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Adele returned to the stage Friday for her first concert of 2022 — and her first public show of the 30 era — at London's Hyde Park.

We’ve tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and Covid,” an emotional Adele said at the time. “Listen, I’m so sorry, but my show ain’t ready. I get so nervous before each show but I love being up here.”

Adele's Friday night concert came to four halting stops after the singer interrupted her show to check in on audience members in need of medical attention.

Just wanna say mad respect to Adele for stopping the show and making a scene when she thought someone was in trouble and needed help from security. In a clip recorded by an audience member, Adele is seen belting out the first line of “Skyfall” before suddenly stopping her band to address fans who were waving down for help. She walks to the front of the stage, urging the crowd of over 65,000 people to “move out of the way,” while pointing out distressed concertgoers to security.

Adele was joined by the loves of her life, past and present, as well as a slew of Hollywood stars, at her first public show in five years.

According to BBC News, at the end of the song, she spotted another possible emergency incident and asked a fan, "Do you need help? A few times during the concert, including while singing her James Bond theme song "Skyfall," the singer stopped the music to ask security to help concertgoers who appeared to be in physical distress—something she has done before at past shows. On July 1, the British pop star performed a show in Hyde Park, London, which marked her first public concert in five years.

Adele and Simon Konecki finalized their divorce in March 2021 before she moved on with Rich Paul— see photos.

She continued at the time: “I’m still not fully over it, of me choosing to dismantle my child’s life for my own makes me very uncomfortable. We live across the street from each other, we’re away together sometimes,” the “Set Fire to Rain” performer revealed during her November 2021 CBS special. It’s gonna be a ride.’ And it was.” While the “Someone Like You” songstress, 34, belted out her biggest hits in London on Friday, July 1, both her boyfriend, Rich Paul, and her ex-husband, Simon Konecki, were photographed watching the show together. “They’re very committed at this point and it’s hard to imagine they won’t be together for an extremely long time. The sports agent, 40, sported a black sweatshirt as he sat beside Konecki, 48, who wore a camouflage hoodie and a pair of sunglasses.

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I was deeply ashamed of what I'd become and I knew the kindest thing I could do for Adele was to make sure she never saw me in that state." "His favourites were all of my favourites, which was amazing. “I made the peace with him when I found out he was sick. "I think he could listen to me sing it, but not saying it – we are very similar like that. But it was really nice. “When I found out that he was ill a few years ago, I got the call and I drove straight there," the singer told.

the newYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Adele is back on the big stage.While performing at the BTS Hyde Park Festival in London, Adele paused her.

Rolling Stone reported that she told the audience, “Oh my God, I’m home.” “It’s weird to be in front of a crowd again. “I just want to say my insane respect to Adele for stopping the show and doing a scene when I thought someone was in trouble and needed help from security. Adele isn’t the only artist to prioritize safety on her show as Doja Cat, Billie Eilish And Pharrell Williams has made a point to stop shows when fans need help. This was a crowd of over 65,000 people and she’s still doing it. in clip seen on twitterAdele ordered her band to stop playing and approached the front of the stage to signal fans that they needed help for security. While performing at the BTS Hyde Park Festival in London, Adele paused her show four times to make sure fans got the help they needed.

Singer tells BBC Radio's Desert Island Discs she became a 'shell of a person' after deciding the residency could not go ahead.

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.’” Speaking frankly about her absent father, who died last year, Adele says that as a child he often let her down due to his “demons”. “I didn’t have his attention. She also believes that there was no reason to stay in constant social media dialogue: “Of course I could be someone on TikTok or Instagram Live every day, being like ‘I’m working on it’. Of course I’m working on it! “I don’t think any other artist would have done what I did and that is why it was such a massive, massive story,” adds Adele. “It was like, ‘I don’t care. However, the multi-award-winning star has no regrets about pulling out: “I definitely felt everyone’s disappointment and I was devastated, and I was frightened about letting them down. “I was a shell of a person for a couple of months,” the singer reveals in a radio interview.

"I was a shell of a person for a couple of months," the singer, who performed in London over the weekend, told the BBC.

When asked about the backlash and widespread interest over her weight loss, the star said exercising frequently had helped her focus and provided an outlet as she grappled with her mental health. “There are no issues.” On Friday, she told ticket holders the dates would be announced “very, very soon.”

