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Adele’s Spectacular Show: 10 Best Moments From Her First Show in Munich

Adele launched her 10-show residency at the custom-built Adele Arena in Munich on Aug. 2, 2024. Here are the best moments from the opening concert.

She took the summer off from her Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace, but she brought Vegas-style spectacle with her — smoke, fire, confetti, fireworks and what has been described as the largest video screen in existence. Before and after the concert, fans could visit Adele World, a small theme park’s worth of food and drink stands, two carnival rides, a second stage and a merchandise store the size of a big boutique. The shifting of scale has become standard to the visual vocabulary of stadium shows, but the change was refreshing — here was a woman and her pianist, performing far out into the crowd, backed by a screen that was unforgiving in its detail.

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