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{{Short description|2022–2024 concert residency by Adele}}
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{{Infobox concert
| concert_name      = Weekends with Adele
| image             = Weekends with Adele residency poster.jpg
| image_size        = 220
| caption           = Promotional poster for the residency
| artist            = [[Adele]]
| type              = Concert residency
| venue             = [[The Colosseum at Caesars Palace]]
| album             = ''[[30 (album)|30]]''
| location          = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], United States
| start_date        = {{Start date|2022|11|18|df=y}}
| end_date          = {{End date|2024|11|23|df=y}}
| number_of_shows   = 100
| attendance        = 100,000 (24 shows)
| gross             = $52.8 million (24 shows)
| last_tour         = [[Adele Live 2016]] <br>(2016–2017)
| this_tour         = '''Weekends with Adele''' <br>(2022–2024)
| next_tour         = [[Adele in Munich]] <br>(2024)
}}

'''Weekends with Adele''' is the first [[concert residency]] by English singer [[Adele]], held at [[The Colosseum at Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas. Initially scheduled to commence on 21 January 2022, she postponed it due to production delays and her team contracting [[COVID-19]]. Adele rescheduled the residency to begin on 18 November 2022, and after being extended, it is set to conclude its run on 23 November 2024. As part of it, she performs two shows at the venue every weekend.

The shows have a minimalistic beginning, with just Adele and a pianist, and later incorporate a band, background vocalists, an orchestra, and production elements like [[pyrotechnics]], a waterfall, and a pool. Adele disappears in a [[Magic (illusion)|vanishing act]] at the end of every show. Weekends with Adele received acclaim from critics, several of whom thought the rescheduled shows were worth the wait and praised the production and her vocal performance.

== Background ==
In 2016, [[Adele]] embarked on her third concert tour, [[Adele Live 2016]], which ran through multiple continents and lasted 121 shows.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Platon |first=Adelle |title=Adele Announces 2016 Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-live-tour-2016-6777820/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=26 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020160641/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-live-tour-2016-6777820/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Stedman |first=Alex |title=Adele Cancels Final Two Shows of Tour: 'I'm Sorry. I'm Devastated' |url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/adele-cancels-shows-vocal-chord-damage-1202485261/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=30 June 2017 |url-status=live |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829183413/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/adele-cancels-shows-vocal-chord-damage-1202485261/ }}</ref> She closed the tour with a series of shows at [[Wembley Stadium]], during one of which she passed a handwritten note to attendees admitting she may not tour again: "Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things [...] I wanted my final shows to be in London because I don't know if I'll ever tour again and so I want my last time to be at home."<ref>{{cite web |last=Levine |first=Nick |title=Adele Explains Why She May Never Tour Again |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-explains-why-she-may-never-tour-again-2095976 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=29 June 2017 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105213925/https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-explains-why-she-may-never-tour-again-2095976 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Adele Kicks off Wembley Run with Grenfell Fire Tribute, Note on Possible Retirement From Touring |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-wembley-stadium-grenfell-fire-tribute-possible-tour-retirement-7849393/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=29 June 2017 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105213920/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-wembley-stadium-grenfell-fire-tribute-possible-tour-retirement-7849393/ }}</ref> Adele cancelled the final two performances due to medical advice after she damaged her vocal cords.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adele Cancels Final Two Wembley Shows |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40465871 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=1 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505140538/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40465871 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Segarra |first=Lisa Marie |title=Adele Just Announced She's Canceling the Last 2 Shows of Her Tour |url=https://time.com/4842996/adele-cancels-last-2-shows/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=1 July 2017 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105232434/https://time.com/4842996/adele-cancels-last-2-shows/ }}</ref> She would keep a low profile during the following years.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Saturday Night Live'': Adele 'Excited' and 'Terrified' to Host |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54597331 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=10 October 2023 |date=19 October 2020 |url-status=live |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309012032/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54597331 }}</ref>

Adele announced her fourth studio album, ''[[30 (album)|30]]'', on 13 October 2021, and announced it would be released on 19 November of the same year. On the day following the announcement, "[[Easy on Me]]" was released as the [[lead single]] from the album.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lynch |first=Joe |title=Adele Reveals Release Date for ''30,'' Details Album's 'Blistering Truths' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-30-album-release-date-details-9644577/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=13 October 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=26 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226090000/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-30-album-release-date-details-9644577/ }}</ref> In a November interview, Adele stated that she really wanted to tour in support of ''30'' but would most likely not do it: "This album? No, probably not. I'd love to. [...] It doesn't sit right with me putting an album out this year and then touring it in 2023."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bowenbank |first=Starr |title=Is Adele Planning to Tour Around ''30''? Here's What She Told John Mayer |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-not-touring-album-30-2022-1234998960/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=12 March 2023 |date=17 November 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312090007/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-not-touring-album-30-2022-1234998960/ }}</ref> She further denied rumours of an impending [[concert residency]] in an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |title=Adele Postpones Las Vegas Residency Due to 'Delivery Delays' and Covid |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency-1288382/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=20 January 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019072210/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency-1288382/ }}</ref>

