When Adele kicked off her residency at Munich Messe, she made sure that she made a magical entrance to greet fans. Shrouded in a mystical swirl of stage smoke, she ascended from beneath the stage on a platform to the opening piano bars of her iconic song ‘Hello.’ In an elegant blue ballgown, Adele looked around her in awe as thousands of fans cheered from all around the purpose-built arena. Then she began to sing, her iconic voice ringing around the stadium.
Adele is renowned for her extremely powerful voice, and during her performance in Munich, she gave a breathtaking performance while still managing to make it look effortless. There were no theatrics to distract from her performance as her impressive vocals took center stage. The video of her performance amazed fans so much that it received over 9M views in under a month. Fans from all over the world left amazed comments, with one stunned viewer noting, “Wow. She sounds even better live!”
Having been focused on her shows in London’s Hyde Park and her Vegas residency, it had been eight years since Adele had played a show in mainland Europe. She knew it had to be something special. The invitation to create a bespoke pop-up stadium meant that she was able to craft a unique experience for fans who attended. Over the course of the show, she moved away from the simplicity shown in the opening number to create a stunning visual experience that will take Music Man readers’ breath away.
Some of the most iconic visual spectacles took place during the performance of her hit single ‘Set Fire To The Rain’. Prior to the song, the stadium was surrounded by flashing lights and rumbling thunder sound effects, with enormous storm clouds taking over the screens that surrounded the back of the staging. Then, as the song progressed, images of rain and impressive pyrotechnics took place across the stage, crafting a spectacle that was truly breathtaking to behold.
Adele’s Munich residency managed to break multiple records regarding its size and spectacular production. The enormous screen broke the Guinness World Record for “the Largest Continuous Outdoor LED Screen (temporary) ever built” and the record for “the highest attendance of any concert residency outside Las Vegas,” according to Live Nation. Despite all of these impressive records for scale and spectacle, fans’ online comments still focused on Adele’s vocal talent above all else. It is clear that, no matter how grand the production, it is Adele’s integrity as a talented singer that keeps people wanting more.
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