Adele Announces Additional European Gigs

Fans just can’t get enough of Adele. Citing popular demand, the singer has added a dozen dates to her European tour. Plus, Nielsen SoundScan just announced that her new album has broken another sales record.

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Brit Awards, The O2, London, UK

The 2016 outing, which was announced last week, marks her first tour in five years. Adele isn’t joking about popular demand. As of post time, all but two of the 37 dates initially booked are already sold out. Additional dates are scheduled in Manchester, London, Birmingham, Zurich, Amsterdam and Antwerp.

The tour goes along with her third studio album, 25. Thanks to her second week of sales, the LP is now the only album in Nielsen SoundScan history to sell at least one million copies in two separate weeks.   

Adele already made history last week by moving 3.38 million copies – the fastest-selling album ever.

While you listen to “Hello” once again, check out the 2016 schedule below. The new dates are bolded for your convenience.

Feb. 29 – Belfast, Northern Ireland, The SSE Arena, Belfast
March 1 – Belfast, Northern Ireland, The SSE Arena, Belfast
March 4 – Dublin, Ireland, 3Arena
March 5 – Dublin, Ireland, 3Arena
March 7 – Manchester, England, Manchester Arena
March 8 – Manchester, England, Manchester Arena
March 10 – Manchester, England, Manchester Arena
March 11 – Manchester, England, Manchester Arena

March 15 – London, England, The O2 – London
March 16 – London, England, The O2 – London
March 18 – London, England, The O2 – London
March 19 – London, England, The O2 – London
March 21 – London, England, The O2 – London
March 22 – London, England, The O2 – London

March 25 – Glasgow, Scotland, The SSE Hydro
March 26 – Glasgow, Scotland, The SSE Hydro
March 29 – Birmingham, England, Genting Arena
March 30 – Birmingham, England, Genting Arena
April 1 – Birmingham, England, Genting Arena
April 2 – Birmingham, England, Genting
April 4 – London, England, The O2 – London
April 5 – London, England, The O2 – London

April 29 – Stockholm, Sweden, Tele2 Arena
May 1 – Fornebu, Norway, Telenor Arena
May 3 – Frederiksberg, Denmark, Forum Copenhagen
May 4 – Herning, Denmark, Jyske Bank Boxen
May 7 – Berlin, Germany, Mercedes-Benz Arena
May 8 – Berlin, Germany, Mercedes-Benz Arena
May 10 – Hamburg, Germany, Barclaycard Arena
May 11 – Hamburg, Germany, Barclaycard Arena
May 14 – Cologne, Germany, Lanxess Arena
May 15 – Cologne, Germany, Lanxess Arena
May 17 – Zurich, Switzerland, Hallenstadion Zurich
May 18 – Zurich, Switzerland, Hallenstadion Zurich
May 21 – Lisbon, Portugal, Meo Arena
May 22 – Lisbon, Portugal, Meo Arena
May 24 – Barcelona, Spain, Palau Sant Jordi
May 25 – Barcelona, Spain, Palau Sant Jordi
May 28 – Verona, Italy, Verona Arena
May 29 – Verona, Italy, Verona Arena
June 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome
June 3 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome
June 4 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome
June 6 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome

June 9 – Paris, France, AccorHotels Arena
June 10 – Paris, France, AccorHotels Arena
June 12 – Merksem, Belgium, Antwerps Sportpaleisps  
June 13 – Merksem, Belgium, Antwerps Sportpaleisps  
June 15 – Merksem, Belgium, Antwerps Sportpaleisps

An announcement on Adele’s website says existing members of Adele.com in the U.K. & Europe will receive an email with instruction about presales scheduled Dec. 6. Tickets for the new dates go on sale to the general public Dec. 7. Click here for more information.