Adele in Munich

Adele in Munich is the second concert residency by English singer Adele, held in a purpose-built, 80,000-seat outdoor arena at Messe München in Munich. It is set to begin on 2 August 2024 and will end 31 August 2024. With 2 shows each week, it is expected the setlist will be the longest in her career. These are Adele's only concerts in Europe for 2024

Background

In 2016, Adele embarked on her third concert tour, Adele Live 2016, which ran through multiple continents and lasted 121 shows.^[1][2] She closed the tour with a series of shows at Wembley Stadium, during one of which she passed a handwritten note to attendees admitting she may not tour again: "Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things [...] I wanted my final shows to be in London because I don't know if I'll ever tour again and so I want my last time to be at home."^[3][4] Adele cancelled the final two performances due to medical advice after she damaged her vocal cords.^[5][6] She would keep a low profile during the following years.^[7]

Adele announced her fourth studio album, 30, on 13 October 2021, and announced it would be released on 19 November of the same year. On the day following the announcement, "Easy on Me" was released as the lead single from the album.^[8] In a November interview, Adele stated that she really wanted to tour in support of 30 but would most likely not do it: "This album? No, probably not. I'd love to. [...] It doesn't sit right with me putting an album out this year and then touring it in 2023."^[9] She further denied rumours of an impending concert residency in an interview with Rolling Stone.^[10]

However, on 30 November, Adele announced the residency Weekends with Adele. It was planned to take place between 21 January and 16 April 2022, with Adele performing two shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas every weekend (24 total shows).^[11] The 100,000 tickets that went on sale sold out within six hours, resulting in an average gross of 2.2 million dollars (1606000 British pounds) per show.^[12][13] The Guardian's Ben Beaumont-Thomas commented that since Vegas residences had been frequent among artists who were past their commercial peak, Adele was an outlier. But he thought it suited her situation due to its proximity to her son and his father's residence, her aversion to touring giant venues, and the intimate material on 30 which would resonate better with a smaller audience.^[14] It was also meant to circumvent the challenges posed to traditional concert tours by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[15]

Initially, the Weekends with Adele residency was supposed to be her only shows following the release of 30. However, it was later announced on 31 January 2024 that she would be performing 4 shows in Munich. Due to high demand, the singer added 6 additional shows to be performed in August. ^[16]

Shows

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