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LN To Announce Adele Down Under?
Live Nation Australasia is expected to announce Adele’s debut tour Down Under in 2017 “as early as within two weeks,” media reports suggest.
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It is believed that TEG Dainty and Frontier Touring had also been involved in the bidding. Live Nation handled Adele’s North American and European dates. With total Australian sales of 1.7 million units of her three albums (equal to 19 platinum certifications), anticipation is high.
This heightened after a July 2016 show in St. Paul, Minn., when she heard a number of Australians had flown to the United States to catch her performance.
“I’m planning an Australian tour now,” she told them from the stage. “Why don’t we get your info and when the Sydney show happens you can come, on us.” But she immediately back-tracked, adding, “Well, if the tour happens. I always announce things when I’m not supposed to!”