Adele reveals the real reason she took on her Las Vegas residency - as the singer admits she's not sure when she will perform again

Adele has revealed the real reason she chose to take on her Las Vegas residency, as the star admitted she doesn’t know when she will perform again.

On Saturday, the singer, 36, emoitonally took to the stage for the final time at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace after a two year stint as artist in residence.

During her last performance, as well talking about what’s next for her, she opened up to the crowd about why she took on the residency in the first place.

Addressing her 12-year-old son Angelo, she gushed: ‘To my son, I chose to do a residency maybe because I f****** hate touring,’ People reports.

She added: ‘But I chose to do a residency so I could keep his life normal. And I did do that. But I also wouldn’t change it for the world, but I get to be with him on the weekends now because obviously he can’t always come.

‘So I love you to bits. … Thank you for being patient for me.’

Adele has revealed the real reason she chose to take on a Las Vegas residency, as the star admitted she doesn’t know when she will perform again

On Saturday, the singer, 36, emoitonally took to the stage for the final time at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace after a two year stint as artist in residence

The songstress also made sure to thank her fiancé Rich Paul for ‘always bigging me up and making me feel like I could do whatever I wanted to do’.

She explained there have been times where she’s been ‘too tired’ or ’emotionally drained,’ so she appreciates his support.

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

In between sips of wine and having her make-up reapplied, the Set Fire To The Rain songstress 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 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.’

During her last performance, as well talking about what’s next for her, she opened up to the crowd about why she took on the residency in the first place

The songstress also made sure to thank her partner Rich Paul for ‘always bigging me up and making me feel like I could do whatever I wanted to do’ (pictured in 2023)

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

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’.

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’.

‘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’.

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.

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

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,’

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.’

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.

‘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.

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

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’