Adele announces Kacey Musgraves, Nilüfer Yanya, Gabrielle and more as openers for London shows
nme.comAdele has announced the line-up for her two upcoming shows in London – her first ticketed concerts in more than five years – with Kacey Musgraves, Nilüfer Yanya, Gabrielle and more set to open for the modern pop icon.Both shows – slated for next Friday (July 1) and Saturday (July 2) – will take place at Hyde Park, with each set to host 65,000 fans.
Performances will run all day, Adele said in an Instagram post announcing the line-up, with a total of 11 artists (including the leading lady herself) set to take the stage.
Rounding out the bill will be Mahalia, Self Esteem, Tiana Major9, Chrissi, Bonnie Kemplay, Ruti and Tamzene.“[It’s] an all female bill,” Adele wrote, “from new artists that I’m obsessed with to the heavenly [Kacey Musgraves] to one of my favorite artists of all time [Gabrielle] who I’ve loved since I was 4!!
It’s going to be incredible, there’s a whole host of us performing all day, I can’t wait to share the main stage with you ladies.”A post shared by Adele (@adele)Both of the Hyde Park gigs were announced together last October – nearly eight months ago – prior to the release of Adele’s fourth studio album, ‘30’.
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