Adele reveals her surprising post-residency plans in emotional onstage speech as she says to farewell Las Vegas after banking huge sum

Adele revealed her post-Vegas residency plans in an emotional speech at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday. 

The singer, 36, took to the stage for the final time at the iconic Las Vegas venue after a two year stint as artist in residence.

In between sips of wine and having her make-up reapplied, the Set Fire To The Rain songstress told the audience candidly confessed she wasn’t sure what to do with herself now her time in Sin City had ended. 

She admitted to the crowd she didn’t have any plans, according to The Sun, saying: ‘I’m not doing anything else.

‘I’m actually sing myself about what I’m going to do. I don’t have any f***ing plans.

She added: ‘I guess I’ll just day-drink.’

Adele revealed her post-Vegas residency plans in an emotional speech at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday during an emotional speech

Adele revealed her post-Vegas residency plans in an emotional speech at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Saturday during an emotional speech

In between sips of wine and having her make-up reapplied, the Set Fire To The Rain songstress told the audience candidly confessed she wasn't sure what to do with herself now her time in Sin City had ended

In between sips of wine and having her make-up reapplied, the Set Fire To The Rain songstress told the audience candidly confessed she wasn’t sure what to do with herself now her time in Sin City had ended

Adele then joked that she was going to day drink and admitted she had no plans to take ot the stage any time soon

Adele then joked that she was going to day drink and admitted she had no plans to take ot the stage any time soon

Adele addressed speculation that she would be retiring by explain that she wasn’t sure when she would next release new music or tour. 

She told her fans: ‘I just dunno when I want to next come on stage.

‘And it’s time to move on.

‘It’s time for the next chapter and it’s time for the next season of my life.’

The star also gave a nod to her family, son Angelo, and fiancée Rich Paul in her tear-jerking speech. 

At the end of her performance, Adele recalled the start of her stint in Sin City as ‘f****** rocky’ and described 2022, which saw her cancel gigs less than 24 hours before the first show, as the ‘worst year of her life’.

Her entire 24-date residency was scrapped at the 11th hour after claims that half her team had Covid and they ‘ran out of time’ for the show to be ready.

On stage on Saturday night, Adele chugged a glᴀss of wine and told the huge audience of 5,000 fans, in a clip shared to X:  ‘I am so sad that this residency is over and I am so glad that it happened I really, really am.

‘It got off to such a f****** rocky rocky way, it was one of the worst years of my life. I was being punched around, it was horrible and I was told it was career suicide and Vegas would never forgive me for [cancelling] so last minute’. 

Adele kissed son Angelo and fiancée Rich Paul after making an emotional speech to draw her blockbuster two-year Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace to a close on Saturday evening

Adele kissed son Angelo and fiancée Rich Paul after making an emotional speech to draw her blockbuster two-year Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace to a close on Saturday evening 

The British singer, 36, recalled the start of her stint in Sin City as 'f****** rocky' and described 2022, which saw her cancel gigs less than 24 hours before the first show, as the 'worst year of her life'

The British singer, 36, recalled the start of her stint in Sin City as ‘f****** rocky’ and described 2022, which saw her cancel gigs less than 24 hours before the first show, as the ‘worst year of her life’

At the time Adele admitted she was 'gutted' to cancel the shows as a result of  Covid-19 cases among crew members  (pictured in 2022)

At the time Adele admitted she was ‘gutted’ to cancel the shows as a result of  Covid-19 cases among crew members  (pictured in 2022)

Choking back tears she continued: ‘But we were talking as a team team earlier, That’s when I first started crying, had I done that show I cancelled, I certainly wouldn’t be standing her tonight doing my 100 show here’. 

She went on: ‘If something doesn’t feel right to you, in anything, don’t f****** do it it doesn’t matter what, and I am talking about gut instinct, if something doesn’t feel right don’t do it’.

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‘I am bursting with pride and I am so proud of myself and so proud of my team, the band, my fans I’m so thankful to Vegas for giving me that second chance’.

Following her speech she made her way into the audience where she embraced Rich, 43, after finally confirming their engagement in August, and her son, whom she shares with ex-husband Simon Konecki, 50.

Back in 2022  fans paying between $85 and $12,000 for a ticket – or up to $30,000 on the black market – had already travelled to Las Vegas from all over the world including the UK for the opening gig.

But with just 24 hours to go the British star cancelled her entire 24-night run, which was due to make her $685,000 (£500,000) per performance before merchandising – a Vegas record.

‘Weekends With Adele’ was due to run through April in Las Vegas, with all available tickets sold out. In an Instagram post, a visibly upset Adele said: ‘I’m so sorry, but my show ain’t ready’, saying they ‘ran out of time’. 

‘We’ve tried absolutely everything we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID. Half my crew and team are [ill] with Covid and still are, and it’s been impossible to finish the show.

She went on: ‘I’m gutted — I’m sorry it’s so last minute, we’ve been awake for over 30 hours trying to figure it out and we’ve run out of time,’ she continued, as her voice started to break. ‘I’m so upset and I’m really embarrᴀssed and so sorry to everyone that traveled to get [to the show]. I’m really, really sorry.’

