Adele released the album 25 on Nov. 18 and it completely shattered record sales. Earning the biggest first-week sales on record with 3.38 million copies sold in the United States, it is on track for a third million-selling week. On top of her record breaking record sales, Adele announced her 2016 North American Tour.
On Dec. 14, Adele announced that she will return to the States for her first tour since 2011 when she cancelled most of her dates due to a vocal cord hemorrhage. So of course her announcement provoked excitement into every North American fan.
Tickets went on sale Dec. 17 and unfortunately for the thousands of people who were refreshing their browsers, the tickets sold out within minutes on StubHub and there were longer wait times on Ticketmaster. Special codes were sent out to those who registered for Adele.com and they had first pick for the pre-sale on Dec. 16, however, the struggle was real and some were unsuccessful in their quest.
Here's what #AdelePresale looks like. pic.twitter.com/NA19QE9UFD
— Annapolis Creative (@AnnapCreative) December 16, 2015
The original ticket prices ranged from $40 – $150 but being sold out completely, Scalpers are reselling for double, even triple the amount they were originally.
There's a special place in hell for these people on stub hub. #adeletickets pic.twitter.com/fVP4tzz6Sp
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— Meg Walton (@megmwalton) December 17, 2015
Adele has been working with Songkick to keep this from happening and to give fans a greater chance of snagging a pair of tickets. Songkick controlled only 8 percent of the tour tickets and some of the remaining tickets ended up on the resale market.
Adele recently played her first full concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The performance, Adele Live in New York City, gave a taste of what is to come live on tour.
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Here are Adele’s North American tour dates for 2016:
July 5 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
July 6 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
July 10 Chicago, IL United Center
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July 11 Chicago, IL United Center
July 13 Chicago, IL United Center
July 16 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
July 17 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
July 20 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
July 21 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
July 25 Seattle, WA KeyArena
July 26 Seattle, WA KeyArena
July 30 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
July 31 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose
Aug. 2 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Aug. 5 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Aug. 6 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Aug. 9 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Aug. 10 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Aug. 12 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Aug. 13 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Aug. 16 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
Aug. 17 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
Sept. 6 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
Sept. 7 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
Sept. 9 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 10 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 14 Boston, MA TD Garden
Sept. 15 Boston, MA TD Garden
Sept. 19 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sept. 20 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sept. 22 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sept. 23 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sept. 25 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sept. 26 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Sept. 30 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Oct. 1 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Oct. 3 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Oct. 4 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Oct. 6 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Oct. 7 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Oct. 10 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Oct. 11 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Oct. 15 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Oct. 16 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Oct. 25 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
Oct. 26 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
Oct. 28 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Oct. 29 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Nov. 1 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Nov. 2 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Nov. 4 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
Nov. 5 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
Nov. 8 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Nov. 9 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Nov. 14 Mexico City, DF Palacio de los Deportes
Nov. 15 Mexico City, DF Palacio de los Deportes
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