Adele Live
Adele Live is the second concert tour by English recording artist Adele. Visiting Europe and North America, the tour supports her second studio album, 21. Adele is backed by a five-piece band and backing singers, whilst for some songs she is accompanied by piano only. The setlist comprised all songs from 21, except for "He Won't Go", as well as selected songs from 19. The shows garnered positive critical reviews, many of which emphasised the show's understated nature, as well as the singer's vocal performance and accessible persona.
Recurring health and vocal problems led to numerous alterations to the tour itinerary. The first European leg of the tour was uninterrupted. However, for the first North American leg, which was originally scheduled from 12 May 2011 in Washington D.C. to 22 June in Minneapolis, Adele canceled the last nine dates of her tour after she was diagnosed with acute laryngitis. These dates were re-scheduled with some additional dates and some larger venues. The tour was sold out quickly across North America and Europe, and received positive reviews.
Adele Live 2016
Adele Live 2016 is the planned third concert tour by English recording artist Adele in support of her third studio album 25. It will begin on 29 February 2016, in Belfast, Northern Ireland at the SSE Arena and will continue throughout Europe and North America before concluding on 15 November 2016, in Mexico City, Mexico at Palacio de los Deportes. Currently, the tour is planned to travel across Europe and North America with a total of 105 shows.
Background
Adele announced the European headlining dates on 26 November 2015. After tickets went on sale on December 4, many venues reported sell-outs, resulting in extra dates being added in multiple cities on the itinerary.
Tickets sold out nearly instantaneously, with promoters for Glasgow's SSE Hydro reporting tickets for the 13,000 venue sold out within two minutes. Due to the high demand, online queues were set up, which resulted in queues of over 50,000 people for venues only seating a quarter of that.
On December 14, 2015, Adele announced the North American leg of the tour. The leg will include six nights each at both the Staples Center and the Madison Square Garden.
