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Post by musicfan134 on Jan 20, 2022 18:59:44 GMT -5
Oof. What a hard thing to do.
When was the first show supposed to be? Hopefully people are given enough notice to cancel flights/hotels for a full refund.
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 20, 2022 19:10:29 GMT -5
Oof. What a hard thing to do. When was the first show supposed to be? Hopefully people are given enough notice to cancel flights/hotels for a full refund. 21st which is tomorrow. So very short notice for the first few sets of shows. It's likely some people may already be in vegas for the show having booked a longer holiday there. :(
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Post by 14887fan on Jan 20, 2022 20:30:57 GMT -5
Every artist’s circumstance is different. Katy Perry’s Vegas residency is actively happening right now. Shows are playing off left and right across the globe (ESPECIALLY in the US), and as Omicron continues to peak the way it seems to be doing, I imagine we’ll see a larger and faster push into tours running more consistently and less interrupted.
It likely all boiled down to what Adele said — her team’s suffering through COVID cases, and they got hit with supply shortages. My heart hurts for her. I truly appreciate how genuine and real she is.
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Post by kimberly on Jan 20, 2022 20:41:32 GMT -5
Every artist’s circumstance is different. Katy Perry’s Vegas residency is actively happening right now. that's what I thought as well but just checked and the first leg of her residency is already complete (final show was on Jan 15) and next leg starts in March. who knows, maybe she would have cancelled (voluntarily out of precaution, or involuntarily because of an outbreak) had it been going on still. honestly a cancellation is not so bad for artists in Adele, Gaga, Taylor, and Katy's caliber (net worth sitting in hundreds of millions), but inconsistencies in touring and shows have really impacted small venues, small artists, and crew members on all these shows. hope they can recover from the pandemic.
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Post by musicfan134 on Jan 20, 2022 22:56:24 GMT -5
Oof. What a hard thing to do. When was the first show supposed to be? Hopefully people are given enough notice to cancel flights/hotels for a full refund. 21st which is tomorrow. So very short notice for the first few sets of shows. It's likely some people may already be in vegas for the show having booked a longer holiday there. :( Ugh. I don't feel bad for Adele nearly as much as I feel for those people. I'd be p*ssed if I got all the way to Vegas and just found out about the cancellation. They probably should've cancelled a few days ago quite frankly.
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Post by upsidedown on Jan 21, 2022 9:32:25 GMT -5
While I really feel for her, I do think it's kind of crappy they waited until the literal last second. Like I'm sure even with 72 hours left, they could tell things were looking very iffy, so to wait until a day before just sucks for a lot of those people who likely flew in. Like I'm sure even last week they could tell this wasn't going to be ready.
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Post by back2blk on Jan 21, 2022 10:46:00 GMT -5
Yeah, those tears would not sway me in any way if I had booked to see her. It wasn't just a concert ticket, babe. It was a plane trip, a hotel stay, and cute outfits.
And Vegas is shady with their covid rules, anyway.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Jan 21, 2022 10:53:21 GMT -5
It’s a risk of live shows nowadays. Even before now, it was always a risk. I’ve had two Gaga concerts and a Celine show cancelled in cities that required airfare, hotel, etc. It sucks a lot but having to be the person to make that decision and announce it would suck even more.
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Post by Jay D83 on Jan 21, 2022 10:55:19 GMT -5
I have zero sympathies for her. I could've come out and sung to instrumental tracks.
You don't leave your fans hanging like that.
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Post by Glove Slap on Jan 21, 2022 11:01:15 GMT -5
having to be the person to make that decision and announce it would suck even more. Well given that the act themselves is generally much wealthier than most of the people who come to see them, not really. Waiting until the last minute to cancel when there obviously would have been warning signs beforehand is extremely unprofessional on Adele's part and no amount of tears gets around that.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Jan 21, 2022 12:03:02 GMT -5
having to be the person to make that decision and announce it would suck even more. Well given that the act themselves is generally much wealthier than most of the people who come to see them, not really. Waiting until the last minute to cancel when there obviously would have been warning signs beforehand is extremely unprofessional on Adele's part and no amount of tears gets around that. What does being wealthy have to do with how difficult a decision it was to cancel? Obviously she (and others in this situation) don’t have to worry about costs the way travelling fans do, but that doesn’t make the decision any easier to make for anyone with a conscious. Anyone who isn’t a psychopath would feel shredded over something like this, wealthy or not. While I don’t know the lead-up to this particular situation and whether there were warning signs or anything of the sort beforehand, but the fact COVID numbers have been on the rise for the last month is really all the warning sign anyone needs. We can still feel for the performer(s) in cases like these while acknowledging how much of sucks for those who put money into being in the audience. It’s not a one or the other.
