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Tearful Adele announces Las Vegas residency has been postponed due to COVID-19
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Tearful Adele announces Las Vegas residency has been postponed due to COVID-19
Adele has been forced to delay the start of her Las Vegas residency after COVID-19 cases in her team delayed her preparations.
Adele postpones Las Vegas residency, citing pandemic impact
LONDON (AP) — Adele has postponed a 24-date Las Vegas residency hours before it was to start, citing delivery delays and coronavirus illness in her crew.
The chart-topping British singer said she was “gutted” and promised to reschedule the shows.
In a video message posted on social media, a tearful Adele said: “I’m so sorry but my show ain’t ready.”
“We’ve tried absolutely everything that we can to pull it together in time and for it to be good enough for you but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID,” she said, adding that “half my team are down with” the virus.
Adele had been due to perform 24 shows at Caesars Palace Hotel starting Friday following the release of her fourth album, “30.”
In a tweet, Caesars Palace said it understood fans’ disappointment but added: “Creating a show of this magnitude is incredibly complex. We fully support Adele and are confident the show she unveils at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will be extraordinary.”
Omicron spurs cancellations, delays: Adele’s Las Vegas residency, Grammys and other events impacted
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With COVID-19 cases surging in many places across the US, a growing number of event organizers are changing plans for the sake of health and safety. On Thursday, singer Adele announced she wouldn’t be kicking off her Las Vegas residency on Friday as planned, due to half her team being out with COVID as well as shipping delays due to the pandemic.
At the start of January, as health officials worked through a backlog from over the holidays, the US reported more than a million new COVID cases in a single day, spurred by the omicron variant of COVID-19. Some available research suggests omicron may lead to less severe illness, though officials say it still could make a large number of people sick at once, which could overwhelm health care systems.
Earlier in January, several large tech companies, including T-Mobile and Meta, scaled back their plans for CES 2022. The Grammys also announced a new date of April 3 after postponing the awards show originally scheduled for Jan. 31, while Sundance Film Festival, scheduled for Jan. 20-30, also switched from an in-person to a virtual event due to COVID-19.
Here are some of the latest postponements and cancellations:
Adele Postpones Las Vegas Residency: ‘It’s Been Impossible to Finish the Show’ | Billboard News
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Adele broke the news Thursday (Jan. 20) that she is rescheduling her 2022 Las Vegas residency due to delivery delays and her team members having COVID.