone and went as far as to promise fans that the residency would be properly revived this year.
“We are now working our arses off, but I don’t want to announce a new set of dates until I know everything will definitely be ready,” she said in a new interview. “The sooner I can announce, the better, but I just can’t in case we are not ready in time. It is absolutely 100% happening this year. It has to happen this year because I’ve got plans for next year. Imagine if I have to cancel because I am having a baby!”
The singer also expressed remorse over the show’s last-minute cancelation.
“I tried my hardest and really thought I would be able to pull something together in time,” Adele shared. “I regret that I kept going until that late in the day. It would have been a really half-assed show, and I can’t do that. People will see straight through me up on the stage and know I didn’t want to be doing it. I’ve never done anything like that in my life, and I’m not going to start now.”
New dates have still yet to be revealed but are soon to be announced.
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