However, on 30 November, Adele announced the residency Weekends with Adele. It was planned to take place between 21 January and 16 April 2022, with Adele performing two shows at [[The Colosseum at Caesars Palace]] in Las Vegas every weekend (24 total shows).<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Adele to Kick Off 2022 with Las Vegas Residency |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-2022-las-vegas-residency-dates-1235003693/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=30 November 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105164654/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-2022-las-vegas-residency-dates-1235003693/ }}</ref> The 100,000 tickets that went on sale sold out within six hours, resulting in an average gross of 2.2 million dollars ({{From USD|2200000|GBR}} British pounds) per show.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Brooks |first1=Dave |title=Adele Will Earn $2M-Plus for Each of Her Las Vegas Shows |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-earn-2-million-las-vegas-shows/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=9 December 2021 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715025043/https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-earn-2-million-las-vegas-shows/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=R. Kennedy|first=John|title=Adele's Vegas Residency Sets Box Office Record|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/adele-s-vegas-residency-sets-box-office-record-1.16667987|access-date=25 January 2022|publisher=[[iHeartRadio]]|language=en-CA|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124165342/https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/adele-s-vegas-residency-sets-box-office-record-1.16667987|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Ben Beaumont-Thomas commented that since Vegas residences had been frequent among artists who were past their commercial peak, Adele was an outlier. But he thought it suited her situation due to its proximity to her son and his father's residence, her aversion to touring giant venues, and the intimate material on ''30'' which would resonate better with a smaller audience.<ref>{{cite web |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |title=Security, Intimacy and Money: Why Adele Is Going to Las Vegas |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/03/security-intimacy-and-money-why-adele-is-going-to-las-vegas |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=5 November 2023 |date=3 December 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105164705/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/03/security-intimacy-and-money-why-adele-is-going-to-las-vegas }}</ref> It was also meant to circumvent the challenges posed to traditional concert tours by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |title=Tearful Adele Postpones Las Vegas Residency Due to COVID-Related Delays |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency-covid-1235159032/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=20 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829101257/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency-covid-1235159032/ }}</ref>

==Postponements==
On 20 January 2022, one day before the residency was scheduled to begin,<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 January 2022|title=Tearful Adele Postpones Entire Las Vegas Residency|language=en-GB|publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60078151|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131211416/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60078151|url-status=live}}</ref> Adele uploaded a video of herself crying and announcing its postponement on Instagram.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sun |first1=Michael |last2=Snapes |first2=Laura |title='I'm Gutted': Adele Postpones Las Vegas Residency |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/my-show-aint-ready-adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=21 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505091611/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/my-show-aint-ready-adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency }}</ref> Adele cited half of her team having [[COVID-19]] as a reason along with production delays,<ref>{{cite web |last=Hamedy |first=Saba |title=Adele Postpones Las Vegas Residency Due to Covid-19 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency-due-covid-19-rcna12994 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=21 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105164705/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency-due-covid-19-rcna12994 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mamo |first=Heran |title=Adele Posts Tearful Video Postponing Las Vegas Residency: 'It's Been Impossible to Finish the Show' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-2022-las-vegas-residency-canceled-video-1235021128/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=20 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521135209/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-2022-las-vegas-residency-canceled-video-1235021128/ }}</ref> saying "I'm so sorry, but my show ain't ready. We've tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together [but] we've been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID. Half my crew, half my team are down with COVID."<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Zurilla |first=Christie |title=In Tears, a 'Gutted' Adele Postpones Vegas Residency One Day Before Showtime |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-01-20/adele-las-vegas-residency-all-dates-postponed-covid |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=20 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011222922/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-01-20/adele-las-vegas-residency-all-dates-postponed-covid }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |title=Adele Postpones Las Vegas Residency in Tearful Video Statement |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency-in-tearful-video-statement/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=20 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=2 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402134715/https://pitchfork.com/news/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency-in-tearful-video-statement/ }}</ref> Caesars Palace issued a statement supporting her decision to postpone and said they were confident that the rescheduled shows would "be extraordinary".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brathwaite |first=Lester Fabian |title=Adele Tearfully Postpones Las Vegas Residency a Day Before Opening: 'I'm Gutted' |url=https://ew.com/music/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=20 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105164653/https://ew.com/music/adele-postpones-las-vegas-residency/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Avila |first=Daniela |title=Adele Announces Las Vegas Residency Postponement in Tearful Video: 'We've Run Out of Time' |url=https://people.com/music/adele-announces-las-vegas-residency-postponement/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=20 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105164705/https://people.com/music/adele-announces-las-vegas-residency-postponement/ }}</ref> The following day, Adele personally [[FaceTime]]d some fans at the hotel's gift shop to apologize.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gularte |first=Alejandra |title=Adele FaceTimes Fans in Las Vegas for Canceled Shows |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/adele-facetime-fans-las-vegas-residency-apology.html |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=22 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=25 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225222613/https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/adele-facetime-fans-las-vegas-residency-apology.html }}</ref>

