That’s how Adele greeted her 24.3 million Twitter followers this morning as the singer announced her first North American tour in five years.
Back in late November, the singer revealed via a short video that she was “of course coming on tour” and going to the “U.K., Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland,” and the greater part of the European continent. But before the crack of dawn this morning, Adele gave her stateside fans an early Christmas present.
And of course.....
“And of course…” she tweeted at 4:01 a.m. with a heart-eyed smiley face emoji and link to the big news: her 23-city, 56-day tour of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, kicking off in July at St. Paul, Minnesota and closing off in Mexico City in November.
But the most exciting news of all: she’ll be bringing her highly anticipated tour to the Magic City for a two-night stand at American Airlines Arena on October 25 and 26, 2016.
2015 has definitely been a comeback year for Adele. After a three-year hiatus, the 27-year-old took the interwebs by storm in October with the release of her music video for “Hello,” which received 27.7 million views on YouTube within its first 24 hours, breaking the Vevo record for the most views in a day, beating Taylor Swift’s 20.1 million views for “Bad Blood.”
The song later debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, becoming the first song in the United States to sell at least 1 million downloads – 1.11 million, to be exact – in a week. Her third studio album, 25, finally dropped in late November, selling 3.38 million copies in its first week in the United States.
Sure, Adele may have gone MIA for some time, but as the numbers and her fandom prove, she’s still at the top of her game. Check out the full tour schedule below.
Adele's North American Tour Dates 2016
- July 5 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
- July 6 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
- July 10 United Center, Chicago, IL
- July 11 United Center, Chicago, IL
- July 13 United Center, Chicago, IL
- July 16 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- July 17 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- July 20 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
- July 21 Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC
- July 25 Key Arena Seattle, WA
- July 26 Key Arena Seattle, WA
- July 30 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA
- July 31 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA
- August 2 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
- August 5 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- August 6 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- August 9 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- August 10 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- August 12 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- August 13 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
- August 16 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
- August 17 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
- September 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI
- September 7 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI
- September 9 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
- September 10 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
- September 14 TD Garden, Boston, MA
- September 15 TD Garden, Boston, MA
- September 19 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- September 20 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- September 22 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- September 23 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- September 25 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- September 26 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- September 30 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
- October 1 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC
- October 3 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- October 4 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- October 6 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- October 7 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
- October 10 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- October 11 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
- October 15 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
- October 16 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
- October 25 American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
- October 26 American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
- October 28 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- October 29 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
- November 1 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- November 2 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
- November 4 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
- November 5 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
- November 8 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
- November 9 Toyota Center, Houston, TX
- November 14 Palacio de
los Deportes, Mexico City, DF
- November 15 Palacio de
los Deportes, Mexico City, DF
Adele. Tuesday and Wednesday, October 25 and 26, 2016, 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 786-777-1000; aaarena.com. Tickets go on sale Thursday, December 17 and cost $36.95 to $146.50 plus fees via ticketmaster.com.
