Adele’s big night was definitely one to remember.
The 33-year-old 15-time Grammy winner’s CBS special One Night Only aired Sunday evening on CBS and Paramount+. The special was filmed several weeks ago.
Adele took to the stage at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, looking stunning in a black, mermaid-style gown. She enthralled the live audience at the venue and those watching at home with her soulful music and impeccable vocals.
During the special, Adele performed some of her classic tracks as well as new songs featured on her upcoming new album 30. 30 will drop on Friday, November 19.
The Setlist
Check out the Adele One Night Only complete set list:
- “Hello”
- “Easy On Me”
- “Skyfall
- “I Drink Wine”
- “Someone Like You”
- “When We Were Young”
- “Make You Feel My Love”
- “Hold On”
- “Rolling In The Deep”
- “Love Is A Game”
The Celebrity Attendees
Adele One Night Only was a star-studded event. Spotted in the audience were Hollywood A-listers all held captive by the singer. Among the celebrity attendees were:
- Rich Paul
- Oprah Winfrey
- Gayle King
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Selena Gomez
- Donald Glover
- Seth Rogen
- James Corden and his wife Julia Carey
- Lizzo
- Drake
- Kris Jenner and her boyfriend Corey Gamble
- Gabrielle Union and her husband Dwayne Wade
- Gordon Ramsey
- Ava DuVernay
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita
- Aaron Paul
- Melissa McCarthy
- Sarah Paulson
- Holland Taylor
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Tyler Perry
- Nicole Richie
- Tracee Ellis Ross
Adele’s son, nine-year-old Angelo, was also in attendance. It was the first time he watched her perform live. During the special, she gave a special shoutout to him, sweetly saying:
“It’s the absolute honor of my life to have you here tonight baby.”
The Oprah Exclusive
During the special, Adele also sat down with Oprah Winfrey for an exclusive interview, where she opened up about her divorce, her strained relationship with her father, her incredible weight loss, and much, much more.
Here are some of the interview’s biggest revelations:
- She can’t quite explain where her music comes from. “I’m pulling from somewhere else [and] I don’t know how I access it.”
- She hopes that her fans can connect with the vulnerability she shows through her music. “Music helps me in many situations, and I would like to do the same for people… to be reminded that they’re not alone.”
- Her relationship with alcohol is complicated. “At first, I was probably keeping the alcohol industry alive… Once I realized that I had a lot of work to do on myself, I stopped drinking.”
- Her weight loss stemmed from her anxiety. “[Working out] was about my anxiety, mainly… I didn’t have any anxiety when I was out at the gym. It became my time.”
- She’s not bothered by the negative response about her weight loss. “I was body positive then and I’m body positive now. It’s not my job to validate how people feel about their bodies.”
- She says her ex-husband Simon and their son Angelo saved her life. “[Simon] came at such a moment. Where the stability that him and Angelo have given me, no one else would have ever been able to give me.”
- She’s “embarrassed” her marriage broke down. “It’s almost like I’ve disrespected it by getting married and then divorced so quickly.”
- Her strained relationship with her father had an effect on all her relationships. “I had absolutely zero expectations of anybody, because I learned not to have them through my dad.”
- Rich Paul first told her that their first date was a business meeting. “I’m like, a business meeting about what? It was the first time we ever hung out only on our own.”
What a night, indeed!
