Keith Urban is opening up about how he came to step in for Adele when she abruptly cancelled the opening night of her Las Vegas residency, which she revealed was being postponed.
28.01.2022 - 20:15 / perezhilton.com
It’s been one week since Adele postponed her Las Vegas residency, and fans aren’t the only ones scrambling to make new plans. Caesars Palace has been in turmoil ever since the singer backed out of her commitment!
According to CNN insiders, despite supporting the English songwriter in public, the venue is having a hell of a time in the aftermath of her cancelation. The source noted:
Because Adele was expected in Sin City until April 16, Caesars had already hired a ton of new staff to help out with the extra tourists. But now that travelers are canceling hotel stays and postponing their trip until the singer takes the stage, things are looking bleak AF.
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The confidant continued:
Interestingly, when the outlet reached out to Caesars Entertainment, the owner of the resort, they simply rehashed their original statement given last week when the Hello vocalist informed fans the show would not go on, saying:
Hmm. While they put up a kind front, behind the scenes, they’re rushing to find a replacement for the Grammy winner. Keith Urban has already agreed to add five additional shows to his residency at The Colosseum, taking place from March 25 to April 2. He made the exciting reveal on social media earlier this week (below).
But the Palace is going to need a lot more star power to cover the rest of the dates and that is proving incredibly difficult. The source explained:
Caesars Entertainment refused to divulge any other potential musicians who they are hoping will take the stage in February and early March. The Colosseum has room for 4,100 concertgoers, so they’ll need some big hitters! In the past, it housed Céline Dion, Elton John, Bette Midler, Che
Keith Urban is opening up about how he came to step in for Adele when she abruptly cancelled the opening night of her Las Vegas residency, which she revealed was being postponed.
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Adele's team are said to be negotiating a deal with Live Nation and Ceasars Palace in a bid to salvage her Las Vegas residency, it has been reported. Singer Adele, 33, tearfully announced her decision to postpone her residency show dates at the eleventh hour last week in a Instagram video. Adele, who tearfully FaceTimed fans who had travelled to Sin City for her shows, explained that staff sickness and delivery delays had caused her decision to postpone the shows.
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Chris Willman Music WriterNot every Las Vegas residency has to be a cast-of-dozens, song-and-dance extravaganza, although most obviously are. When Garth Brooks settled into a five-year residency at the Wynn that lasted for 187 shows between 2009 and 2014, it was just him, wife Trisha Yearwood and (for all of the shows but the final handful) a single acoustic guitar.Many fans have said they would have been happy if a voice and guitar was all the spectacle Adele provided during her now-postponed residency that was slated to run at Caesars Palace from January through April.