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Adele will reportedly rake in a whopping £500,000 per night during her Las Vegas residency which is due to kick off this weekend.
The eye-watering fee would make the British megastar one of the highest-paid female stars in the history of Las Vegas residencies.
The price tag for the Weekends With Adele at Caesars Palace’s Colosseum starts at £700 and ranges to £9,000 plus for the best seats in the house.
Mega money! Adele will reportedly rake in a whopping £500,000 per night during her Las Vegas residency which is due to kick off this weekend
Adele will receive her cut from ticket sales as well as making money off the Adele merchandise told at the famous venue.
The Easy On Me hitmaker, worth an estimated $220million, will allegedly have access to Caesars £30,000-a-night private suite throughout her residency, which comes with a butler, executive assistant, chauffeur and security.
The Sun also reported that Adele and any of her guests would also be able to dine and drink for free at any Caesars resort.
Oh My God! The eye-watering fee would make the British megastar one of the highest-paid female stars in the history of Las Vegas residencies
VEGAS’ BIGGEST EARNERS
1. CELINE DION – $681.3million
Celine Dion is one of Vegas’ longest-standing performers and made $476,000 per show during her lengthy stint on-stage.
Celine in Vegas in 2006
She has played 427 shows. Her two residencies, A New Day, which ran from 2003 to 2007 and Celine from 2011 to 2019 combined to gross $681.3 million and sell 4,555,752 tickets, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.
Her wealth is now estimated at some $800 million. Her 2019 earnings alone topped over $37 million.
2. BRITNEY SPEARS – $140million
In 2013, Britney Spears signed a two-year residency at Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The 2014 to 2015 leg of the shows were so successful that she signed on to extend the residency for another two years.
The shows wrapped up in December 2017. She made $475,000 per show, where over four years – around 1,500 days – she performed nearly 250 shows.
3. ELTON JOHN – $131million
The Million Dollar Piano was Elton John’s residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, which launched in 2011 and ran until 2018.
Jennifer performing in Vegas in 2019
He made $500,000 per show in the incredibly lucrative performances.
4. JENNIFER LOPEZ – $120million
Jennifer Lopez signed a residency with Planet Hollywood that would pay her $350,000 per show between 2016-2018. TMZ previously claimed.
In August 2016, the residency raked in over $1million in ticket sales — the highest gross in Planet Hollywood history, Billboard reported.
5. CHER – $97million
Cher’s Classic Cher residency also took place at The Colosseum. She performed 192 shows during the nearly three years she performed at the venue and raked in nearly $100million.
6. LADY GAGA – $75million
In 2017, Lady Gaga penned a two-year contract for a residency at MGM Park Theater. The deal earned her an incredible $75million. The sum meant she was earning an incredible $1million per performance.
Rod pictured in Vegas in 2012
7. ROD STEWART – $50million
In 2011, Rod Steward signed an eye-watering $50million contract for 18 shows in Las Vegas at the Colosseum, Caesars Palace.
The vast pay cheque meant the star was raking in $2.7million per show – making his Vegas’ highest paid star with Rod Stewart: The Hits in Vegas. Between 2011 and 2018, the show raked in $53,911,159 in profits.
8. BRUNO MARS
In 2019, Bruno Mars signed up for a mini Vegas residency for 11 shows at MGM Park. While his earnings are unknown, it was reported in 2016 that he was offered $950,000 per show to become a Sin City resident.
A source said: ‘Adele is the hottest ticket in Las Vegas right now and she’s raking in a pretty penny from it.
‘She is expected to make over £500,000 per gig thanks to ticket sales alone, even before the merchandising.
‘Caesars has rolled out the red carpet to ensure she’s treated like the superstar she is.’
Wow: The price tag for the Weekends With Adele at Caesars Palace’s Colosseum starts at £700 and ranges to £9,000 plus for the best seats in the house
The current record for revenues made by Las Vegas residencies belong to singer Celine Dion, who took in more than £461million for her residencies A New Day.
The residency ran from 2003-2007 and averaged £478,000a show; and Celine, which ran from 2011-2019 and took in £479,000.
According to Billboard, Elton John’s Red Piano series from 2004-2009 took in an average of £493,208 in sales; while Britney Spears’ Piece of Me show from 2013-2017 averaged around £406,731.
In 2011, Rod Steward signed an eye-watering £36.million ($50 million) contract for 18 shows in Las Vegas at the Colosseum, where Adele is set to perform, making a jaw-dropping £2 million ($2.7million) per show.
The Colosseum has past hosted residencies from other legendary artists including Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Cher and Rod Stewart, among others.
The London native, who shares nine-year-old son Angelo with Simon Konecki, is set to perform on the heels of her latest hit album 30.
The London-born star will sing at British Summer Time Hyde Park on July 1 and 2.Tickets for that event are already at £700 upwards.
Raking it in: Adele will receive her cut from ticket sales as well as making money off the Adele merchandise told at the famous venue
Source: dailymail