Singer reconciled with her estranged alcoholic father before his death in 2021.

She compared her reaction to a scene from The Green Mile, where illnesses are sucked out of people, saying: “It was like I let out one wail and something left. “When I found out that he was ill a few years ago, I got the call and I drove straight there. You can read The Independent’s review of the show here. “I decided to stop seeing him when I was 12,” she recalled. It really did set little me free.” But it was really nice.

Adele was performing at London's BST Hyde Park Festival on Friday for a crowd of 65000 when she stopped the show and called in security to help a fan who ...

The stampede killed at least eight people and injured hundreds. That was a crowd of 65,000+ and she still did it. She walked over and made sure she could see. you all ” Look and learn! yeah, she was great! Just wanna say mad respect to Adele for stopping the show and making a scene when she thought someone was in trouble and needed help from security.

Stephens was decked out in Adele merch for her BST Hyde Park festival appearance.

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I just had to wait it out and just grieve it, I guess, just grieve the shows and get over the guilt, but it was brutal." She stopped the show several times when a few fans had medical issues. Adele has now addressed it, telling the BBC, "I definitely felt everyone's disappointment and I was devastated and I was frightened about letting them down." Adele, you'll recall, announced back in January, just a day before her residency was supposed to open, that she was postponing it. I'm like, the show's not good enough.” 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.

Main image: White-clothed audience during Sensation in the Johan Cruijff arena in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Photograph: Jeroen Jumelet/EPA.

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The singer shared her love for the LGBT community during the spectacular gig, donning the Progress Pride Flag as she belted out her song When We Were Young.

And we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too. Meanwhile, Adele was also praised for stopping her show to help out a fan in the audience who was in distress. Fans hailed the singer for being so caring, pointing out that not only did she call for a steward to rescue the fan, but she walked over so she could see what was going on. She halted the show after noticing that someone in the audience needed assistance, calling for security to take them out of the crowd. Stars including Tom Cruise, Ant and Dec, and James Corden were out in force to support the star, but she likely only had eyes for one person in the crowd – her nine-year-old son Angelo, who was also there supporting her. The singer shared her love for the LGBT community during the spectacular gig, donning the Progress Pride Flag as she belted out her song When We Were Young.

The shows — which took place on Friday July 1 and Saturday July 2 as part of BST Hyde Park — were the singer's first ticketed performances since her 2017 shows ...

They featured an all-female bill, comprising Kacey Musgraves, Nilüfer Yanya, Gabrielle, Mahalia, Self Esteem, Tiana Major9, Chrissi, Bonnie Kemplay, Ruti and Tamzene. Over the past few years, Adele has mostly given televised performances and award show appearances, including the 2022 BRIT Awards. She won Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (for ‘Easy On Me’) and Album of the Year for ’30’, performing its cut ‘I Drink Wine’. Adele performed a number of classics during her two-hour set, including ‘Hello’, ‘Someone Like You’, ‘Send My Love (To Your New Lover)’ and ‘Rumour Has It’, as well as ‘Easy On Me’ and ‘Oh My God’ from her latest album ’30’. Find footage of the performances and the full set list below:

The Easy On Me singer played two homecoming dates at the iconic London Park. Get the full setlists here.

During her When We Were Young single, Adele wrapped herself in a Pride flag, which she had borrowed from two fans earlier that day in return for drinks tokens. I love coming home. I can’t wait to come back.

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For her Adele: One Night Only special, she wore a similar, sculptural Schiaparelli gown, paired with large Saturn earrings and another lovely updo. She paired her signature cat eye with glittery eyeshadow, and wore her hair in an elegant updo. For the momentous night, the "Easy on Me" singer turned to Schiaparelli, donning a stunning floor-length black velvet gown.

The memorable moment came when the pop star, 34, launched the present into the crowd from a portable cannon and had chosen the young fan as her aim.

But her decision infuriated fans, many of whom had forked out thousands to travel long distances to the gigs But her decision infuriated fans, many of whom had forked out thousands to travel long distances to the gigs. 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. The global megastar then shoots her aim and the crowd gasps. Sadly, it's not available to buy for we mere mortals, but you can shop a look-alike from the carousel. 'I was a shell of a person for a couple of months.