A few days later, Adele announced that she would be performing at the [[Brit Awards 2022]]. This was met with backlash from fans who were yet to receive refunds for the postponed shows and believed it to be "tone deaf".<ref>{{cite web |last=Hirwani |first=Peony |title=Adele Faces Backlash for 'Tone Deaf' Instagram Post After Postponing Las Vegas Residency |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-vegas-show-instagram-post-b2006619.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=3 February 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815010827/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-vegas-show-instagram-post-b2006619.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Coy |first=Bronte |title=Adele Faces Backlash Over Tone-Deaf Post After Vegas Cancellation |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/adele-faces-backlash-over-tonedeaf-post-after-vegas-cancellation/news-story/d7ad4a8bf055ebb221ce209cefed6378 |publisher=[[News.com.au]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=2 February 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216090341/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/adele-faces-backlash-over-tonedeaf-post-after-vegas-cancellation/news-story/d7ad4a8bf055ebb221ce209cefed6378 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Southworth |first=Phoebe |title=Backlash Over Cancelled Show Left Adele a 'Shell of a Person' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/03/adele-person-brutal-backlash-cancelled-las-vegas-shows/ |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=3 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=26 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126233810/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/03/adele-person-brutal-backlash-cancelled-las-vegas-shows/ }}</ref> In a July 2022 interview, Adele described the reaction as "brutal".<ref>{{cite web |title=Adele Says Backlash to Las Vegas Residency Postponement Was Brutal |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62010158 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=3 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711010515/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62010158 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Vlachou |first=Marita |title=Adele Defends Decision To Postpone Las Vegas Residency Despite 'Brutal' Backlash |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adele-interview-las-vegas-residency_n_62c2ed4ee4b0f612572a149e |website=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=4 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026222622/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adele-interview-las-vegas-residency_n_62c2ed4ee4b0f612572a149e }}</ref> She recalled that "I was a shell of a person for a couple of months" and had trouble moving on from the incident.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |title=Adele Has No Regrets About Postponing Her Las Vegas Residency: 'I Stand by That Decision' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-addresses-las-vegas-residency-backlash-1235110294/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=3 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711010508/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-addresses-las-vegas-residency-backlash-1235110294/ }}</ref> Nonetheless, she maintained that she stood by her decision: "You can't buy me, I'm not just going to do a show because I have to or because people will be let down or because we're going to lose loads of money."<ref>{{cite web |last=Ushe |first=Naledi |title=Adele Talks 'Brutal' Backlash After Postponing Las Vegas Residency: 'Maybe My Silence Has Been Deadly' |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/07/04/adele-las-vegas-residency-postponing-backlash-future-show-plans/7802329001/ |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=4 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704165932/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/07/04/adele-las-vegas-residency-postponing-backlash-future-show-plans/7802329001/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brathwaite |first=Lester Fabian |title=Adele Was 'Devastated' to Cancel Vegas Residency, Stands by Decision: 'The Show Was Not Good Enough' |url=https://ew.com/music/adele-stands-by-vegas-residency-canceled-shows/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=4 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326213307/https://ew.com/music/adele-stands-by-vegas-residency-canceled-shows/}}</ref> She appeared to give credence to media reports claiming she had "creative differences" with the original stage designer, [[Es Devlin|Esmeralda Devlin]], and Caesars Palace. British firm Stufish Entertainment Architects, co-founded by [[Mark Fisher (architect)|Mark Fisher]], helped Adele redesign and revitalise the Weekends with Adele stage.<!-- Exclaim! see [[WP:RSMUSIC]] --><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hudson |first=Alex |date=27 June 2013 |title=R.I.P. Mark Fisher, Stage Designer for Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, U2 |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rip_mark_fisher_stage_designer_for_pink_floyd_rolling_stones_u2 |url-status=live |magazine=[[Exclaim!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825151503/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rip_mark_fisher_stage_designer_for_pink_floyd_rolling_stones_u2 |archive-date=25 August 2024 |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Aswad2022">{{cite magazine |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=26 August 2022 |title=Adele: 'I'm Very Proud of Myself' for Postponing Las Vegas Residency |url=https://au.variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-proud-postponing-las-vegas-residency-elle-4998/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety Australia]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825145201/https://au.variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-proud-postponing-las-vegas-residency-elle-4998/ |archive-date=25 August 2024 |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>

