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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Benjamin Lee

‘Bawdy, emotional’: critics gush over Adele’s postponed Las Vegas show

Adele on stage
Adele performs onstage during her Weekends with Adele residency opening at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images/AD

The nerves were all part of the show when Adele launched her long-awaited Vegas residency on Friday night. After the notorious rescheduling of her dates at just one day’s notice in January, it was never going to be possible to ignore the high stakes – even in a town built on colossal bets.

“I’m so nervous and I’m so scared and I’m so happy,” she said. “It might be a bit wobbly at times because my nerves are out of control … It’s a bloody massive week for me this week. It’s the Walking Dead finale on Sunday!” In an Instagram post on Thursday night, she wrote that she had “never been more nervous before a show”.

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