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Post by AP on Jan 21, 2022 12:04:50 GMT -5
Honestly unless Adele herself had covid, there is no reason why she should have canceled. Crew/band members are replaceable and the show should have gone on. How was the show not even close to being ready that they couldn't have still gone on with some sort of version of it? Also mind-boggling that they postponed the entire run and not just the first two weeks or something. To postpone with no communication of a backup plan makes it even more maddening.
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Post by Glove Slap on Jan 21, 2022 12:39:52 GMT -5
Well given that the act themselves is generally much wealthier than most of the people who come to see them, not really. Waiting until the last minute to cancel when there obviously would have been warning signs beforehand is extremely unprofessional on Adele's part and no amount of tears gets around that. What does being wealthy have to do with how difficult a decision it was to cancel? Being wealthy means that the financial cost to see her doesn't affect her personally in the way it would for a lot of those going to see her. To her, it's nowhere near as significant as it is for a lot of her audience members. She can feel shredded all she wants, that doesn't mean that the costs of going to see her weren't a bigger hit to some of her audience members than it would be for her. It's common sense and it can exist along with her feeling bad that she had to cancel. The part about not being professional comes from not taking into account that people may not be able to get refunds (especially if they had already flown in), whereas if the news about the postponements came at the start of the week, those people would have had a window to move/cancel their flights and bookings. This is not a traveling show where things can change depending on the location and venue. If there were issues arising, they should have announced the postponements earlier and not the day before. Whether it's on her part, her management, the show director, etc. that it was announced at this point and not earlier, it's just extremely poor professionalism.
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Post by dbhmr on Jan 21, 2022 12:50:01 GMT -5
Yeah nothing about that video sat well with me. I'm sure it's super embarrassing for her and I empathize with her mortification, but waiting until the last second is shitty, period. I'm sure 99% of the people who had made and engaged in travel, particularly now, would have preferred a show that was 90% ready instead of scrambling to cancel and recoup whatever funds they could or otherwise adjusting their plans.
She's the most in-demand artist in the world, how could there be a shortage of people available and willing to help? How did no one see this coming before the 24-hour mark? Is she just freaking out about the show and it could have, in actuality, gone on?
Really unfortunate. I don't think she's a bad person or anything so spare the RTs but yeah, this is not at all professional.
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Post by Typo on Jan 21, 2022 15:05:37 GMT -5
Yeah, I would be pissed. From the sound of her announcement, the writing has been on the wall for a while now, so why wait until the day prior to the show?
Anyway, book a ticket to REFLECTION: THE LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY and see a professional, non-sedentary entertainer in March.
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Post by musicfan134 on Jan 21, 2022 15:30:16 GMT -5
Yeah there's no way they didn't find out until yesterday they were going to need to postpone. I'm sorry, but they've known for at least a few weeks that it was going to be tight. They should've cancelled on Monday, at the absolute latest.
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Post by Snowbeast on Jan 21, 2022 16:05:35 GMT -5
21st which is tomorrow. So very short notice for the first few sets of shows. It's likely some people may already be in vegas for the show having booked a longer holiday there. :( Ugh. I don't feel bad for Adele nearly as much as I feel for those people. I'd be p*ssed if I got all the way to Vegas and just found out about the cancellation. They probably should've cancelled a few days ago quite frankly. This x1000000 LOL Like, really people? If it was THIS down to the wire and by the seam of their pants, a professional would have cancelled/ rescheduled WEEKS ago. See Madonna’s Rebel Heart tour for an example of how a professional handles something like this. People take time off work. People get their children looked after, and have their accommodations charged to their credit cards. The hotels don’t care that Adele cancelled her show. This is Vegas of all places. 95% of the audience would have been flying in from AROUND THE WORLD. It might not have been the show she wanted to do, but canceling 24 hours before the first show, which is a destination event and required a lot from fans travelling in the COVID era is frankly, unbelievable. People are there for the voice and her raw talent. Apologize to the fans during the show and say “this wasn’t what I wanted, and I’m sorry for that. But, I promise you I’m going to make up for it all night”. Sing songs you never have. Cover songs people would die to hear you sing. Fly out Beyoncé to come fucking sing with you as a consolation for whatever is incomplete. So many options. Her decision shouldn’t have even been on the table.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jan 21, 2022 16:52:46 GMT -5
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 21, 2022 16:59:15 GMT -5
That makes a lot more sense if true. They were likely putting profit before anything else unfortunately.
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Post by Enigma. on Jan 21, 2022 17:04:52 GMT -5
Yeah there must be something going on that is not up to her. She always gives 100% in her performances and makes sure they are gathering EVENTS, not just singer songwriter gigs. She wouldn't cancel if there was another choice.
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Post by Caviar on Jan 21, 2022 17:32:51 GMT -5
If those allegations are true then I expect apologies sent to Adele for the rude and entitlement comments directed at her.
