Adele in Munich

Adele in Munich
Residency by Adele
Promotional poster for the residency
LocationMunich, Germany
VenueADELE Arena at Munich Messe
Associated album30
Start date2 August 2024 (2024-08-02)
End date31 August 2024 (2024-08-31)
No. of shows10
Adele concert chronology

Adele in Munich is the second concert residency by English singer Adele, held in a purpose-built, 80,000-seat outdoor arena at Messe München in Munich. It began on 2 August 2024 and will end on 31 August 2024, with 2 shows each week. Each night's performance includes 22 songs, making it the longest setlist in her career. These are Adele's only concerts in Europe for 2024.

Background

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In 2016, Adele embarked on her third concert tour, Adele Live 2016, which ran through multiple continents and lasted 121 shows.[1][2] She closed the tour with a series of shows at Wembley Stadium, during one of which she passed a handwritten note to attendees admitting she may not tour again: "Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things [...] I wanted my final shows to be in London because I don't know if I'll ever tour again and so I want my last time to be at home."[3][4] Adele cancelled the final two performances due to medical advice after she damaged her vocal cords.[5][6] She would keep a low profile during the following years.[7]

Adele announced her fourth studio album, 30, on 13 October 2021, and announced it would be released on 19 November of the same year. On the day following the announcement, "Easy on Me" was released as the lead single from the album.[8] In a November interview, Adele stated that she really wanted to tour in support of 30 but would most likely not do it: "This album? No, probably not. I'd love to. [...] It doesn't sit right with me putting an album out this year and then touring it in 2023."[9] She further denied rumours of an impending concert residency in an interview with Rolling Stone.[10]

However, on 30 November, Adele announced the residency Weekends with Adele. It was planned to take place between 21 January and 16 April 2022, with Adele performing two shows at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas every weekend (24 total shows).[11] The 100,000 tickets that went on sale sold out within six hours, resulting in an average gross of US$2.2 million (1606000 British pounds) per show.[12][13] The Guardian's Ben Beaumont-Thomas commented that since Vegas residences had been frequent among artists who were past their commercial peak, Adele was an outlier. But he thought it suited her situation due to its proximity to her son and his father's residence, her aversion to touring giant venues, and the intimate material on 30 which would resonate better with a smaller audience.[14] It was also meant to circumvent the challenges posed to traditional concert tours by the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Initially, the Weekends with Adele residency was supposed to be her only show following the release of 30, although she performed two sold-out shows at London's Hyde Park in July 2022.[16] Having not played in continental Europe since 2016, Adele also did not initially plan to perform there but was convinced by promoters Klaus Leutgeb and Marek Lieberberg, who had been "courting" her for two years. Lieberberg admitted they had to "overcome a lot of hurdles and put a great deal of work into convincing her"; however, Adele accepted the offer after seeing Florian Wieder's temporary stadium designs. A senior source in the British music industry said, "somebody's put a lot of money on the table. Not only have they got Adele, but they have her as a European exclusive". According to The Times journalists, the custom-built venue installed on a large outdoor space at the exhibition centre Messe München would be the world's largest pop-up stadium, "far" exceeding the 44,000-capacity pop-up stadium built for the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.[17] Leutgeb later recalled that he went to see her in America in August 2023 and told her, "You are the Queen of Music, we will build you your own stadium". Adele responded, "Let's do it!".[18]

On 31 January 2024, it was announced that Adele would perform four shows on 2, 3, 9, and 10 August.[19] Due to high demand, she added four additional shows on 2 February, scheduled for 14, 16, 23, and 24 August.[20] On 6 February, two final dates were added to the run of shows, 30 and 31 August.[21]

Production

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Wieder designed the stadium, stage and Adele World.[22][23] At a press conference on 16 July 2024, Lieberberg described the event as "the most expensive undertaking of all time. And the most extensive project in my 50 years in the music business". It was reported that 700 people worked on constructing the stage of the "pop-up stadium".[24] The entire site covered 400,000 square metres (4,300,000 sq ft).[24][25] Equivalent to 60 football pitches, the site was designed with three entrances, allowing for seamless arrivals and departures.[24] The organizers poured 75,000 square metres (810,000 sq ft) of asphalt in front of the stage to ensure spectators' comfort in the event of rain.[26] The stage structure spanned 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) and was integrated into a €40 million LED screen spanning 220 metres (721 ft 9 in) wide and 30 metres (98 ft 5 in) high, making it the largest screen of all-time used for a stage show.[24][25] Adele could get closer to fans in the audience as the stage included a 93-metre (305 ft) catwalk and a 200-metre (660 ft) semi-circle stage.[22]

Adele World

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Less than a month prior to the start date of the residency, it was revealed that in addition to the 80,000-capacity stadium, a temporary hospitality area would be constructed surrounding the venue. It was also revealed that the outdoor environment would be Adele-themed. This would include an I Drink Wine bar, an authentic English pub, a Ferris wheel, a beer garden, and multiple food and beverage options.[27] Adele World's 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) with 13,000 seats included a "gastronomic city" and a replica of the British pub Good Ship, where Adele signed her first record deal.[22][24]

Economic impact

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According to Munich economic advisor Clemens Baumgärtner, attendance at the ten concerts will generate an estimated 560 million euros ($614 million) in revenue for the city.[24][28]

Set list

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This is the set list for the opening shows on 2 August 2024 at the ADELE Arena.[29] It may not represent all shows.

  1. "Strangers by Nature" (Intro)
  2. "Hello"
  3. "Rumour Has It"
  4. "I Drink Wine"
  5. "Water Under the Bridge"
  6. "Easy on Me"
  7. "One and Only"
  8. "I’ll Be Waiting"
  9. "Oh My God"
  10. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
  11. "Hometown Glory"
  12. "Love in the Dark"
  13. "Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan song)
  14. "Chasing Pavements"
  15. "All I Ask"
  16. "Skyfall"
  17. "Set Fire to the Rain"
  18. "All Night Parking (Interlude)"
  19. "Hold On"
  20. "When We Were Young"

Encore

  2. "Someone Like You"
  4. "Rolling in the Deep"

Notes

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  • Night two included "Turning Tables" on the setlist following "Make You Feel My Love" in order to fill time before airing the women's 100-metre Olympic final.[30]

Shows

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List of concerts[21]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
2 August 2024 Munich Germany ADELE Arena DJ Mad
Florian Zimmer
Spice Girls Experience 		— —
3 August 2024
9 August 2024
10 August 2024
14 August 2024
16 August 2024
23 August 2024
24 August 2024
30 August 2024
31 August 2024
Total — —

Notes

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  • The opening acts performed in Adele World.

References

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