A tearful Adele has axed her entire 24-date Caesars Palace residency at the 11th hour claiming half her team has Covid and they 'ran out of time' for the show to be ready.

'Weekends With Adele' was due to run through April in Las Vegas, with all available tickets sold out.

In an Instagram post late on Thursday, a visibly upset Adele said in her strong London accent: 'I'm so sorry, but my show ain't ready', saying they 'ran out of time'.

Adele did not say when the shows would be rescheduled, but there is speculation it could be from April, meaning anyone keeping their tickets will have to rebook all flights and accommodation.

Fans wished her and her team well but questioned why Adele and her team had only come to that conclusion on the eve of her first show. .

One woman accused Adele of 'crocodile tears', pointing out that obtaining refunds for travel and hotels was always complicated, while another posted a picture of a furious emoji, tweeting: 'Not Adele rescheduling after already buying plane tickets, show tickets & getting a hotel room'.     .

A British fan called David posted a photo from outside Caesar's Palace just after the shows were axed. He tweeted: 'Christmas gift gone pear shaped as my wife and daughter are on the way to meet me in Vegas and unfortunately Adele has had to cancel'.

One fan wrote: 'What is wrong with the industry when Adele cancels her upcoming shows in Las Vegas - the day before opening.

I hope the Adele team comes up with something to appease fans'.

Another person with a ticket said: 'Super bummed that Adele has postponed all of her shows in Las Vegas.

I've already spent $1200 between airfare, hotel, and the concert tickets.

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.

Adele, already worth an estimated $220million, was due to have access to Caesars $50,000-a-night private suite throughout her residency, which comes with a butler, executive assistant, chauffeur and security.   A source said: 'She is expected to make over £500,000 per gig thanks to ticket sales alone, even before the merchandising.

'I'm gutted': Adele, 33, shocked her fans on Thursday when she revealed in a tearful video that she had been forced to postpone her massively popular upcoming Las Vegas residency due to COVID-19 cases among crew members.

This British fan is among many who are already in Vegas only to learn that Adele had cancelled, costing them time and money!

Adele released her fourth album 30 in early November and her Las Vegas residency was due to begin at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Hotel on January 21.

Caesars Palace tweeted: 'We understand the disappointment surrounding the postponement of Weekends With Adele.

We fully support Adele and are confident the show she unveils at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will be extraordinary.'.

In a video posted to Twitter, Adele sobbed as she said that COVID-19 cases among members of her crew had made it impossible to bring the show to life in time.

The team had implemented intense COVID protocols.

Adele announced on Thursday that she was cancelling all 24 of her Vegas shows.

A worker is seen inside the Colosseum on Thursday, as Adele's shows were cancelled.

A catering tent is seen outside the Colosseum, as workers digested the news that Adele's shows were cancelled.

October 2020 - Sting postpones his residency at the Colosseum until spring 2021.

Celine Dion, who previously had an incredibly lucrative Las Vegas residency, announced on January 15 she was cancelling the remaining 16 dates of her North American tour due to 'severe and persistent muscle spasms which are preventing her from performing'. .

One fan accused Adele of 'crocodile tears', pointing out that the singer had canceled her shows before. .

Another said: 'Same tears when she cancelled our Wembley tickets, still waiting for the rescheduled concert for her uk fans.

Another complained: 'When it's your bday and your bday present was Adele tickets to her opening night and she cancels not even 24 hours before.'   .

He said even Adele announcing it a few days sooner 'would have made all the difference' in terms of refunds

The Weekends With Adele' residency was announced in November, but the run up has not been smooth

When Adele and Konecki split up in 2019, the star's spokesman announced: 'Adele and her partner [Simon Konecki seen left] have separated

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. 

Adele, already worth an estimated $220 million, was due to have access to Caesars $50,000-a-night private suite throughout her residency, which comes with a butler, executive assistant, chauffeur and security.  

In 2011, Rod Steward signed an eye-watering $50 million contract for 18 shows in Las Vegas at the Colosseum, where Adele was set to perform, making $2.7 million per show. 

The 4,100-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada - where the farthest seats back are only 120 feet from the stage

The Colosseum at Caesar's Palace, modeled on classical Roman architecture

But all of the shows sold out within minutes due to incredibly high demand, and sellers began charging astronomical prices on resale markets, boosting the prices of tickets to anywhere from $1,000 to as much as $37,000

A spokesman for Caesars said: 'We understand the disappointment surrounding the postponement of WEEKENDS WITH ADELE. 

'We fully support Adele and are confident the show she unveils at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will be extraordinary.' 

Outrageous prices: Adele residency got off to a bumpy start when tickets sold out within minutes in December, leading scalpers to boost prices on the resale market from $1K to as much as $37K; seen in October in LA

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 Million Dollar Piano was Elton John's residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, which launched in 2011 and ran until 2018. 

Cher’s Classic Cher residency also took place at The Colosseum

In 2011, Rod Steward signed an eye-watering $50million contract for 18 shows in Las Vegas at the Colosseum, Caesars Palace. 

In 2019, Bruno Mars signed up for a mini Vegas residency for 11 shows at MGM Park