Adele

Las Vegas, 2022-present

Residency: Weekends with Adele
Venue: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Original start: January 21, 2022; postponed the day before
Opening night: Friday, November 18, 2022
Rescheduled first run: 32 shows (24 rescheduled, 8 new) through March 25, 2023
Schedule: Two shows each weekend
Final show: Saturday, November 23, 2024, her 100th performance
Celine Dion: Attended the October 26, 2024, show; Adele said the Colosseum was built for Dion

About

Adele's Las Vegas residency nearly didn't happen on schedule. Weekends with Adele was due to open at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Friday, January 21, 2022, to celebrate her album 30. The day before, she posted a tearful video saying "my show ain't ready," blaming delivery delays and COVID-19 cases among half her crew. Variety reported that hundreds of fans had already traveled for it, and that some reports claimed she had seen the production only days earlier and did not like it.

In July 2022 she announced new dates: 24 rescheduled shows plus 8 new ones, opening November 18, 2022, and running through March 25, 2023, with priority for fans who had held the original tickets. She said she stood by the decision. The residency was extended from there and ran two shows each weekend for two years.

Adele chose the Colosseum because of Celine Dion, who opened the room with her own residency in 2003. Adele said she touched a picture of Dion beside the stage before every show, and when Dion attended on October 26, 2024, she broke down in tears mid-song. At her final show on Saturday, November 23, 2024, her 100th, Adele told the audience she had chosen a residency to keep her son's life normal and that she did not know when she would perform again.

What to expect

Adele has no current Las Vegas residency; Weekends with Adele closed on November 23, 2024, and she said she planned a long break from performing. The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, the theater she played, still operates, and its current lineup does not list her.

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The postponement was announced on January 20, 2022, one day before opening night, according to Variety.
Reports of the Colosseum's capacity vary: Malay Mail (via dpa) says around 4,000 seats, while Garth Brooks' official site calls it a 4,300-seat theater.
Priority for the rescheduled 2022 dates went to fans who held tickets for the original dates or were on the Verified Fan waitlist.
Adele said at the final show that she chose a residency over touring partly because she disliked touring.

Questions about Adele

When was Adele's Las Vegas residency?

Weekends with Adele ran at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace from November 18, 2022, to November 23, 2024, with two shows each weekend. It was first scheduled to open on January 21, 2022, but Adele postponed it the day before, saying the show wasn't ready.

Why did Adele postpone her Las Vegas residency?

In January 2022 Adele said the show had been "destroyed by delivery delays and COVID," with half her crew sick, and that it was not good enough to put on. Variety noted reports that she had seen the production only days before and did not like it. She announced rescheduled dates in July 2022.

How many shows did Adele play in Las Vegas?

Adele played 100 shows of Weekends with Adele at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, finishing with her 100th on Saturday, November 23, 2024, according to German news agency dpa as reported by Malay Mail. The run began on November 18, 2022, with two performances each weekend on her schedule, per Billboard.

Is Adele coming back to Las Vegas?

Nothing has been announced. At her final show on November 23, 2024, she told the audience she did not know when she would next perform, and she had said earlier that she wanted to take a big break and do other creative things for a while. The Colosseum's current lineup does not include her.

Why did Adele choose the Colosseum at Caesars Palace?

Because of Celine Dion. The Colosseum was built for Dion's first residency, which opened it in 2003, and Adele wrote that it was the only venue she wanted to play in Las Vegas for that reason. Dion attended her show on October 26, 2024.