Adele screams as she cancels Las Vegas show, citing delivery delays and COVID-19

A tearful Adele announces the cancellation of her sold-out Las Vegas shows on Thursday, just a day before she began her residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

The distraught singer made the announcement in an Instagram video, explaining that she’s been up for the past 30 hours trying to figure out how to work things out. But due to significant delivery delays and half of her team testing positive for COVID-19, she says there’s no way for the program to be ready in time.

“Listen, I’m so sorry, but my show isn’t ready yet,” Adele said while trying to hold back her tears. “There is no end to the show and I cannot give you what I have right now. And I’m gutted, I’m gutted. I’m sorry for the last minute… We’ve run out of time. I’m so sad and I’m really embarrassed and I’m so sorry to those who have traveled again. I’m really, really sorry.”

“Weekend with Adele” is set to run from January 21 to April 16, with resale tickets reach as high as $30,000 for a chance to meet the singer after the release of the critically acclaimed album 30. The date is expected to be rescheduled.