Adele Live 2016

Adele Live 2016
Tour by Adele

Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album 25
Start date 29 February 2016 (2016-02-29)
End date 15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)
Legs 2
Number of shows
49 in Europe
56 in North America
105 total
Adele concert chronology

Adele Live 2016 is the third concert tour by English recording artist Adele in support of her third studio album 25. It began on 29 February 2016, in Belfast, Northern Ireland at the SSE Arena and will continue throughout Western Europe and North America before concluding on 15 November 2016, in Mexico City, Mexico at Palacio de los Deportes.[1][2][3] Currently, the tour is planned to travel across Western Europe and North America with a total of 105 shows.

Background

Adele announced the Western 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.[4]

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.[5]

On 14 December 2015, Adele announced the North American leg of the tour. The leg will include six nights each at both the Staples Center and Madison Square Garden.[6]

Critical reception

Opening night

Adele at the Genting Arena, March 2016

The UK tour received mostly very positive reviews. Bernadette McNulty of The Daily Telegraph gave the opening show at The SSE Arena Belfast five stars. She referenced the expensive secondary market ticket prices for the tour, saying that "Adele is worth every penny". McNulty states that "Adele undoubtedly has the popularity to fill endless arenas, but maintaining the attention of thousands of people used to the hi-tech extravaganzas laid on by the likes of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé can demand more flashing lights, dance routines and hydraulics than any natural talent. Her entrance was certainly theatrical, emerging from the centre of the arena underneath a main stage flanked by an Orwellian projection of her giant eyes blinking. But between that and some virtual, or possibly in Belfast real, rain, Adele kept it remarkably and effectively simple, letting nothing get in the way of what was almost a religious communion with her fans."[7] BBC News music reporter Mark Savage said that "Adele enjoyed a rapturous reception as she opened her world tour with an intimate arena show in Belfast." Continuing his positive review, he said "even the steeliest of hearts would have been forced to concede she had brought the goods."[8] Amanda Ferguson from the Belfast Telegraph said that "Adele is fun, charismatic and exceptionally talented" in her four star review.[9] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian opened her review by saying that Adele "delivers a solid - if unsurprising - show on the first night of her tour". In her four star review, Petridis noted Adele saying "I know some of you have been dragged along here tonight but I'm going to win you over", before concluding that "judging by the reaction as she finally disappears - on the same platform on which she appeared - she has managed it."[10] Nick Hasted of The Independent gave the show three stars, saying that "she tries soul moves over gospel piano, but owes more to Shirley Bassey than Aretha". Giving a mostly positive review, Hasted concluded the review by saying "Adele needs the nerve to make a defining leap, to become the bawdy, ballsy she is on stage when she writes. Pop is dying for it."[11]

London residency

Adele sings "Set Fire to the Rain" at the Genting Arena, March 2016

The critical response was overwhelmingly positive when Adele performed six shows at The O2 Arena in her hometown, London. The Huffington Post's Ashley Percival gave one of the shows five stars: "By her own admission, most of her back catalogue is "fucking miserable", and I questioned quite how the Tottenham-born songstress would hold the attention of the packed O2 Arena without being able to rely on exhaustive dance routines or belting out some pop bangers to boost the energy. But the second she emerged through the floor of a small B-stage uttering those immortal words “Hello, it’s me”, any concerns just evaporated — every single person in the room was in complete awe, and would stay that way for the entirety of the 18-song set."[12] David Smyth from the London Evening Standard said that "Adele shifted constantly from being a lightning rod for emotion to a light entertainer" in his four star review. He also complimented the show's opening performance of "Hello", saying that "isolated, with her large band hidden behind the screen, [Adele] held the room without trickery — just one of the great singing voices."[13] Ludovic Hunter-Tilney from the Financial Times stated in his four star review that the show "had an old-school air of professionalism, sumptuously mounted and impeccably rehearsed." Hunter-Tilney also said that "Flashy special effects were kept to a minimum, such as the downfall of water that surrounded her for “Set Fire to the Rain” towards the end. The absence of high-tech arena spectacle helped the show. It allowed Adele’s personality to gain the upper hand over her professionalism."[14]

Genting Arena

Adele performed in the Genting Arena, Birmingham on 29, 30 March and 1, 2 April 2016. On the opening night she paid tribute to the victims of the recent Pakistan bombing in a performance described as "mesmerizing".[15]

Set list

This setlist is representative of the 29 February 2016 performance in Belfast. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. [16]

