Adele announces European tour -- and April remains wide open for Coachella
British singer Adele performs at the 85th Annual Academy Awards in 2013.
The superstar singer Adele has a lot to be thankful for of late. After half a decade of studio silence, the artist released her ace new album, “25,” and followed it up with a Jimmy Fallon and the Roots-accompanied performance of “Hello” that went viral.
Now comes word that Adele will be taking her golden throat on the road: She just announced a European tour that will carry her throughout the continent starting at the end of February. No U.S. dates have been announced yet, but Southern Californians will be heartened to know that her only show during the Coachella month of April occurs on the 29th. That leaves open the possibility that she will headline.
Newly released sales figures confirm that “25” sold more than 2.8 million copies in its first week. That number shattered the record of the previous first-week sales leader, *NSYNC, whose “No Strings Attached” tracked 2.4 million copies in 2000.
In a video that Adele released announcing the European tour, she displayed her usual wit, cursing her way through failed takes while conveying the news.
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“Hello, it’s me, I have been bluffing this whole time and I’m so relieved to finally tell you that I am, of course, coming on tour and I can’t wait to see all of you there, so see you all very, very soon!”
She then listed a string of countries including Britain, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy. In total, she will do 36 dates in Europe, the first of which begins in Northern Ireland on February 29, 2016.
The schedule:
Feb. 29: Belfast, United Kingdom, SSE Arena
March 1: Belfast, SSE Arena
March 4: Dublin, Ireland, 3Arena
March: 5 Dublin, 3Arena
March 6: Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester Arena
March 8: Manchester, Manchester Arena
March 15: London, The O2 Arena
March 16: London, The O2 Arena
March 18: London, The O2 Arena
March 19: London, The O2 Arena
March 25: Glasgow, United Kingdom, SSE Hydro Arena
March 26: Glasgow, SSE Hydro Arena
March 29: Birmingham, United Kingdom, Genting Arena
March 30: Birmingham, Genting Arena
COACHELLA??
April 29: Stockholm, Tele2Arena
May 1: Oslo, Telenor
May 3: Copenhagen, Forum
May 4: Herning, Denmark, Jyske Bank Boxen
May 7: Berlin, Mercedes Benz Arena
May 8: Berlin, Mercedes Benz Arena
May 10: Hamburg, Germany, Barclaycard Arena
May 11: Hamburg, Barclaycard Arena
May 14: Cologne, Germany, Lanxess Arena
May 15 Cologne, Lanxess Arena
May 17: Zurich, Switzerland, Hallenstadion
May 21: Lisbon, Portugal, Meo Arena
May 22: Lisbon, Meo Arena
May 24: Barcelona, Spain, Palau Sant Jordi
May 28: Verona, Italy, Anfiteatro Arena di Verona
May 29: Verona, Anfiteatro Arena di Verona
June 1: Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
June 3: Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
June 9: Paris, Accor Hotels Arena
June 10: Paris, Accor Hotels Arena
June 12: Antwerp, Belgium, Sportpaleis
June 13: Antwerp, Sportpaleis
This year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival is over two weekends: April 15-17 and April 22-24. That leaves our heroine four days to get to Sweden for her Stockholm date. Shouldn’t be an issue.
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