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Adele Tour Confirms North American Dates for 2016
December 14, 2015
by Alyssa
Adele 2016
The news music fans have been waiting for is finally here: the 2016 Adele tour will officially be coming to North America next summer. Supporting the release of her newest album, Adele will be performing in more than 20 cities in the U.S. and Canada from July through November next year.
Many of the cities selected for the new Adele tour will be treated to multiple evenings of performances from the much-loved pop star. Her lengthier stays will include six nights at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, six nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden, and four nights at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.
See the complete list of shows for Adele’s 2016 North American tour at the bottom of the page.
New Adele TV Special to Premiere Same Day as Tour Announcement
In conjunction with her 2016 tour announcement, Adele is scheduled to appear in a new TV special, appropriately titled “Adele Live in New York City.” Scheduled to air on Dec. 14 on NBC, “Adele Live in New York City” was recorded at Radio City Music Hall on Nov. 17. The concert setlist includes several singles off her new album, “25,” including “Water Under the Bridge,” “All I Ask,” “Million Years Ago,” and “When We Were Young,” as well as the record-breaking single “Hello.”
To date, “Hello” has broken the Vevo record for most views within a 24-hour span (more than 27 million views). The album “25” also broke a number of records. In the U.S., “25” sold 3.38 million copies in its first week, marking the best single-week album sales for an album in more than 20 years. As of Dec. 14, “25” is the best-selling album of the year with over 5 million copies sold.
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