On 25 July 2022, Adele announced the 24 rescheduled shows, as well as 8 additional shows, which would now run from 18 November 2022 to 25 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=25 July 2022|title=Adele Announces Rescheduled Las Vegas Residency Dates|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-rescheduled-las-vegas-residency-1235324570/|access-date=25 July 2022|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725131112/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-rescheduled-las-vegas-residency-1235324570/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |title=Adele Sets New Dates for Las Vegas Residency: 'I'm Going to Give You the Absolute Best of Me' |url=https://ew.com/music/adele-rescheduled-las-vegas-residency-new-dates/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=25 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326213313/https://ew.com/music/adele-rescheduled-las-vegas-residency-new-dates/ }}</ref> Fans who had previously held tickets for the original dates or had been waitlisted for the Verified fan presale were prioritized.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Adele 'Ecstatic' to Announce Rescheduled 'Weekends with' Dates For Las Vegas Residency |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-rescheduled-weekends-las-vegas-residency-dates-1235117451/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=25 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815160059/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-rescheduled-weekends-las-vegas-residency-dates-1235117451/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=Dave |title=With Adele Las Vegas Residency Back On, Who Gets First Crack at New Tickets? |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-las-vegas-residency-sell-tickets-fans/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=29 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924210915/https://www.billboard.com/pro/adele-las-vegas-residency-sell-tickets-fans/}}</ref> On 15 August 2022, Adele said the postponement "was purely an artistic decision".<ref name="Aswad2022"/> She subsequently added two New Year's Eve weekend shows which would take place 30–31 December 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=20 November 2022 |title=Adele Adds New Year's Eve Weekend Shows to Las Vegas Residency: 'Let's Go All Out' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-concerts-new-years-eve-1235174406/ |access-date=22 November 2022 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122224026/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-concerts-new-years-eve-1235174406/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2023, Adele announced she would perform 34 additional shows from June to November of the same year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |title=Adele Plans Concert Film, Extends Las Vegas Residency At Caesars Colisseum |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/adele-plans-concert-film-extends-las-vegas-residency-caesars-colisseum-1235310269/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=26 March 2023 |location=United States |date=26 March 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326154830/https://deadline.com/2023/03/adele-plans-concert-film-extends-las-vegas-residency-caesars-colisseum-1235310269/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |title=Adele Extends 'Weekends with' Las Vegas Residency, Announces Upcoming Concert Film |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-extends-weekends-with-las-vegas-residency-concert-film-1235292753/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=26 March 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608031116/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-extends-weekends-with-las-vegas-residency-concert-film-1235292753/ }}</ref> A concert film was also announced onstage by Adele. It was later recorded during the 30 June–1 July weekend dates.<ref name="Pitchfork 1">{{cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |title=Adele Adds New Las Vegas Residency Dates, Announces Concert Film |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/adele-adds-new-las-vegas-residency-dates-announces-concert-film/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=26 March 2023 |date=26 March 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326145924/https://pitchfork.com/news/adele-adds-new-las-vegas-residency-dates-announces-concert-film/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Brenton |title=Adele Extends Her Las Vegas Residency and Says She'll Film the Show for Those Who Can't Attend |url=https://people.com/music/adele-extends-las-vegas-residency-film-show-for-those-who-cant-attend/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=26 March 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021002307/https://people.com/music/adele-extends-las-vegas-residency-film-show-for-those-who-cant-attend/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Adele Extends 'Weekends with' Las Vegas Residency, Plans Concert Film |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-extend-weekends-with-las-vegas-residency-release-concert-film-1234703875/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=26 March 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021023720/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-extend-weekends-with-las-vegas-residency-release-concert-film-1234703875/ }}</ref> In October 2023, she added a final 32 dates, extending the residency until June 2024.<ref name="2024dates">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-final-dates-1235450113/ |title=Adele Adds More Shows to Las Vegas Residency 'One Last Time': Here Are the Dates |last=Chan |first=Anna |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=20 October 2023 |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020210724/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-final-dates-1235450113/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bell |first=Sadie |title=Adele Extends Weekends with Adele Las Vegas Residency into 2024: 'These Shows Have Changed My Life' |url=https://people.com/adele-announces-weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-final-2024-dates-8364520 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=20 October 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028171805/https://people.com/adele-announces-weekends-with-adele-las-vegas-residency-final-2024-dates-8364520 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |title=Adele Extends 'Weekends with Adele' Las Vegas Residency One Last Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-las-vegas-residency-extended-for-final-leg-1234859008/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=20 October 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027005740/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-las-vegas-residency-extended-for-final-leg-1234859008/ }}</ref>

On 27 February 2024, Adele announced on social media that her 10 shows in March would be postponed to a later date due to health concerns. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna140848 | title=Adele postpones Las Vegas residency dates over health concerns | website=[[NBC News]] | date=28 February 2024 }}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
A Weekends with Adele show spans more than two hours.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |last=Qureshi |first=Bilal |title=At Adele's Vegas Residency, Intimacy Is the Ultimate Luxury |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/03/20/1164075762/adele-vegas-residency-live-review |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=7 November 2023 |date=20 March 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821155345/https://www.npr.org/2023/03/20/1164075762/adele-vegas-residency-live-review }}</ref> The 20-track set list, the longest of her career until her Munich residency at 22, has the most songs from her second studio album, ''[[21 (Adele album)|21]]'' (2011), and five from ''30''.<ref name="Zoladz" /><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=See Adele Finally Kick Off Her 'Weekends with' Las Vegas Residency |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-weekends-with-las-vegas-residency-watch-1234633777/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=19 November 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326133115/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-weekends-with-las-vegas-residency-watch-1234633777/ }}</ref> The shows do not include any costume changes,<ref name="USAToday">{{cite web |last=Ruggieri |first=Melissa |title=Adele Begins Las Vegas Residency with Emotion, Tells Fans, 'Thank You for Coming Back to Me' |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/11/19/adele-las-vegas-residency-begins-after-10-month-delay-review/10736373002/ |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=7 November 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119094905/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/11/19/adele-las-vegas-residency-begins-after-10-month-delay-review/10736373002/ }}</ref> but Adele dons a distinct floor-length black gown every weekend to make sure she remains "authentic" according to stylist Jamie Mizrahi.<ref name="Bawdy, Emotional">{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |title='Bawdy, Emotional': Critics Gush Over Adele's Postponed Las Vegas Show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/19/adele-thanks-fans-for-coming-back-to-me-as-she-opens-postponed-las-vegas-residency |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=19 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105233102/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/19/adele-thanks-fans-for-coming-back-to-me-as-she-opens-postponed-las-vegas-residency }}</ref> As of November 2022, Mizrahi had commissioned 20 gowns, from fashion houses including [[Maison Schiaparelli]], for the residency.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blasberg |first=Derek |title=The Inside Story of Adele's Vegas Wardrobe |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/adele-vegas-costumes-wardrobe-caesars-palace-pictures-concert-11668713959 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=19 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107100109/https://www.wsj.com/articles/adele-vegas-costumes-wardrobe-caesars-palace-pictures-concert-11668713959 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Davis |first=Jessica |title=Adele Opens Her Las Vegas Residency in Schiaparelli Haute Couture |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a42020696/adele-schiaparelli-dress-tour/ |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=21 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327064940/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a42020696/adele-schiaparelli-dress-tour/ }}</ref> Adele also wore [[Harris Reed]]'s first design for [[Nina Ricci (brand)|Nina Ricci]], a custom gown by [[Stella McCartney]], and brands like [[Versace]], [[Loewe (fashion brand)|Loewe]], [[Louis Vuitton]], [[Paco Rabanne]], and [[Proenza Schouler]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=De Klerk |first=Amy |title=Adele Wears Custom Stella McCartney to Perform in Las Vegas |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/a42703506/adele-stella-mccartney-dress/ |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |access-date=7 November 2023 |date=30 January 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107100134/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/a42703506/adele-stella-mccartney-dress/ }}</ref>

