SHE bared her soul on her latest album 30 and now ADELE has stripped back her Las Vegas residency.
Insiders revealed the superstar has decided to make her shows Colosseum shows at Caesars Palace an intimate affair and even plans to mingle with fans during the set.
Sources told me how the Easy On Me singer had planned to have a 40 strong orchestra and 60 singer choir during her January shows.
But now she has shrunk that figure to a 20 musician band with three backing singers on stage while her choir will now be reduced to 30.
A source said: “Adele has revised her plan for the show has stripped it back. The production will be very classy, the show is centred on her energy and vocals.
“The January shows had room for a significant orchestra and band along with a 60 piece choir. The feel was big, grand and immensely theatrical.
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Now she wants it to be more intimate and to connect to the audience by being in with them during the performance.
“Adele wants to make her mark with this show and be regarded as one of the greatest ever headliners in Sin City.
“The genius of this approach is that the intimacy is something different compared to other acts. Adeles show will be packed with her warmth and personality.
“The production still features dazzling events of stunning backdrops aided by screens and stage props.
“The choir is currently being discussed on whether extra singers are brought in for a finale featuring Skyfall.
Adele had planned to have a giant Wheel Of Fortune slot machine on the stage of her Las Vegas stage show in January.
The Oscar winner’s set design team, who since have been released, planned to have a small pond on stage as well as a mini forest.
The source added: “The Wheel of Fortune slot machine onstage was a clever way of making the audience feel connected to the show and clebrating the casino.
“It allowed her time to have costume changes. Naturally with this show being such a big deal it’s expected many celebrities will attend, so getting them up on stage too brings excitement to the night.”
Adele’s decision to cancel her residency 24 hours before opening night drew sharp criticism from many fans, who’d travelled far to make the January opening.
The star made FaceTime calls to dozens of them as they were handed some free merchandize in the gift shop on what was supposed to be the first show night.
Sobbing Adele, wearing no make up, apologised for standing them up before claiming she had ‘bled, f**king sweated and cried’ in preparation for her gigs.”
Adele told BBC’s Desert Island Discs: “I definitely felt everyone’s disappointment and I was devastated and I was frightened about letting them down, and I thought I could pull it together and make it work and I couldn’t, and I stand by that decision.
“I’m not going to just do a show because I have to or because people are going to be let down or because we’re going to lose loads of money. I’m like, ‘The show’s not good enough.”
I KNOW how much they love the beautiful game.
So it comes as no surprise that singer and DJ duo Tom Grennan and Joel Corry are cooking up something special for the England team when they jet off to Qatar to compete in the World Cup next month.
I can reveal that the lads plan to give their new single Lion Heart a footie-inspired makeover to boost support.
A source said: “It’s early days but the record label is holding talks about the prospect of filming a second music video for Lion Heart in time for the World Cup.
“The song is an anthem in itself and the title is already linked to Three Lions. Those behind the talks think the song could become the unofficial track of the England campaign.
“Tom is friends with some of the squad, including Jack Grealish, after he performed at Harry Maguire’s wedding reception this summer.
“The dream would be to get them on board but the FA have pretty strict rules, which means it might not work out.”
Here’s hoping they can pull it out of the bag.
UNLIKELY pals Dermot O’Leary and Gene Gallagher were seen battling it out in 5-a-side game.
Manchester City fan Gene, son of Oasis rocker Liam, got kitted out in his his Sky Blues shirt for the kickabout with Dermot, who supports current Premier League leaders Arsenal.
The pair enjoyed a game in North London watched by Gene’s mum, All Saints singer Nicole Appleton and Dermot’s wife Dee.
Things got pretty heated in the game, with Gene giving Dermot a run for his money when it came to fancy footwork.
Still, I have no doubt City will soon overtake the Gunners at the top of the table. My team, Everton, are currently languishing in 12th. Nothing ever changes, eh?
TAYLOR SWIFT has cemented herself as the biggest pop act on the planet thanks to the stellar success of her new album Midnights.
The US superstar landed the highest- selling album of the year and it hit the UK No1 spot yesterday.
The record includes chart singles Anti-Hero – also at No1 – Lavender Haze And Snow On The Beach. She shifted 204,000 albums in seven days, more than double her previous best of 90,300 with 1989 in 2014.
Midnights is also officially the album with most day-one Spotify streams.
The figures are astonishing but well deserved. Congratulations, Taylor.
NATHAN DAWE is swapping the decks for dishes by starting his own restaurant.
The 21 Reasons DJ plans to open the venue in his hometown of Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire later this year.
He hopes to combine his passions of grub, music and football by getting pal Jack Grealish to hit the turntables at the launch.
Nathan befriended the England and Man City midfielder when he played for his team Aston Villa, and Jack recently told how he wants to make it as a DJ himself.
Nathan said in an exclusive chat: “I know Jack from his Villa days and he’s a lovely lad. I’m going to have to give him some lessons I think.
“When the restaurant opens, I’ll get him to come down and on to the decks to see what he’s like.”
On having the footballer do DJing at the opening night, he added: “I’ll drop him a message and see what he wants for it. I might just give him a free burger or something to come down.”
Nathan added: “I always wanted to do a restaurant and bar in my hometown with music on and stuff. It’s slap bang in the middle of the town centre, so I couldn’t turn it down.
“It’s called Isabels and is named after my late nan, who passed away in lockdown. It’s super-exciting.”
Nathan has to juggle the new food venture with his music making, having yesterday released latest single Sweet Lies, featuring singer Talia Mar.
The tune samples Shanks & Bigfoot’s 1999 garage classic Sweet Like Chocolate.
Nathan explained: “When I have been playing the original, a lot of the younger people don’t know it and a lot of the older ones do.
“So I was thinking, if we can sample this and give it a new lease of life, it’s going to have wider appeal.”
SHANIA TWAIN has announced her new album Queen Of Me will be released on February 3.
The singer, whose latest track Last Day Of Summer is out now, will also tour the UK next year.
She will play five dates, kicking off at London’s O2 Arena on September 16, before Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham in the days that follow.
Meanwhile, The Hunna, whose self-titled album came out yesterday, have dropped the video for their new single, Fugazi.
They drafted in The Hills star Justin Bobby for the video. He transforms into a beer-swilling bad boy.
DUA LIPA is all revved up. She wore red and white Givenchy racing leathers on a break from her Future Nostalgia World Tour.
Dua flew to Japan this month and has been enjoying the sights and sounds of Tokyo and its surrounding islands.
The singer gets back to work on Wednesday, with the first of two gigs in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Dua has been using her time on the road to start work on a third record.
She said: “As I’m writing my new album, I feel even more liberated in a completely different way – and even more in control than I thought.”
