English singer/songwriter Adele will wrap up her Weekends with Adele residency in Las Vegas on November 23, giving superfans just 10 more chances to catch her show before she takes an extended break.
Speaking to Germany’s ZDF and reported by Billboard.com, Adele, 36, revealed, “I don’t have any plans for new music at all.” Expressing her desire for a break, she added, “I want a big break after this and I think I want to do other creative things, just for a little while.”
Adele began her Weekends residency in November 2022 and will conclude with her final performance at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on November 23. Before then, she will play a series of gigs in Munich at a specially built 80,000-capacity venue on August 2, 3, 9, 10, 14, 16, 23, 24, 30, and 31.
Reflecting on her extensive run of 100 live shows over the past two years, Adele said, “My tank is quite empty.”
After announcing the initial run of Munich shows, Adele shared on Instagram, “A few months ago I got a call about a summer run of shows. I’ve been content with my shows in London’s Hyde Park and my residency in Vegas, so I hadn’t had any other plans. However, I was too curious to not follow up and indulge in this idea – a one-off, bespoke pop-up stadium designed around whatever show I want to put on.”
The singer, who has not gone on a world tour since her 2016-2017 run supporting her 25 album, has made a habit of taking time for herself between albums and tours. These breaks have lengthened over time, from three years between her 2008 debut, 19, and 2011’s 21, to four years until her 2015 LP 25, and six years between that album and 2021’s 30.
In December, the mother of 11-year-old Angelo told The Hollywood Reporter, “I have nothing to say yet. I haven’t even thought about it… I have to wait for a feeling. If I get antsy, that’s when I know I have to go to the studio, and I am the opposite of antsy right now.” She also mentioned an unnamed movie project, saying, “The guy whose movie it would be, he’s not mentally ready to write the script for it… I bug him every now and then about it, but he’s just not there yet. But that’s the only role I ever want. Because I think I’d nail it. I think I’d do really, really, really good at it.”
In January, during one of her Weekends shows, Adele told the audience, “I just don’t think I’m gonna write an album for quite some time,” hinting that when she does, she may be ready to hit the road properly again. At press time, a spokesperson for Adele had not returned Billboard‘s request for additional comment on her future plans.