Adele cancels U.S. tour
Fans anticipating Adele’s U.S. return this fall just got a dose of disappointment.
The wildly popular British songbird has canceled her upcoming 10-city tour – including Oct. 16 at the Fox Theatre – due to a hemorrhage in her vocal cord.
This is the second time Atlantans have been denied the chance to see the “Rolling in the Deep” singer live; she postponed a series of dates this summer – including a stint at The Tabernacle – because of vocal problems.
“Singing is literally my life, it’s my hobbie [sic], my love, my freedom and now my job. I have absolutely no choice but to recuperate properly and fully, or I risk damaging my voice forever,” Adele said in a statement.
She just finished a tour of the U.K. and was preparing for the Oct. 7 U.S. launch in Atlantic City, N.J. when her throat issues resurfaced.
Doctors have advised her to take an extended period of rest “in order to begin to recuperate properly.”
Refunds are available at point of purchase, but no other information is available yet about rescheduled dates.
Adele’s sophomore record, “21,” was recently certified triple platinum thanks to the enduring radio success of “Rolling in the Deep.” Her current single from the album, the poignant ballad “Someone Like You,” sits at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week.
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A. Dell
October 4th, 2011
5:48 pm
Take your time, heal… Atlanta will be here.
bird poop
October 4th, 2011
5:48 pm
Please braves management,fire Jim Powell,he is horrible.
Spanky
October 4th, 2011
6:06 pm
Why all the fuss over big’un? That song sucks anyway!
kay
October 4th, 2011
6:18 pm
The girl can afford to shed a few pounds, just taking off the make up would get her half way there
L.S.
October 4th, 2011
6:23 pm
kay — that was not cool. Get well Adele, I’m still a fan.
Lydib
October 4th, 2011
6:30 pm
Kay, you are a carcass fit for hounds. If you don’t know what this means, educate yourself and read a little Shakespeare before making personal attacks against people you don’t know. Beauty comes in many forms and you, Kay, are ugly to the bone.
kay, you're cruel
October 4th, 2011
6:30 pm
Kay, even if you were “perfect” in every way physically, you need a rehab emotionally. Ever thought about therapy? I would presume you’re very young to be criticizing another woman on her appearance.
Spanky
October 4th, 2011
6:35 pm
HEEEY! Leave Kay alone! Freedom of Speech!…applies to everyone! If you don’t like it, you have the feedom to sit alone in your living room, eating bon-bons, and hating men who didn’t want you first!!
a**wipe
October 4th, 2011
6:35 pm
Bet you’re a a “stunner” Kay…Adele has more talent and beauty than you’ll ever know about.
Roc-a-Fella
October 4th, 2011
6:35 pm
Spanky and Kay – you both are chumps! You’re probably some pimply-faced, 4 foot nothing little nerd that gets your kicks from insulting others. You’re probably taking out your frustrations relating to your mom or your wife being some 487 lbs gargoyle on Adele. Grow up and get a life!
Sean
October 4th, 2011
6:45 pm
Coulda called that one…
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Jane
October 4th, 2011
6:51 pm
People like Kay and Spanky are angry at the world because they’re nobodys. Adele is the hottest thing out there right now. She actually has a great voice, as opposed to Britney Spears, Kanye West, J Lo, etc., etc. who do nothing but lip sync.
Hetch Hetchy
October 4th, 2011
6:59 pm
She has such a lovely voice. I think she is a smoker, bad bad bad. I hope she takes care of herself, and doesn’t emulate Amy Winehouse.
Slurp
October 4th, 2011
7:20 pm
Kay, give me a call. You have some oral aggression to take out on me!
Katie
October 4th, 2011
7:23 pm
I love Adele! Hope she is better soon – Third time’s a charm!
The lyrics to the song are in no way worthy of the acclaim the song has received, but the chorus is song well.
October 4th, 2011
7:42 pm
And people would much be around the “fat” Adele, as some of you call her, than the nasty, ugly, no-talent Britney Spears.
snitzl
October 4th, 2011
7:43 pm
This girl is too fat to be entertaining and I am willing to wager all these white knights taking up for here on this forum are just as fat, or fatter, than she is. FATTY
FallonLatrece
October 4th, 2011
7:47 pm
Get will soon! Love you Adele!
David
October 4th, 2011
7:47 pm
All you haters are just mad because you ain’t s@#t!
Mike
October 4th, 2011
7:56 pm
I don’t think she feels welcome here, so she chooses not to come.
Richie
October 4th, 2011
8:00 pm
Hey, she is doing the prudent thing and taking care of her voice. You know she is not happy to have to cancel the tour.
Lauren
October 4th, 2011
8:00 pm
Adele is awesome. Keep eating cotton balls, Kay, maybe one day you’ll lose that bad attitude.
John Rocker
October 4th, 2011
8:10 pm
Adele cancelled Tabernacle (and other small venues) so she could reschedule to a bigger venue (the Fox….and other similiarly sized). Now that the larger venue was a hot ticket as she became EVEN more popular ($133 on stubhub) she will reschedule at Phipps (and the like on the tour).
If this happens, then I am DONE with that FAT F-IN BITCH!
Snitzi, I'll bet you are as ugly as they come. I'm slim and pretty, and I adore Adele.
October 4th, 2011
8:11 pm
Just because you may be slimmer than Adele doesn’t make you more attractive.
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