The show commences with Adele performing a set of ballads. She comes out from a curtain of panels that resemble accordions and the shape of the letter A<ref name="NPR" /> to perform "[[Hello (Adele song)|Hello]]", accompanied by just a pianist on the stage. Adele explained the minimalistic opening choice: "I wanted to start this small. And I wanted it to be all about me, obviously. That's why I came on and did 'Hello' with just me."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |title=Adele's 9 Funniest One-Liners & Banter at Las Vegas Residency Opening Night |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/adele-las-vegas-residency-one-liners-jokes/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=19 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105191313/https://www.billboard.com/lists/adele-las-vegas-residency-one-liners-jokes/ }}</ref> During the chorus, 180-degree floor-to-ceiling screens are switched on and project four close-up images of her.<ref name="Zoladz" /><ref name="THR" /> "Easy on Me" is the second song on the set list, performed during the same set up with the piano.<ref name="USAToday" /><ref name="THR">{{cite web |last=Sheckells |first=Melinda |title=Inside Adele's First Las Vegas Residency Concert: Jitters, Apologies and a Shout-Out to ''The Walking Dead'' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/adele-las-vegas-residency-colosseum-caesars-palace-1235266008/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=19 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021013606/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/adele-las-vegas-residency-colosseum-caesars-palace-1235266008/ }}</ref> Adele follows this with the [[Torch song|torch]] ballads "[[Turning Tables]]" and "Take It All".<ref name="Zoladz" /> During "[[I Drink Wine]]", a chandelier made of hundreds of glasses which sparkle with golden light drops into the space where she and her pianist have been performing, and the curtain of panels expands to reveal a band and background singers.<ref name="Zoladz" /><ref name="THR" />

"[[Water Under the Bridge|Water Under the Bridge]]" is included approximately 30 minutes into the set list.<ref name="THR" /> It begins a section of more upbeat songs, before which Adele reminds the audience: "I don't have many uptempos, so if you want to dance, now's the time".<ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> She performs "[[Send My Love (To Your New Lover)]]" under [[hot pink]] lighting,<ref name="USAToday" /> followed by "[[Oh My God (Adele song)|Oh My God]]".<ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> During "One and Only", Adele is joined by three background vocalists who sing its main vocals while Adele performs its operatic backing vocals under a faint spotlight.<ref name="NPR" /> She then sings "Don't You Remember" and "[[Rumour Has It (Adele song)|Rumour Has It]]".<ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> During "[[Skyfall (song)|Skyfall]]", Adele performs with an orchestra of 24 string players, arranged as eight in three rows each and lit from a previously dark part of the stage.<ref name="Zoladz" /><ref name="THR" /> "[[Hometown Glory]]" and "[[Love in the Dark (Adele song)|Love in the Dark]]" are the next songs on the set list.<ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> She briefly vacates the stage to allow for production elements to be set up for the following performances, while a pre-recorded video of her singing "Cry Your Heart Out" is presented on the screen.<ref name="NPR" /><ref name="THR" />

The "[[Set Fire to the Rain]]" performance incorporates [[pyrotechnics]] and a stage-wide waterfall;<ref name="Zoladz" /><ref name="USAToday" /> raindrops fall on the stage and a fire starts burning under a white piano, spreading throughout the stage before covering the piano.<ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> Towards the end of the performance, the piano sinks into a small pool of water.<ref name="Telegraph" /> Adele sings "[[When We Were Young (Adele song)|When We Were Young]]" while walking through the audience and asking about their favourite childhood memories, as confetti with [[Instant film|Polaroid]] pictures from her life falls upon them.<ref name="Bawdy, Emotional" /><ref name="THR" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Brenton |title=Adele Thanks Fans for 'Coming Back to Me' During Opening Night of 'Perfect' Las Vegas Residency |url=https://people.com/music/adele-thanks-fans-for-coming-back-to-me-during-opening-night-las-vegas-residency/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=8 November 2023 |date=19 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105191313/https://people.com/music/adele-thanks-fans-for-coming-back-to-me-during-opening-night-las-vegas-residency/ }}</ref> During "Hold On", the theatre is adorned with glimmering light as numerous lanterns descend from the rafters.<ref name="NPR" /> While Adele performs "[[Someone like You (Adele song)|Someone Like You]]" and "[[Rolling in the Deep]]", joined by three background vocalists during the latter, the cameras change direction and the audience members are projected on the screens.<ref name="USAToday" /><ref name="THR" /><ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> The show closes with "Love Is a Game", during which she is accompanied by an instrumentation of strings and organ. Adele performs on the pastel-coloured stage, as heart-shaped confetti falls and inspirational messages are displayed, before disappearing into the confetti in a [[vanishing act]].<ref name="NPR" /><ref name="USAToday" /><ref name="THR" />

