Weekends with Adele is the first

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by British singer

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, held at

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from 18 November 2022 and planned to continue until 25 March 2023, and comprising a five-month series of Friday and Saturday night shows. It was originally planned to take place between 21 January and 16 April 2022 but it was delayed on 20 January when Adele announced the postponement of the entire residency, saying "I'm so sorry, but my show ain't ready. Half my team have

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and it's been impossible to finish the show." She also cited "delivery delays" as a reason, and apologized to the fans, many of whom supported her stance, while others criticized her "last minute" decision costing "flight and hotel bookings". The 24 rescheduled dates, along with eight additional dates, were announced on 25 July. She added two New Year's Eve weekend shows to her residency on Friday December 30, and Saturday December 31, 2022.

Set list

This is the set list as posted on ''

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Easy on Me "Easy on Me" is a song by English singer Adele from her fourth studio album '' 30'' (2021). Adele wrote the song with its producer, Greg Kurstin. Columbia Records released it as the album's lead single on 15 October 2021. It is a minimally pr ...

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Turning Tables "Turning Tables" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, '' 21'' (2011). Conceived after an altercation with her former lover, the song was co-written by Adele and singer-songwriter Ryan Tedder, whils ...

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I Drink Wine "I Drink Wine" is a song by English singer Adele from her fourth studio album '' 30'' (2021). Adele co-wrote the song with its producer Greg Kurstin. It became available as the album's seventh track on 19 November 2021, when it was released by ...

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Water Under the Bridge "Water Under the Bridge" is a song by English singer Adele from her third studio album '' 25'' (2015). Adele wrote the song with its producer, Greg Kurstin. Columbia Records released the track as the album's fourth single on 14 November 2016. ...

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Send My Love (To Your New Lover) "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her third studio album, ''25''. It was written by Adele, Max Martin and Shellback, with the latter two also handling its production. The song was fir ...

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" # " Love in the Dark" # "

Set Fire to the Rain "Set Fire to the Rain" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, '' 21'' (2011). The song was written by Adele and Fraser T. Smith while the production was handled by the latter. It became Adele's third ...

" # " When We Were Young" # "Hold On" # " Someone Like You" # "

Rolling in the Deep "Rolling in the Deep" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, '' 21'' (2011). It is the lead single and opening track on the album. The song was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. The singer herself des ...

" # "Love Is a Game"

Notes

* On November 25 & December 31, Adele additionally performed "

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Shows

Critical Reception

Weekends with Adele received widespread critical acclaim, In their review, ''

'' called the performance "utterly and breathlessly spectacular" adding: "It was remarkable to see a performer at her level be so present and take in all she had accomplished in arriving at this moment." ''

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'' explained how Adele cried several times throughout the show and described the setup: "Adele’s stage is breathtaking, full of drama and elegance befitting her voice." In their 4/4 star review of the show, ''

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'' said the performances were "spectacular, intimate and worth the wait". In a 5/5 star review,

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called the show Intimate but spectacular, eccentric yet slick and richly emotional.

References

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