Adele for Elle.Photo: Mario Sorrenti
Adele’s decision to postpone her highly anticipated Las Vegas residency wasn’t an easy one — but at the time, she knew it was the right thing to do.
Speaking toELLE for the cover of itsSeptember issue, Adele opened up about how difficult it was to tell fans she would be postponing the residency, originally set to kick off last January at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
“There was just no soul in it,” the “Hello” singer, 34, told the outlet. “The stage setup wasn’t right. It was very disconnected from me and my band, and it lacked intimacy. And maybe I tried too hard to give it those things in such a controlled environment.”
Adele for Elle.Courtesy of ELLE UK / Mario Sorrenti
Now, months after she announced the postponement, she’s teasing what fans can expect from her reimagined show, whichbegins in November.
“I want to tell the story of the beginning of my career to now. I’m not gonna give too much about it, but the show grows. The show grows,” she said. “It’s all about the music, and it’s really, really nostalgic. It’s gonna be really beautiful.”
Adele for Elle.Mario Sorrenti/ELLE
Adele postponed the show in late January, only one day before it was scheduled to kick off. Sheshared the news through an emotional videoon Instagram and said her team was “up against so much” and they’d “run out of time.”
Later, in February, she said that the residency"is absolutely 100% happening this year"during her appearance on theGraham Norton Show.
She alsoreflected on her decisionin July with BBC Radio 4’sDesert Island Discs.
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The “Easy on Me” songstress also revealed that she was mercilessly criticized for her decision.
“I was a shell of a person for a couple of months,” she admitted. “I just had to wait it out and just grieve it, I guess, just grieve the shows and get over the guilt, but it was brutal.”
source: people.com
