Tim Cook attends opening of Adele's Las Vegas residency

Apple CEO Tim Cook was in attendance at the opening night of Adele's Las Vegas residency on Friday, watching the singer start her run of performances.

Performing at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Adele played to an audience of 4,100 people at the opening night. In attendance were many major personalities in showbiz and in business, including one from Apple.

In a list of high-profile attendees at the event, Tim Cook is listed alongside WeWork founder Adam Neumann, execs from Sony Music Group and CBS, director Baz Luhrmann, British artist Stormzy, and James Corden. While Cook's individual opinion isn't covered by Variety, the group of VIPs were said to be "audibly and visibly thrilled," complete with "screams and frequent standing ovations."

The performance was long-awaited, as the residency was originally set to start in January. However, production issues and Adele's unhappiness with the staging led to a nine-month delay.

At the start of the show, the singer apologized to those in attendance, saying "I'm truly sorry for any inconvenience and any disappointment that I've caused." The two-hour show then ensued, with almost 30 minutes of banter accompanying her greatest hits.

22 Comments

9secondkox2 3127 comments · 8 Years

About 2 years ago

Dang. Adele… THE Adele went to Las Vegas residency status already?

Man, that went quick.

From shooting star to another piece of Vegas. Doesn’t seem right.

clexman 216 comments · 15 Years

Thanks for the update TMZ! Oh wait, I mean ai.

Marvin 15336 comments · 18 Years

JP234 said:

A Las Vegas "residency" is how celebrities admit that their salad days are over, and they are no longer relevant. But can still draw an audience of aging fans.

It's not the same for everyone. Adele said she wants to have another baby next year and doesn't like touring.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/03/security-intimacy-and-money-why-adele-is-going-to-las-vegas

She's doing 32 shows in Vegas at venues that seat over 4000 and tickets are over $700.

32 x 4000 x $700 = $90m

$90m in one year is hardly a sign of a washed up celebrity. Adele also had one of the best selling albums last year:

https://bestsellingalbums.org/year/2021

These days the sign of a washed up celebrity is selling personal messages on Cameo.

Xed 2875 comments · 4 Years

JP234 said:

A Las Vegas "residency" is how celebrities admit that their salad days are over, and they are no longer relevant. But can still draw an audience of aging fans.

LOL Remind me to not reach out to you for financial planning advice.

MustSeeUHDTV 308 comments · 7 Years

9secondkox2 said:

Dang. Adele… THE Adele went to Las Vegas residency status already?
Man, that went quick.

From shooting star to another piece of Vegas. Doesn’t seem right.

She actually was supposed to start in January, but canceled because her sets weren’t ready. My sisters wanted to go and were upset that didn’t happen. Will have to ask if they know it started up again.