===Performance-specific events=== 
Being a live show, Adele often banters and interacts with attendees.{{efn|Some of the things she has discussed with them included a news story about [[Tom Sandoval]]'s cheating and the [[Titan submersible implosion|''Titan'' submersible implosion]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Irvin |first=Jack |title=Adele Asks Fans to Explain Tom Sandoval Cheating Scandal to Her at Las Vegas Show: 'I've Got No Idea' |url=https://people.com/adele-asks-fans-to-explain-tom-sandoval-cheating-scandal-to-her-7554120 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=27 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106145650/https://people.com/adele-asks-fans-to-explain-tom-sandoval-cheating-scandal-to-her-7554120 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Adele Pauses Las Vegas Show to Talk Submersibles with Fans |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-submersibles-titanic-las-vegas-1234777690/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=24 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106145643/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/adele-submersibles-titanic-las-vegas-1234777690/ }}</ref>}} She also once signed a newly-married bride's wedding dress and helped a couple reveal the gender of their baby.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blanchet |first=Brenton |title=Adele Signs a Bride's Wedding Dress During Her Las Vegas Residency Show: 'Memory of a Lifetime' |url=https://people.com/music/adele-signs-brides-wedding-dress-during-las-vegas-residency-show/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=5 March 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106145647/https://people.com/music/adele-signs-brides-wedding-dress-during-las-vegas-residency-show/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |title=Adele Helps Couple with Gender Reveal at Las Vegas Residency |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-helps-couple-with-gender-reveal-at-las-vegas-residency-watch-footage-3483817 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=16 August 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106150405/https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-helps-couple-with-gender-reveal-at-las-vegas-residency-watch-footage-3483817 }}</ref> During the show on 18 November 2022, Adele performed choreography from [[Megan Thee Stallion]]'s video for her song "[[Body (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Body]]" during "Water Under the Bridge", which she had previously incorporated into her [[British Summer Time (concerts)|British Summer Time]] concerts.<ref>{{cite web |last=Margaritoff |first=Marco |title=Adele Hilariously Brings Her Megan Thee Stallion Choreography to Vegas Residency |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adele-megan-thee-stallion-choreography_uk_637b2c82e4b0c573962224b5 |website=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=21 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117003444/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adele-megan-thee-stallion-choreography_uk_637b2c82e4b0c573962224b5 }}</ref> After that same show, the vanishing act went viral on social media.<ref>{{cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |title=Adele Goes Viral for Disappearing Trick at Las Vegas Show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-goes-viral-for-disappearing-trick-at-las-vegas-show-3354453 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=23 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105191314/https://www.nme.com/news/music/adele-goes-viral-for-disappearing-trick-at-las-vegas-show-3354453 }}</ref> At the show on 26 August 2023, Adele paused to defend a fan from a security guard while performing "Water Under the Bridge",<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |title=Adele Stops Show to Scold Security Bothering a Fan: 'Can You Leave Him Alone, Please?' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-stops-show-vegas-fan-security-1235401652/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=27 August 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106145643/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/adele-stops-show-vegas-fan-security-1235401652/ }}</ref> and two months later during the show on 28 October 2023, Adele performed in a [[Morticia Addams]] costume for Halloween and, while performing "When We Were Young", asked the audience to "sing it for me" while she interacted with the doctor who delivered her son.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Adele Stopped Her Vegas Show When She Spotted Her OB-GYN in the Crowd: 'That Man Delivered My Baby!' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-stops-vegas-show-ob-gyn-crowd-1235457708/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=30 October 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106145646/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adele-stops-vegas-show-ob-gyn-crowd-1235457708/ }}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
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Weekends with Adele received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |last=Graye |first=Megan |title=Adele's Las Vegas Residency Praised as 'Spectacular' and 'Unreal' in Debut Weekend |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-las-vegas-residency-review-b2229455.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=6 November 2023 |date=21 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105191313/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-las-vegas-residency-review-b2229455.html }}</ref> Several critics thought the rescheduled shows' quality was worth the wait.{{efn|Cited to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'',<ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'',<ref name="Telegraph" /> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'',<ref name="THR" /> ''[[HuffPost]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Bagwell |first=Matt |title=Adele's Mind-Blowing Vanishing Act at the End of Her Las Vegas Show Is Pure Wizardry |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adele-vanishes-las-vegas_uk_637e0e20e4b06ef4a53f85be |website=[[HuffPost]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=23 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105191316/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adele-vanishes-las-vegas_uk_637e0e20e4b06ef4a53f85be }}</ref> [[NPR]],<ref name="NPR" /> ''[[The Times]]'',<ref name="The Times" /> ''[[USA Today]]'',<ref name="USAToday" /> and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''<ref name="Vogue">{{cite web |last=Allaire |first=Christian |authorlink=Christian Allaire |title=Adele Kicked Off Her Vegas Residency in Showgirl Style |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-vegas-residency-schiaparelli |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=20 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105191318/https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-vegas-residency-schiaparelli }}</ref>}} Katie Atkinson of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' called the performance "utterly and breathlessly spectacular" and thought the attention to detail proved that "Adele lovingly dedicated the past 10 months to creating the intimate show of her dreams".<ref name="BB7BestMoments">{{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |date=19 November 2022 |title=Inside Weekends With Adele: 7 Best Moments From Opening Night of Adele's Las Vegas Residency |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/adele-las-vegas-review-best-moments/ |access-date=1 January 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US |archive-date=21 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121060029/https://www.billboard.com/lists/adele-las-vegas-review-best-moments/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lindsay Zoladz of ''[[The New York Times]]'' described the stage as "breathtaking, full of drama and elegance befitting her voice" and praised Adele's decision to embark on a residency despite possessing the ability to go on a stadium tour.<ref name="Zoladz">{{Cite news|last=Zoladz|first=Lindsay|date=19 November 2022|title=Adele Returns to the Stage in Las Vegas, Resolute and Reflective|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/arts/music/adele-las-vegas-review.html|access-date=1 January 2023|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=1 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101081815/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/arts/music/adele-las-vegas-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Keiran Southern of ''[[The Times]]'' said the show was "spectacular, intimate and worth the wait".<ref name="The Times">{{Cite news|last=Southern|first=Keiran|title=Adele Review — Las Vegas Residency Is Spectacular, Intimate and Worth the Wait|newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/adele-las-vegas-review-residency-concert-2022-d609zc3mn|access-date=1 January 2023|issn=0140-0460|archive-date=1 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101090321/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/adele-las-vegas-review-residency-concert-2022-d609zc3mn|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''{{'s}} [[Neil McCormick]] called it "intimate but spectacular, eccentric yet slick and richly emotional" and "an absolutely blockbusting, heart-soaring show packed with personality".<ref name="Telegraph">{{Cite news|author-link=Neil McCormick|last=McCormick|first=Neil|date=19 November 2022|title=Adele's Las Vegas Show Is as Great as Anything I Have Ever Seen on Stage|language=en-GB|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/adele-las-vegas-review-caesars-palace-show-great-anything-have/|access-date=1 January 2023|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=1 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101082925/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/adele-las-vegas-review-caesars-palace-show-great-anything-have/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s Will Richards described the stage setup as "tasteful and minimal",<ref>{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |title=Watch Adele Begin Long-awaited Las Vegas Residency: 'Thank You for Coming Back to Me' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-adele-begin-long-awaited-las-vegas-residency-setlist-video-photos-3352060 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=19 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130150138/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-adele-begin-long-awaited-las-vegas-residency-setlist-video-photos-3352060 }}</ref> and [[NPR]]'s Bilal Qureshi and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s Shirley Halperin lauded the sometimes minimalistic production choices as successful in creating intimacy.<ref name="NPR" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |title=Adele's Las Vegas Residency Opens with Apple's Tim Cook, James Corden, Baz Luhrmann in Attendance |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-las-vegas-residency-opening-night-who-was-there-set-list-1235437622/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=19 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=5 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105191313/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/adele-las-vegas-residency-opening-night-who-was-there-set-list-1235437622/ }}</ref>