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♬ original sound – Adele💫🎵 Choking back tears, she continued: 'But we were talking as a team team earlier, that¿s when I first started crying, had I done that show I cancelled, I certainly wouldn¿t be standing her tonight doing my 100th show here' Choking back tears, she continued: 'But we were talking as a team team earlier, that¿s when I first started crying, had I done that show I cancelled, I certainly wouldn¿t be standing her tonight doing my 100th show here'

Choking back tears, she continued: ‘But we were talking as a team team earlier, that’s when I first started crying, had I done that show I cancelled, I certainly wouldn’t be standing her tonight doing my 100th show here’

She couldn't contain her emotion during her speech

She couldn’t contain her emotion during her speech 

Following her speech she made her way into the audience where she embraced Rich, 43 and her son (pictured) whom she shares with ex-husband Simon Konecki, 50

Following her speech she made her way into the audience where she embraced Rich, 43 and her son (pictured) whom she shares with ex-husband Simon Konecki, 50

Adele finally confirmed in August that she and music exec Rich were engaged following months of speculation (pictured in 2023)

Adele finally confirmed in August that she and music exec Rich were engaged following months of speculation (pictured in 2023)

Fans wished her and her team well but questioned why Adele and her team had only come to that conclusion on the eve of her first show.

The Weekends With Adele’ residency was announced in November 2021, but the run up had not been smooth.

Adele and her ex-husband split up in 2019 and she found her life under the spotlight once again.

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‘I’m still not fully over it, of me choosing to dismantle my child’s life for my own makes me very uncomfortable,’ she said, in an interview with CBS at the time.

Ahead of her final show Adele revealed she had ‘run out of gas’ both emotionally and physically following her two-year stint of shows. 

After the hugely lucrative and successful run, as well as a 10-night residency  at a purpose-built stadium in Munich, Adele is ready to hang up her microphone after the vast amount of shows left her feeling ‘battered’. 

In a new interview ahead of her last show on Saturday, the Hello hitmaker told how she’s ready to say goodbye to her fans for an extended period of time, with Adele looking forward to enjoying plenty of bed rest and red wine – having denied herself the latter due to the impact it has on her vocal cords.

Speaking to audience members – which included The Mirror – at one of her recent shows in Sin City, Adele said: ‘Doing four hours a weekend of completely live singing is a lot. And I chat a lot, and I’m very, very sensitive and I’m emotional. I am battered after these shows. And I take every single person on in this room into my soul, I take you home with me.’

Further emphasising how much her epic shows have taken its toll on her, Adele joked that she looks like ‘the pigeon lady from Home Alone’, quipping she sports a ‘bedraggled’ appearance as she doesn’t get home until the early hours following her weekend shows. 

The superstar, who’s been taking to the stage every Friday and Saturday, added that she’s been on ‘full recovery’ every Sunday to Thursday and despite her ‘love’ for the shows, she’s now ready for them ‘to be over’. 

On stage Adele chugged a glᴀss of wine and told the audience of 5,000 fans in a clip shared to X: 'I am so sad that this residency is over and I am so glad that it happened I really, really am,'

On stage Adele chugged a glᴀss of wine and told the audience of 5,000 fans in a clip shared to X: ‘I am so sad that this residency is over and I am so glad that it happened I really, really am,’

Adele shares an emotional speech to her fans in the last night of ‘Weekends With Adele’ “All of my fans, all of my fans. I’m so thankful to Vegas for giving me that second chance” 🥺 pic.twitter.com/R9IuAXjFbA

— Adelettes (@Adelettes2) November 24, 2024 Following the show Adele took to Instagram with a slew of backstage snaps

Following the show Adele took to Instagram with a slew of backstage snaps 

She looked gorgeous in a plunging black lace gown as she took to the stage for one final time She looked gorgeous in a plunging black lace gown as she took to the stage for one final time

She looked gorgeous in a plunging black lace gown as she took to the stage for one final time 

In an epic finale a sea of pink confetti covered the stage

In an epic finale a sea of pink confetti covered the stage 

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Touching on how she feels about finally completing her epic run in Vegas, Adele shared: ‘It’s a big deal to me because it’s very, very bittersweet. But this [residency] has been in my mind for four years…four years for one f***ing idea. So I’m looking forward to having loads of spare time to love on my kids, to love on my man and to love on another kid. To love on my house’

The Hometown Glory singer added that she ‘needs’ to ‘get back to my own life’, reports the publication. 

During an interaction with the crowd, Adele noted that her initial plans were simple – to enjoy a bottle of red wine which she previously avoided because it ‘f***s me up’, ‘dries out my vocal cords’ and gives her the ‘worst hangovers’.

She continued: ‘Saturday night I’m probably going to have a [lot] of red wine. So that’s the most exciting thing for when the show ends! Then after that I think I’m just going to really, really veg until the end of the year. I feel like I’m early hibernating already.’ 

Delving further into her idealistic plans once her residency ends, the Tottenham-born star revealed how she wants to ”stay in bed’ and ‘watch lots of TV’, adding that the relaxing session always ‘comforts her’.

The beauty added that she might even set herself a New Year’s resolution and may finally have time t stick to it and take it ‘seriously’.

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