Adele announces two surprise gigs in Hyde Park in July 2022… her first UK live shows in FIVE YEARS
Adele has announced two surprise gigs at Hyde Park in July next year.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday morning, the songstress shared a promotional image for the event and announced pre-sale sign-up was now available ahead of pre-sale tickets going on sale on Thursday and general tickets on Saturday.
Performing on Friday 1 July and Saturday 2 July at American Express presents BST Hyde Park, the gigs will be her first UK live shows since 2017.
The duo of concerts will mark the singer’s first live performances in the UK in over four years, following her record-breaking stadium tour which concluded in 2017.
Happy days: Adele has announced two surprise gigs at Hyde Park in July next year
Fans can sign up at adele.com from 8am on Tuesday 26 October to access Adele’s presale which begins at 10am on Thursday 28 October. American Express ® Cardmembers can access presale tickets from 10am, Friday 29 October.
Tickets go on general sale from 10am on Saturday 30 October.
Due for release in November, Adele’s fourth album 30 is her first new music since 2015. Its release sparks a resurgence in streams of her back catalogue, sending two more of her hits back into the Top 40 this week.
Adele’s past albums continue to climb the charts as we move closer to the release of 30 next month. 25 jumps three places to reach Number 3, while 21 jumps eight places to Number 6 and 19 vaults 39 places to Number 15.
Yay! It comes after Adele fans went wild on Sunday when it was revealed that she was filming her CBS special Adele: One Night Only at LA ‘s Griffith Observatory
It comes after Adele fans went wild on Sunday when it was revealed that she was filming her CBS special Adele: One Night Only at LA’s Griffith Observatory.
Little has been known of details of the Oprah Winfrey-fronted show but over the weekend sharp-eared fans and passersby took to Twitter to reveal they had overheard the star performing a slew of hits from outside the location.
Videos and tweets flooded in from delighted hikers who were making their way to the Hollywood sign when they heard the songs, leading to a number of fan sites to pick up on the news and share on a number of fan pages.
Idyllic: Little has been known of details of the Oprah Winfrey-fronted show but over the weekend sharp-eared fans and passersby took to Twitter to reveal they had overheard the star performing a slew of hits from outside the location
Delighted social media users wrote: ‘“Adele: One Night Only” is being filmed at The Griffith Observatory TONIGHT in LA! #AdeleOneNightOnly…
‘Adele performing “Hello” at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles… Adele was performing at the Griffith Observatory…
‘Heard @Adele singing from the Griffith Observatory this morning while I was walking to the Hollywood sign #Adele HER VOICE IS AMAZING…
‘@Adele’s CBS concert special is being filmed at The Griffith Observatory tonight. The visuals will be INSANE!!!…
Wow: Adele’s photographer Raven Varona shared a stunning snap of the skyline
‘Im actually kind of freaking out because I want to go but I know Griffith is kind of pain in the a*s to go to. You already have to park a half a mile down the road on a regular day now Adele is performing there is probably hella people.’
The performance comes after it was reported that Adele was struggling to recruit celebrity chums to help with another part of the upcoming TV special – this time the part that will be filmed in Adele’s native London.
Showbiz agents were surprised last week when they received a request from staff working with Oprah on a programme for the US network CBS, asking for ‘VVIPs’ to take part in next month’s two-hour show.
Woo! Delighted social media users wrote: ‘“Adele: One Night Only” is being filmed at The Griffith Observatory TONIGHT in LA! #AdeleOneNightOnly..
In an email seen by The Mail on Sunday, the agents were asked to nominate A-list stars who will be available to take part in filming with Adele on November 6 at a secret London location and are recognisable to an American audience.
It is understood the footage will feature in Adele One Night Only – due to be screened on November 14 – alongside an interview with Oprah and a mini-concert by the singer, 33, featuring some of the tracks from her new album, 30.
One agent said: ‘This all seems very strange and unusual, not really something that happens when shows like this are made. You would have thought Adele would have friends queuing up to take part, but it doesn’t seem to be the case.’
Finding friends: In an email seen by The Mail on Sunday, the agents were asked to nominate A-list stars who will be available to take part in filming with Adele on November 6