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A string of extra dates have been added to Adele’s 2016 tour after ticket sales for her previously announced gigs experienced phenomenal demand.
The Oscar-winning singer will now also play the following shows, with tickets for the London gigs available by clicking the links:
10 March, Manchester Arena
11 March, Manchester Arena
21 March, O2 Arena, London
22 March, O2 Arena, London
1 April, Genting Arena, Birmingham
2 April, Genting Arena, Birmingham
4 April, O2 Arena, London
5 April, O2 Arena, London
17 April, Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
4 June, Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
6 June, Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
15 June, Sportpalais, Antwerp, Belgium
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Monday 7 December, so prepare to psych yourself up for another online scramble then.
Members of adele.com in the UK and Europe received an email on Friday with instructions on how to access presale tickets on Sunday 6 December.
Tickets for Adele’s other 36 dates have sold out.
Fans reported difficulties buying tickets during both the presale and general sales last week. Many were forced to wait in a queue, while others claimed to have been given access to other people’s private details.
Most memorable Adele quotesShow all 20 1 /20Most memorable Adele quotes Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I’m ballsy. I have guts. I’m not afraid of anyone. The only person I’m afraid of is myself.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I am never writing a breakup record again. I’m done with being a bitter witch.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I am quite loud and bolshy. I’m a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud.’
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Most memorable Adele quotes ‘My management post my tweets for me because when Twitter came out I was drunk tweeting and nearly put my foot in it quite a few times.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘You can’t complain about your dressing room or you’ll look like Celine Dion!’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I make music to be a musician, not to be on the cover of Playboy.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I don’t date celebrities? I ain’t f**king Taylor Swift, do you know what I mean?’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I like eating fine food and drinking nice wine. Even if I had a really good figure, I don’t think I’d get my t**ts and a** out for no-one.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that.’
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Most memorable Adele quotes ‘If a man whistles at you, do not respond. You are a lady, not a dog.’
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Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I love seeing Lady Gaga’s boobs and bum. I love seeing Katy Perry’s boobs and bum. Love it. But that’s not what my music is about. I don’t make music for eyes, I make music for ears.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I love a card. You know, cards? At birthdays? I collect them.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I get so nervous on stage I can’t help but talk. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But I get nervous and turn into my grandma.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘Even when I was signing a contract, most of the industry knew if anyone dared say ‘Lose weight!’ to me, they wouldn’t be working with me.’
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Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I’m like Johnny Cash. I only wear black.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I have insecurities, of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I love hearing my audience breathe.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I was so in love with Mike Skinner I wrote him a letter and when I told my friend about it she cussed me so I went and pretended to do the washing up and cried.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I like looking nice, but I always put comfort over fashion. I don’t find thin girls attractive; be happy and healthy. I’ve never had a problem with the way I look. I’d rather have lunch with my friends than go to a gym.’
Most memorable Adele quotes ‘I don’t care about clothes. I’d rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze.’
Would-be ticket holders were kept in an online “waiting room” before being taken through to buy their tickets, were they lucky enough to get that far.
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