Adele has postponed a 24-date Las Vegas residency hours before it was to start, citing delivery delays and coronavirus illness in her crew.
The chart-topping British singer said she was “gutted” and promised to reschedule the shows. Read more: Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock star, dead at 74 In a video message posted on social media, a tearful Adele said: “I’m so sorry but my show ain’t ready.” “We’ve tried absolutely everything that we can to pull it together in time and for it to be good enough for you but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID,” she said, adding that “half my team are down with” the virus. Read more: Britney Spears sends cease and desist letter to sister Jamie Lynn Adele had been due to perform 24 shows at Caesars Palace Hotel starting Friday following the release of her fourth album, 30.
In a tweet, Caesars Palace said it understood fans’ disappointment but added: “Creating a show of this magnitude is incredibly complex.