Adele dismissed accusations levelled at her on social media that her transformation meant she had caved in to societal pressure.

There were some other people that felt very betrayed by me, like, 'Oh, she is giving into the pressure of it', which didn't really bother me. She adds: 'I don't put myself in situations anymore that drain me. I didn’t share my journey in the way that everyone else does.

The “Easy On Me” singer shocked fans after she lost seven stone (approximately 44kg) in the two years leading up to her latest album release in 2021.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. And there were some other people who felt very betrayed by me, being like, ‘Oh, she’s given into the pressure of it’. Which didn’t really bother me because you aren’t holding my hand at 4am when I’m crying my heart out with anxiety and needing a distraction.” “I don’t care if I put on weight.

In a new interview with BBC Radio, Adele opened up about the "brutal" fan reaction to the postponement of her Las Vegas residency earlier this year.

"We've tried absolutely everything that we can to pull it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we've been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID," she explained in a video posted to Instagram at the time. "I was a shell of a person for a couple of months," she continued. "I definitely felt everyone's disappointment and I was frightened about letting them down," she told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs on July 2.

Adele returned to the stage this weekend for her first concerts of the 30 era, but in a new interview with BBC 4 Radio, her mind was still on the shows she ...

Adele said of her emotional state following the postponement on BBC 4 Radio, “I was a shell of a person for a couple of months. We’ve tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and Covid,” an emotional Adele said at the time. I’m like, the show’s not good enough.”

The 34-year-old British songstress opened up to BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs about the guilt she felt after abruptly halting the January through April run ...

“I just had to wait it out and just grieve it, I guess, just grieve the shows and get over the guilt, but it was brutal.” “I was a shell of a person for a couple of months,” she said. “I definitely felt everyone’s disappointment and I was devastated, and I was frightened about letting them down,” Adele said.

While speaking to BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs on Sunday, Adele reflected on her last-minute choice to call off her shows in Las Vegas earlier this ...

"I'm not gonna update you if I ain't got nothing to update you with because that just leads to more disappointment." "I was a shell of a person for a couple of months," she admitted. "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."

Adele fans got a major treat this weekend, when the British singer headlined the American Express Presents BST Hyde Park festival for two nights—her first ...

It was only natural that the always-glamorous Adele pulled out all the fashion stops for the stage. For the first time, the star performed songs from her album 30 live to a crowd of over 65,000 fans during her two-hour sets. Adele fans got a major treat this weekend, when the British singer headlined the American Express Presents BST Hyde Park festival for two nights—her first public concert in five years.

Adele wore a Schiaparelli black velvet blazer and sequin skirt and Louis Vuitton dress for her concerts at the BST Hyde Park festival.

For her makeup, Adele went with matte nude lips, a winged eyeliner and saturated blushed cheeks. The jacket’s silhouette left the singer’s shoulders exposed, with Adele cinching the piece around her waist with a gold metal belt for added structure. For the first performance, Adele—who was styled by Jamie Mizrahi—wore a Schiaparelli haute couture velvet jacket with a halter neck and long sleeves.

Nine years after welcoming son Angelo with ex-husband Simon Konecki, Adele revealed that she thinks it would be “wonderful” if she had more children.

I'm really looking forward to being an older dad." "As a young dad, growing a business, it was pretty tough," he exclusively told E! News on June 10. "There are no issues and there were no issues, so I guess it was easier to make sure that didn't happen, but I was blessed with them, and him, he's just the best, you know.

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Especially at that time, I was so young and I just, I think I would have got a bit lost in all of it.” And I definitely approached it all with grace and that really paid off.” If not, I’ve got Angelo.” The pair were officially divorced in March 2021 (Adele wrote a whole album about it) and the singer has gone on to date sports agent Rich Paul. Last we heard, there were reports that the pair have moved in together.

Adele has opened up about being forced to postpone her Weekends With Adele Las Vegas residency earlier this year.

Elsewhere in the interview, the singer said that she “was a shell of a person for a couple of months” following the postponement. “You can’t buy me for nothing,” she said. Now, in a new interview with Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4, Adele elaborated on the last-minute postponement.