After another extended trip to Sin City, Adele is officially on vocal rest for the foreseeable future.
On Saturday, the 16x Grammy winner performed the final show in her Weekends with Adele Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace, sharing a heartfelt goodbye with her adoring fans at the Colosseum.
“I am so sad that this residency is over, but I’m so glad that it happened,” raved Adele in video from the concert. “I really, really am. It got off to such a f—ing rocky, rocky, rocky way. It was one of the worst years of my life ever … in my life, it was the worst year of my life. I was being punched around, it was f—ing horrible. And I was told it was career suicide and that Vegas would never forgive me for doing something so last-minute. But we were talking as a team earlier, which was when I first started crying. And had I done that show that I canceled, I certainly wouldn’t be standing here tonight doing my 100th show here at the Colosseum.
“If something doesn’t feel right to you, don’t f—ing do it. It doesn’t matter. And I’m talking about gut instinct, when something doesn’t feel right, don’t do it. I am bursting with pride, I’m so proud of myself, I’m so proud of all of my team, all of my crew, all of my band, all of my glam. I am so thankful to Vegas for giving me that second chance,” she added.
Adele continued, “I hope that you have like having me as much as I have liked being here. To everyone at Caesars, you’ve been amazing and so patient with me, so incredible. To Live Nation. To my son,” continued Adele as she broke down in tears. “I chose to do a residency, maybe because I f—ing hate touring. But I chose to do a residency so I could keep his life normal, and I did do that. I wouldn’t change it for the world, but I get to be with him on the weekends now, because obviously, he can’t always come. So, I love you to bits, Peanut, thank you for being patient with me, as well.”
The ‘To Be Loved’ artist shares a 12-year-old son with ex-husband Simon Konecki.
To fiancé Rich Paul, with whom she revealed her engagement in August, Adele said, “Thank you for always picking me up and making me feel like I could do whatever I want to do. There’s been times when I’m too tired or too emotionally drained, and you’re like, ‘Come on, baby. Get up there, you’re the best to do it.’ And things like that. So, I appreciate that, I still need to be treated like a baby panda.”
“I am emotional, but just so you know, I got closure when Celine Dion came to my show a few weeks ago. I cried for a whole week. It was just such a full-circle moment for me, because that’s the only reason I ever wanted to even be in here. But it’s been wonderful, and I will miss it terribly, and I will miss you terribly. I don’t know when I next want to perform again, and I’m not doing anything else. I’m actually s—ing myself about what I am gonna do, what I’ve got. I don’t have any f—ing plans. … Of course I’ll be back. The only thing I’m good at is singing and things like that. I just don’t know when I want to next come onstage, but I love you.”
Adele — who dropped her last album 30 back in 2021 — kicked off her Vegas residency in November 2022 after it was delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, she announced a concert film for fans who couldn’t make it to the show.
Before her latest stint on Vegas, Adele announced that she plans to take an indefinite hiatus from music after the residency ends.