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 21, 2022 17:38:50 GMT -5
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Jan 21, 2022 18:42:25 GMT -5
My heart absolutely broke for her when I saw that Instagram post.
It’s also confusing to me that people think this was Adele’s decision to make alone. There are so many moving parts involved in this. She isn’t just a singer she’s a business. This is a woman whose managers stripped her of her social media access. What makes anybody think this was her planning and decision?
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Post by Snowbeast on Jan 21, 2022 19:16:55 GMT -5
If those allegations are true then I expect apologies sent to Adele for the rude and entitlement comments directed at her. Nah. Yes, they’re assholes for ALLEGEDLY not letting her reschedule until a day before the show, but she’s ultimately the one who chose to pull the plug a day before the show. And of course Caesars palace put profit first? Lmao. It’s a fucking casino! Maybe it’s because I’ve seen business owners and everyday people pivot and make things work countless times, only to be shut down again amid COVID surges for the last 2 years (I’m in Canada, not sure if the US has been this way). I really don’t have much sympathy hearing that the biggest star in the world joined the club of supply chain nightmares and couldn’t pivot appropriately with every resource, including money, at her disposal, and opted to cancel at the expense of fans.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Jan 21, 2022 19:38:05 GMT -5
I do think people give the artists too much credit when it comes to decision making like this. Which was kind of where I was coming from with my earlier posts that I admit weren’t fully thought out. (Which is to say, obviously it sucks for the fans.) In any case, it’s a terrible situation all around and I hope for Adele’s sake that the rumour about her wanting to cancel is true. Maybe I’m wearing rose-coloured glasses when I put faith in artists having better intentions in situations like these. Also, Live Nation sucks and I do side-eye every major artist who deals with them if there are other options available. Time and time again they’ve proven themselves to be the actual worst. Fuck them.
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Post by back2blk on Jan 21, 2022 19:47:14 GMT -5
What that reads to me is that Adele's team couldn't get their shit together, and at the last minute when they tried to cancel and reschedule everything, the venue and ticket vendors resisted.
As they should, cause they lose out on profits too.
This is still Adele (and her team's) fault.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jan 21, 2022 20:07:38 GMT -5
Did y’all not see that other tweet I shared the allegation is that she tried for WEEKS to delay and Ceasars’ Palace/Live Nation wouldn’t do so until yesterday. I love how it’s apparently ALL her fault and she is unprofessional because she delayed yesterday…when they finally let her. After she tried to delay weeks ago. What else was she supposed to do lol? Put yourself in her shoes for a moment. It sucks for the fans and I would be so terribly disappointed, but those aren’t crocodile tears pouring out of Adele. I don’t care if she’s got more money than Jeff Bezos and I don’t care if she’s God; the full weight of the responsibility should not always fall on the artists. And also…if her band members have COVID, who knows if she could get COVID, and be asymptomatic in a packed indoor venue doing her shows, and spread it to people who came from all over the world, God knows how many could potentially have COVID hit them hard, and have those people come home and plunge their countries into chaos yet again. The implications of that are NOT good, and the optics would be terrible. Worse than all of this mess with the short-notice delay. Had I obtained a ticket, I would be extremely disappointed (as I said), but understand how extremely delicate everything about everything is, and has been for two years now. Maybe it’s because I have rose-colored stan goggles on, but I’d much rather concede with a trip back home (or find something else to fill my weekend in Vegas) than risk my safety. Safety should come before profit in every single situation, no matter what, no matter where.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jan 21, 2022 20:15:00 GMT -5
having to be the person to make that decision and announce it would suck even more. Well given that the act themselves is generally much wealthier than most of the people who come to see them, not really. Waiting until the last minute to cancel when there obviously would have been warning signs beforehand is extremely unprofessional on Adele's part and no amount of tears gets around that. Yeah at the very least they've known for about a week, so why wait until the day before? That's not a good look.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jan 21, 2022 20:18:03 GMT -5
What else was she supposed to do lol? Put yourself in her shoes for a moment. Cancel weeks ago altogether. If they allegedly wouldn't allow her to reschedule, cancel everything in advance and book another venue when you're ready. The fans would've had time to recoup their losses.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Jan 21, 2022 20:34:03 GMT -5
What else was she supposed to do lol? Put yourself in her shoes for a moment. Cancel weeks ago altogether. If they allegedly wouldn't allow her to reschedule, cancel everything in advance and book another venue when you're ready. The fans would've had time to recoup their losses. That definitely would’ve avoided all of this, and would’ve been the smartest thing to do. But it goes back to the profit thing. Perhaps there was something in the deal she made with Caesar’s Palace, or Live Nation, or whatever powers that be. Would they have allowed her to cancel altogether? They’d be losing out on that potential profit—which it seems was a key reason why she was (allegedly) not allowed to reschedule.
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