Adele thanks fans for going Easy On Me
Adele said her Las Vegas residency show was “perfect” after kicking off the first night of her postponed run.
The superstar singer became emotional as she thanked fans for “coming back to me” as she opened the show at The Colosseum venue at the Caesars Palace hotel.
She will be playing there until March, with tickets for the 32 sold-out shows being offered for more than £20,000 on resale sites.
She received a standing ovation as she took to the stage, but told fans that she ought to be the one giving them one instead. “Thank you so much for coming back to me,” she told them. “It looks just like I imagined it would, it’s just perfect, thank you.
“I’m so nervous and I’m so scared and I’m so happy.”
She added the show “started small” before launching into her first song of the evening, a rendition of her 2015 number one single Hello, after which she received another standing ovation.
Throughout the evening, Adele delivered a selection of powerful and emotional hits that spanned her four studio albums, accompanying most with spectacular visuals.
Songs from her latest Brit award-winning album, 30, included Easy On Me, I Drink Wine, Oh My God, and Cry Your Heart Out. Fans were also delighted to a rendition of her Oscar-winning James Bond theme, Skyfall, with visual effects showing the singer set against fiery backgrounds.
Rapper Stormzy was pictured in the audience alongside Adele’s partner, Rich Paul.
Adele also thanked Caesars Palace for the support she had been shown following the show’s postponement, saying she was “honoured” to be performing at the venue.
Thousands of fans, who had travelled from across the world for the show, said Adele had “exceeded every expectation” with the show.
The singer announced the last-minute postponement on Instagram earlier this year, telling fans in a tearful message that the show was “not ready”.
Adele’s run at Caesars Palace had originally been due to begin at the Colosseum on January 21, 2022, running until April 16. She later declared she had “the best fans in the world” and thanked them after receiving waves of support for her decision to postpone. Her new run is scheduled to take place from November 18 and run to March 25, with the 24 rescheduled shows as well as eight extra dates.