Some critics commented on Adele's vocal performance and look. Atkinson wrote that her "powerful and nimble vocals" which form the "true centerpiece" of all Adele performances sounded ready to carry the residency to completion.<ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> On a similar note, Qureshi believed that "at center stage, the real Adele puts finely tuned physicality into every lyric" and she had, unsurprisingly, "never sounded better onstage".<ref name="NPR" /> McCormick opined "she has range, tone, control, power and the ability to lose herself in the emotion" which makes her succeed.<ref name="Telegraph" /> ''[[USA Today]]''{{'}}s Melissa Ruggieri thought that "Adele's voice was as impeccable as her sculpted eyebrows and French manicure", and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''{{'}}s [[Christian Allaire]] believed her look suited Vegas while also maintaining her "glamorous, Old Hollywood style".<ref name="USAToday" /><ref name="Vogue" /> Melinda Sheckells of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' and Zoladz thought she looked and sounded nervous during the first two songs but quickly returned to form in the following performances.<ref name="THR" /><ref name="Zoladz" />

Critics also highlighted individual moments from the show as their favourite ones. In her list of the seven best moments, Atkinson mentioned the introduction of the floor-to-ceiling screens during "Hello", the production of the "Set Fire to the Rain" performance, Adele's walk through the crowd during "When We Were Young", and the confetti showers, among others.<ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> Qureshi described Adele singing the backing vocals of "One and Only" as "one of my favorite arrangements in the show".<ref name="NPR" /> Sheckells cited the "Set Fire to the Rain" and "Hold On" performances as examples of when the show "wowed with even more stage effects".<ref name="THR" /> Zoladz described the former's "staging so gloriously over-the-top that it was giving [[Book of Revelation]]s" but thought the "most emotionally effective part of the night" was during "When We Were Young".<ref name="Zoladz" />