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 — Europe[17][18]
29 February 2016 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena — —
1 March 2016
4 March 2016 Dublin Ireland 3Arena — —
5 March 2016
7 March 2016 Manchester England Manchester Arena 63,209 / 63,209 $7,243,160
8 March 2016
10 March 2016
11 March 2016
15 March 2016 London The O2 Arena 126,043 / 126,043 $14,759,300
16 March 2016
18 March 2016
19 March 2016
21 March 2016
22 March 2016
25 March 2016 Glasgow Scotland The SSE Hydro — —
26 March 2016
29 March 2016 Birmingham England Genting Arena — —
30 March 2016
1 April 2016
2 April 2016
4 April 2016 London The O2 Arena [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 1]
5 April 2016
29 April 2016 Stockholm Sweden Tele2 Arena — —
1 May 2016 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena — —
3 May 2016 Copenhagen Denmark Forum Copenhagen — —
4 May 2016 Herning Jyske Bank Boxen — —
7 May 2016 Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena — —
8 May 2016
10 May 2016 Hamburg Barclaycard Arena — —
11 May 2016
14 May 2016 Cologne Lanxess Arena — —
15 May 2016
17 May 2016 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion — —
18 May 2016
21 May 2016 Lisbon Portugal MEO Arena — —
22 May 2016
24 May 2016 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi — —
25 May 2016
28 May 2016 Verona Italy Arena di Verona — —
29 May 2016
1 June 2016 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — —
3 June 2016
4 June 2016
6 June 2016
9 June 2016 Paris France AccorHotels Arena — —
10 June 2016
12 June 2016 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis — —
13 June 2016
15 June 2016
Leg 2 — North America[19]
5 July 2016 Saint Paul United States Xcel Energy Center — —
6 July 2016
10 July 2016 Chicago United Center — —
11 July 2016
13 July 2016
16 July 2016 Denver Pepsi Center — —
17 July 2016
20 July 2016 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena — —
21 July 2016
25 July 2016 Seattle United States KeyArena — —
26 July 2016
30 July 2016 San Jose SAP Center — —
31 July 2016
2 August 2016 Oakland Oracle Arena — —
5 August 2016 Los Angeles Staples Center — —
6 August 2016
9 August 2016
10 August 2016
12 August 2016
13 August 2016
16 August 2016 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena — —
17 August 2016
6 September 2016 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills — —
7 September 2016
9 September 2016 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center — —
10 September 2016
14 September 2016 Boston TD Garden — —
15 September 2016
19 September 2016 New York City Madison Square Garden — —
20 September 2016
22 September 2016
23 September 2016
25 September 2016
26 September 2016
30 September 2016 Montreal Canada Bell Centre — —
1 October 2016
3 October 2016 Toronto Air Canada Centre — —
4 October 2016
6 October 2016
7 October 2016
10 October 2016 Washington, D.C. United States Verizon Center — —
11 October 2016
15 October 2016 Nashville Bridgestone Arena — —
16 October 2016
25 October 2016 Miami American Airlines Arena — —
26 October 2016
28 October 2016 Atlanta Philips Arena — —
29 October 2016
1 November 2016 Dallas American Airlines Center — —
2 November 2016
4 November 2016 Austin Frank Erwin Center — —
5 November 2016
8 November 2016 Houston Toyota Center — —
9 November 2016
14 November 2016 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes — —
15 November 2016
Total 189,252 / 189,252
(100%)		 $22,002,460

Notes

  1. 1 2 The score data is combined from the shows held at the The O2 Arena from 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22 March & 4, 5 April 2016 respectively.

References

  1. ↑ Platon, Adelle (26 November 2015). "Adele Announces 2016 Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Percival, Ashley (26 November 2015). "Adele Tour: '25' Singer Announces European Live Shows For 2016". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Adele Announces 2016 North American Tour, Her First in 5 Years". Billboard. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Adele's Ticket Sales Strategy, Looking to Stop Scalpers, Draws Criticism (and a Lot of Fans)
  5. ↑ Adele 2016: Star adds EIGHT dates to UK tour after tickets sell out in seconds
  6. ↑ "Adele's 2016 North American tour will play 6 nights in L.A.". Los Angeles Times. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Adele proves she's worth every penny: review". Telegraph.
  8. ↑ "Adele review: Pop's biggest star opens world tour in Belfast". BBC News.
  9. ↑ "Adele in Belfast review: Down to earth yet out of this world, class act thrills SSE Arena".
  10. ↑ "Adele review - a lesson in control from the end of the pier". The Guardian.
  11. ↑ "Adele, SSE Arena, Belfast, review: Grateful music industry’s remaining Force is with British singer". The Independent.
  12. ↑ "Adele Live 2016 Tour Review: 'A Night of Pure and Utter Class'". The Huffington Post.
  13. ↑ "Adele, tour review: Mesmerising return from one of the greatest voices and entertainers". Evening Standard.
  14. ↑ "Adele, O2 Arena, London - "Both regimented and spontaneous"". Financial Times.
  15. ↑ Beardsmore, Luke (30 March 2016). "Six superb things Adele did at Birmingham's Genting Arena". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Savage, Mark. "Adele review: Pop's biggest star opens world tour in Belfast". BBC.
  17. ↑ "Adele Live 2016". 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  18. ↑ Box score:
  19. ↑ "Adele Live 2016 North America". 14 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

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