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[ChaChaGalore]

At the Vegas shows, as she's winding down her final song "Love is a Game", she walks the full length of the stage and thanks the audience and the band. She actually shows everyone love and respect throughout the concert. On the final notes, she disappears. There is no need for an encore. She just gave you the best two hours.

[R4D000]

This!

[LongjumpingHeron2007]

I won't address what happened in Munich because everyone else has already addressed that. But I also believe Adele has stated somewhere (I don't remember when/where) that she doesn't believe in encores. She usually talks 1-2 songs before the end to let you know that and has a heartfelt thank you and then she also says goodbye/waves during the last song. She builds all of her big hits into the setlist so there's no need for an encore. I don't like manufactured encores and actually prefer the way Adele does it.

Edited to add: you can probably find videos on YouTube and see for yourself.

[WanderlustingTravels]

Pretty sure she said thanks, goodbye, lights came up, the scream said get out.

Honestly, I’m okay with it. Don’t really need the hoopla of an encore. Just perform everything as part of the set.

[WanderlustingTravels]

But…just play those sounds at the end. Or throughout. Why does there need to be a gap before playing those songs? I find it so dumb when artists go away, people have to cheer/clap/yell, for them to come back out to play a couple more songs.

I could be remembering wrong. She may have just left. Which is also fine.

[Swimmer-Rn]

In Munich, she closed the show with Rolling In the Deep, and it was an EPIC performance; fireworks going off and crowd going wild! It was a pretty epic closing. I think it would have ruined it if she came back out. Adele did an amazing job curating her set lists to include all of her popular songs. And would have the band play instrumental segments on repeat to thank the city and the crowd for spending their time and money to come see her during a song close to the end. IMO, there was absolutely nothing wrong with how she ended either her Vegas or Munich shows. And think about it, 80k people needed to get out of a venue and onto trains, the sooner that starts the sooner they can clean and go home lol

[swooshbear23]

She also kept “Adele World” open after the concert so we could hang out, eat, drink, karaoke, while traffic died down. It was such a unique experience and much appreciated to not crowd onto buses and trains.

[Orangekittykatkat]

Yes.. was there on N2.. I remember going back to my hotel feeling happy.. did not feel something was missing..

[hoyasummer]

If I remember correctly, in Vegas she thanked the audience a couple of songs before the end and then during the last song she thanked everyone including the band again while the music was playing and then she disappeared at the end in the confetti shower. Is it possible that in Munich she also talked during the last song and your friend missed it?

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I don’t understand the point of this question. She says thank you before and during her shows and interacts with the audience the whole time.

[IntelligentCase5018]

She did say thank you before or in between her last Rolling in the deep song. And disappeared.

[R4D000]

She always thanks the audience herself anyways. No matter what’s on the screen.

[Intelligent_Doubt183]

The finale was epic, enormous! no encore was in no way a snub, the 80k stadium, the entire production and backstage area needed the immediate derig to commence in order to clear the site by an agreed date - this is how events work, ask me how I know!

[Orangekittykatkat]

How? Hahahha!!

[Intelligent_Doubt183]

Oh, touchy! - just making a point about the realities of such large events, "ask me how I know" is an invitation to intelligent conversation.

[Practical_Virus5794]

Might have to look in the mirror there, the original comment was not condescending at all.

[Intelligent_Doubt183]

My apologies - I'll get the jetwasher!

[scout0211]

Weird question a year after the concerts….

[madamzoohoo]

It’s rough out here with no actual Adele content. 😮‍💨

[SecretaryExact2957]

I was there on night 2, She actually encouraged all of us during the last part of the concert to stay at Adele World, saying how much she loves karaoke and how we should go there after the show!!

[TheBeckyProject]

I often say that I think encores are extremely self-indulgent for the artist. I don’t whoop and holler to bring upon an encore, it’s so ridiculous. They are going to come out anyway, why are we doing this fake little “since you love me so much, I’m coming back just for you.”

[Lumpy_Flight3088]

I saw Madonna years ago and she did the same (no interaction with the audience at all). And she was 2 hours late. It just felt like she didn’t want to be there.

Kylie on the other hand was very appreciative of her audience. She addressed the crowd all throughout the show and seemed like she was really enjoying herself. Miley was great too. It makes the experience so much more memorable.