And in many ways, that was the biggest hurdle Adele had to clear on her way to
triumphing at the first of two shows at London’s American Express Presents BST Hyde Park festival.
You see, the last time Adele headlined a massive outdoor run in her hometown, in
2017, she canceled the last two shows of her scheduled four-night Wembley
Stadium stint after damaging her vocal cords. In fact, this was her first full live show since then.
More recently, there was the small matter of her Las Vegas residency, scrapped at
the very last minute, leaving many British fans stranded in Sin City. So when Adele
posted “Who’s ready for tomorrow?” on Instagram ahead of this huge show, many people’s retort might well have been along the lines of, “Let’s hope you’re ready