Adele has reportedly split with the creative team behind her delayed Las Vegas residency and brought in Take That’s creative guru in a bid to kick-start the troubled venture, according to a source close to the production.
The postponed run of concerts, which was meant to start in January and end last weekend, is said to have cost the Tottenham-born singer millions, according to the source. She now tentatively hopes to start her residency in the summer with a completely redesigned show.
Adele is reported to have parted company with award-winning designer Es Devlin, her long-term collaborator who designed the set for her vast 121-date world tour in 2016-17.
Sources say she has drafted in Kim Gavin, the artistic director behind every Take That tour since 1992. Gavin also won a BAFTA in 2014 for his work on Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. As well as Gavin, the 33-year-old entertainer has employed Stufish, the production designers behind the Rolling Stones’ forthcoming 60thanniversary tour and Stormzy’s recent Heavy is the Head tour, according to the source. Together, Gavin and Stufish will “look after and develop a new show as everything from the Es show has been scrapped,” this person claimed.
The Telegraph also spoke to an individual who claims to have intimate knowledge about the shows. Adele’s management, Devlin and Gavin have been approached for comment. A Stufish spokesperson declined to comment.