==Set list==
This is the set list for the show on 18 November 2022.<ref name="BB7BestMoments" /> It may not represent all shows.
{{Div col begin}}
# "[[Hello (Adele song)|Hello]]"{{efn|"Hello" incorporates a piano intro of "[[To Be Loved (Adele song)|To Be Loved]]",<ref>{{cite web |last=Kress |first=Bryan |title=How to Get Tickets to Adele's Las Vegas Residency |url=https://consequence.net/2023/03/how-to-buy-adele-tickets-tour/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327205730/https://consequence.net/2023/03/how-to-buy-adele-tickets-tour/ |archive-date=27 March 2023 |date=27 March 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mohan-Hickson |first=Matthew |title=Adele Las Vegas Setlist: What Songs Does She Perform in Weekends with Adele Shows? |url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/music/adele-setlist-what-songs-does-she-perform-4276091 |publisher=[[National World]] |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115015707/https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/music/adele-setlist-what-songs-does-she-perform-4276091 |archive-date=15 November 2023 |date=31 August 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> a song that Adele had previously stated she would never perform live due to its emotional nature.<ref>{{cite web |last=Langford |first=Jackson |title=Watch Adele Perform New Song 'To Be Loved' in Her Living Room |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-adele-perform-new-song-to-be-loved-in-her-living-room-3098251 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=9 July 2022 |date=18 November 2021 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127205335/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-adele-perform-new-song-to-be-loved-in-her-living-room-3098251 |url-status=live }}</ref> }}
# "[[Easy on Me]]"
# "[[Turning Tables]]"
# "Take It All"
# "[[I Drink Wine]]"
# "[[Water Under the Bridge (song)|Water Under the Bridge]]"
# "[[Send My Love (To Your New Lover)]]"
# "[[Oh My God (Adele song)|Oh My God]]"
# "One and Only"
# "Don't You Remember"
# "[[Rumour Has It (Adele song)|Rumour Has It]]"
# "[[Skyfall (song)|Skyfall]]"
# "[[Hometown Glory]]"
# "[[Love in the Dark (Adele song)|Love in the Dark]]"
# "[[Set Fire to the Rain]]" 
# "[[When We Were Young (Adele song)|When We Were Young]]"
# "Hold On"
# "[[Someone like You (Adele song)|Someone Like You]]"
# "[[Rolling in the Deep]]"
# "Love Is a Game"
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==Shows==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of concerts<ref name="Pitchfork 1" /><ref name="2024dates" />
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Venue
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance<ref name="Forbes 1">{{Cite web |last=Roeloffs |first=Mary Whitfill |title=This Artist Had The Most Expensive Last-Minute Concert Tickets This Year (It's Not Taylor Swift) |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/12/13/this-artist-had-the-most-expensive-last-minute-concert-tickets-this-year-its-not-taylor-swift/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue<ref name="Forbes 1" />
|-
! scope="row"| 18 November 2022
| rowspan="100"| Las Vegas
| rowspan="100"| United States
| rowspan="100"| [[The Colosseum at Caesars Palace]]
| rowspan="24"| 100,000 / 100,000
| rowspan="24"| $52,800,000
|-
! scope="row"| 19 November 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 25 November 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 26 November 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 2 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 3 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 9 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 10 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 16 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 17 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 23 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 24 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 30 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 31 December 2022
|-
! scope="row"| 20 January 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 21 January 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 27 January 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 28 January 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 3 February 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 4 February 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 10 February 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 11 February 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 17 February 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 18 February 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 24 February 2023
| rowspan="76"| –
| rowspan="76"| –
|-
! scope="row"| 25 February 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 3 March 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 4 March 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 10 March 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 11 March 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 17 March 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 18 March 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 24 March 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 25 March 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 16 June 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 17 June 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 23 June 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 24 June 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 30 June 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 1 July 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 4 August 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 5 August 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 11 August 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 12 August 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 18 August 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 19 August 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 25 August 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 26 August 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 1 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 2 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 8 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 9 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 15 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 16 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 22 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 23 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 29 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 30 September 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 6 October 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 7 October 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 13 October 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 14 October 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 20 October 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 21 October 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 27 October 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 28 October 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 3 November 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 4 November 2023
|-
! scope="row"| 19 January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 20 January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 26 January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 27 January 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 2 February 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 3 February 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 9 February 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 10 February 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 16 February 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 17 February 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 23 February 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 24 February 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 17 May 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 18 May 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 24 May 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 25 May 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 31 May 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 1 June 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 7 June 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 8 June 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 14 June 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 15 June 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 25 October 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 26 October 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 1 November 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 2 November 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 8 November 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 9 November 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 15 November 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 16 November 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 22 November 2024
|-
! scope="row"| 23 November 2024
|-
! colspan="4"| Total
! 100,000 / 100,000 (100%)
! $52,800,000
|}

== Personnel ==
=== Orchestra ===
The orchestra consists of 24 musicians performing each night, 16 of which are local to Las Vegas. Not all orchestra members may be listed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Katsilometes |first=John |title=Adele Turns to Vegas Players for Orchestral Boost |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/adele-turns-to-vegas-players-for-orchestral-boost-2682980/ |website=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |access-date=August 26, 2024 |date=November 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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* Mandy Andreasen – Cello
* De Ann Letourneau – Violin
* Jason Bonham – Viola
* Brandon Buckmaster – Violin
* Jennifer Hellewell - Violin/Viola
* Patrick Hsieh – Violin
* Scott Jackson – Violin
* Taras Krysa – Violin/Viola
* Wei Wei Le – Violin
* Yunior Lopez – Viola
* Chandra Meibalane – Violin
* Ai Melby – Violin/Viola
* Mariko Muranaka – Cello
* Jeremy Russo - Cello
* Becky Sabine Ramsey – Violin
* Mert Sermet – Cello
* Omar Shelley – Viola
* Lindsey Springer – Cello
* Hanna Suk – Viola
* Rob Taylor – Violin
* Geri Thompson – Violin/Viola
* Soo Yeon Kim – Violin
* Crystal Yuan – Viola
{{Div col end}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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