Adele Las Vegas Tickets Relisted as High as $35K, Superstar Demands Caesars Action
Posted on: December 14, 2021, 09:04h.
Last updated on: December 14, 2021, 10:22h.
Superstar Adele announced her first Las Vegas residency late last month. Tickets went on sale soon after, but scalpers have since caused much frustration among the British singer-songwriter’s fans.
Caesars Entertainment revealed in November that it was the winner of the Adele residency bidding war in Las Vegas. The casino giant and music icon are teaming for a roughly four-month run that will feature Adele headlining the Caesars Palace Colosseum each week beginning in January. The residency is titled “Weekends with Adele.”
Ticketmaster knew traffic to its site would be intense when it began selling the Adele Las Vegas tickets to “Verified Fans” on December 7. The 24-show engagement is completely sold out, and scalpers are now looking to cash in on the inventory online through ticket exchanges.
Adele tickets on resale sites like StubHub and SeatGeek are asking as much as $35,000 per ticket. Tickets originally cost anywhere between $100 for nosebleeds to as much as $5,000 for front row seats with VIP packages.
Casino VIPs Reportedly Excluded
Caesars Entertainment is paying Adele a small fortune to headline its flagship casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Likely the costliest residency in Las Vegas history, Caesars is betting big on the pop megastar flooding its Strip venue each weekend with fans who will not only pay top dollar for show tickets but spend heavily elsewhere throughout Caesars Palace.
Adele, however, wants to make sure her actual fans are able to enjoy the shows. The UK’s Daily Mail reports that Adele has asked Caesars to not issue tickets to the casino’s VIP patrons.
“Adele wants her fans to be able to watch her rather than having people get free tickets just because they spent lots of money in the casino,” an alleged source talking with the British tabloid claimed.
The Adele residency is already a smashing success for Caesars. The shows have generated more than $50 million in revenue for the casino operator. Billboard believes Adele will earn nearly $2 million per performance.
Ticket Stabilization
The chaos surrounding Adele Las Vegas tickets is understandable, as it marks her first residency. But reports are quickly surfacing that Adele is considering an extension at Caesars Palace. If more shows are added, that could result in ticket prices finding a sense of normalcy.
Casino.org’s Scott Roeben of Vital Vegas often gets the scoop on major Las Vegas developments and happenings before they’re officially made public. Roeben says his sources tell him that the Adele Caesars Palace residency will run not only through mid-April but for two to three years.
“We expect ticket prices will normalize once the current frenzy subsides,” Roeben said this week, referencing the economic law of supply and demand.
In the meantime, Las Vegas visitors in search of A-list headliners can find other marquee acts at more reasonable fares. Residencies expected in 2022 include Bruno Mars (Park MGM), Usher (Caesars Palace), Katy Perry (Resorts World), Cher (Park MGM), Carrie Underwood (Resorts World), Rod Stewart (Caesars Palace), and Shania Twain (Planet Hollywood).
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I LOVE ADEL HEY SHIT HAPPENS!! Do people think it is so easy to perform every night the same shit! Give her a break!! Do what ever you got to do girl.I got you!!!!All Love here!
I tried purchasing tickets for the April 2nd show. When I went to check out it said there was a problem with my code. The same seats showed available for 15 minutes, but no matter what I did the system wouldn't let me purchase them. When will Artist realize regular fans get screwed over by ticket master.
I won't even pay a penny to see her. I don't know her. Stuck up British singer?
We were verified fans and were not able to purchase any tickets. The scalpers had a computer program which bought all the tickets by the time we had them in the purchase box. They were gone in seconds. Big sham and a waste off time trying to buy them. Ticketmaster did a terrible job with these tickets. They need to fix their program and make it fair for people to buy them.
I would hope Adele is outraged with those dirty devil scalpers. I’m a fan and was so excited about her residency. But sickened about the prices. I work in the health industry and don’t make the big bucks. My husband works at a grocery store. Less big bucks. Lol I’d love to see an artist take a stand against this and make them affordable and unscalpable. It’s just like stealing money from her group and the venue. Breaks the heart of an average fan.
I LIKE HER MUSIC, BUT IN THE MISTS OF A COVID PANDEMIC ALOT OF PEOPLE LOST THEIR JOBS AND TO BE PAYING THAT KIND OF PRICE FOR A TICKET. HELLO!!!! DOESNT SHE REALIZE NOT EVERYONE IS AS FORTUNATE AS HER. AND TO HAVE MADE COMMENTS ABOUT NOT BEING VACINATED OR VACINATED TO ATTEND HER CONCERT. LOOK LADY HOW DO YOU KNOW IF WHERE YOU ARE .... IS NOT DUE TO FANS WHO WERENT VACINATED. TIMES ARE HARD AND ITS TIME TO SHOW SOME EMPATHY AND BE HUMBLE.
Stop all of this silliness and watch her on TV for free....best sound and seat in the house...she will be on TV again next week....they are reairing the Oprah interview.....??
All concerts are ridiculously priced!! I was a concert goer.. No more!! Sports events, concerts overpriced!! I will watch on TV . Living in Las Vegas greed has taken over!! I was on the waitlist for Adele tix could not get in, my friend got in could not get 2 tix together...so NEVERMIND...