Adele Reveals Battle With Sciatica, Las Vegas Residency Could Be Cut Short

The most talked about Las Vegas Residency of 2022 could potentially be cut short in 2023 following a recent announcement made by the headlining artist, Adele.

Weekends With Adele at The Colosseum made headlines throughout 2022 after the singer postponed her Las Vegas Residency at the very last minute. Now, as the weekly shows are going strong heading into the new year, the 34-year-old singer has revealed that she is struggling with severe back pain as she pushes through her performances.

According to Daily Mail, during Adele's most recent Las Vegas Residency performance on New Year's Eve, she "reportedly hobbled across stage during her during signature T-shirt cannon fire as she explained to the audience she has 'really bad sciatica'."

Sciatica is a back pain that travels down the sciatic nerve, and if you're unfamiliar with the term, consider yourself lucky. The pain caused by sciatica is no joke. Count your blessings, and send all your thoughts, prayers, and good vibes to Adele, who joked she has to 'waddle these days'.

Well. With the intense pain caused by sciatica, it's hard to tell. It's certainly possible that if her pain does not improve, she could be faced with no choice but to cut her residency short. After all - it's important she prioritizes her health over everything and doesn't push herself too hard. All we can do is hope that the singer is able to rest and heal when she's not taking the stage at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip.

We hope you feel better soon, Adele!

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Adele's 30 released today and after six long years patiently waiting for new music, the 12-track album is available everywhere. As she previously said, the album is an open letter to her 9-year-old son about the divorce with his father, Simon Konecki.

“I just felt like I wanted to explain to him, through this record, when he’s in his twenties or thirties, who I am and why I voluntarily chose to dismantle his entire life in the pursuit of my own happiness," Adele said. "It made him really unhappy sometimes. And that’s a real wound for me that I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to heal.”

The album shows us the freest Adele has ever been, who breaks down in tears on track 3, "My Little Love," which also features voice notes of her son. 30 is a journey that Adele has so graciously allowed us to be a part of, and we will surely be playing the album heavily this winter.

See how we've ranked our favorites from 30 below.

Following tear-jerker "My Little Love," Adele went whimsical with Motown-style "Cry Your Heart Out," a more uplifting song, that tells us to cry our hearts out and to go at our own pace when in doubt.

The first song of the album, "Strangers By Nature" sets the tone for the album that all of us fans already knew to expect. Adele sings the song reminiscent of a Disney movie, which offers us a kind of safety.

Notable lines: "I'll be taking flowers to the cemetery of my heart."

The last few songs of the album, Adele slows things down, like with "Hold On," the 10th track. Towards the
end of the 6-minute-long song, you can hear an organ and a choir of Adele's friends singing "Just hold on."

Adele reclaims her life with "Oh My God," saying she just wants to have fun and that she's a grown woman that does what she wants to do.

Adele said Covid turned her into a seven-nights-a-week wine drinker -- I mean, who hasn't taken on a bad habit over the course of the pandemic? The song, as Adele has described, it about shedding one's ego, with lines like: So I hope I learn to get over myself / Stop trying to be somebody else / So we can love each other for free

Written about the casual dating scene in Los Angeles that she wants no part of, "Can I Get It" showcases Adele's powerful voice accompanied by an acoustic guitar.

The record effect throughout the song, adds to the sultriness of "All Night Parking," a song fantasizing about someone (maybe Rich Paul?).

Adele incorporating voice recordings of baby Angelo is so precious, we could die. The song speaks directly to her son, acknowledging that he can tell when his mom is lying. Adele says that she's been so far gone, that he is the only thing that could save her, and if that didn't make you well up, then I'm afraid this album isn't for you.

The first song she released ahead of the album, the music video for "Easy On Me" captivated us, when Adele's world changed from black-and-white to color. And who can deny how catch it is to sing along with: "Go eeeeeasy on me, baby?!"

The last track of 30, "Love Is A Game" is nearly 7 minutes long, and takes listeners for a journey. You can hear organs and string instruments, sounding like a soundtrack to a mid-century romance film.

This is what we've been WAITING FOR! This haunting, dark Adele in "Woman Like Me" is the perfect diss track to her ex, Simon Konecki. Adele delivers all her complaints in such a calm manner, it makes it all more powerful.

Adele reflects back on her marriage and what she's learned from it all. Such a powerful, emotional song that speaks for itself.

Over the years, not only has Adele's career matured but so has her sense of style. Her hair, makeup, and clothing have changed, and she has evolved into a sophisticated style icon. See her style transition below.