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Coming on the heels of the very successful Adele concert on CBS, there is a new concert special coming to TV for the global superstar singer called “An Audience With Adele.” It premieres Sunday, March 20 at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on NBC.
If you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch “An Audience with Adele” live online:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in most markets) and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can use for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch “An Audience with Adele” live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most new shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” NBC (live in most markets) is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch “An Audience with Adele” live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Sling TV
You can watch a live stream of NBC (live in select markets) and 40-plus other TV channels via Sling TV’s “Sling Blue” bundle, which comes with a free three-day trial:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch “An Audience with Adele” live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
Peacock TV
If you don’t need to watch live, you can watch the next day via Peacock TV’s “Premium” plan, which costs $4.99 per month:
Once signed up for Peacock, you can watch “An Audience with Adele” the next day on the Peacock app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Peacock TV website.
‘An Audience with Adele’ Preview
“An Audience With Adele” promises to feature the Grammy-winning singer “in front of a star-studded audience at the world-famous London Palladium,” where she will “perform a collection of her original songs,” according to the NBC press release.
It continues:
Adele fans will be able to watch the global superstar in an unforgettable night of music performing her first hometown show since 2017. The special features Adele’s soulful renditions of classic chart-toppers, including “Someone Like You” and “Hello,” as well as newer hits such as “Easy on Me.” Throughout the concert, celebrity attendees ask Adele questions about her idols and inspirations. In addition, Adele is surprised with a guest from her childhood.
The concert previously aired in the United Kingdom on ITV. It featured special celebrity guests that included Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Dua Lip and Idris Elba. There was also a surprise visit from a teacher from Adele’s childhood, the video of which went viral online.
Adele herself tweeted about it, writing, “Home Sweet Home. I’ve always dreamt of doing ‘An Audience With…’. There was so much love in the room for each other, it felt like such a gig! Everyone was raucous and bang up for it! And my teacher Ms McDonald was there, it was just heaven.”
The stateside broadcast of the special will hopefully help soothe the disappointed fans from when Adele had to cancel her Las Vegas residency in late January 2022. It was slated to begin on January 21, but the singer posted a video to social media where she tearfully apologized and said the show just wasn’t ready and that half the crew was sick with COVID.
“I’m so sorry, but my show ain’t ready. We’ve tried absolutely everything that we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we’ve been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID,” said Adele, adding, “Half my crew, half my team are down with COVID, they still are and it’s been impossible to finish the show and I can’t give you what I have right now. I’m gutted. I’m gutted. I’m sorry it’s so last-minute. We’ve been awake for over 30 hours now trying to figure it out and we’ve run otu of time. I’m so upset and I’m really embarrassed and I’m so sorry to everyone that traveled to go. I’m really, really sorry.”
“An Audience With Adele” premieres Sunday, March 20 at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on NBC.