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Adele Really Wants You To See Her Perform Live

if you live in New York or Los Angeles

Befitting her record-breaking album, Adele has just announced a North American tour that will do its best to give North Americans a chance to see her perform it live. Especially if those North Americans live in New York or Los Angeles.

After wrapping up an already-announced European jaunt, the singer's first North American tour in five years, in support of 25, will begin on July 5 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and wrap up on November 15 in Mexico City, which is now a North American city because Adele says so.

But the real stunner here is the six consecutive shows that Adele is performing at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in August, and the six shows she's playing at New York City's Madison Square Garden in September. Even Toronto is getting four consecutive dates in October, which is traditionally Drake month. This is a tad concerning, since much of Adele's 2011 tour was canceled thanks to bouts with laryngitis, a chest infection, and a vocal cord hemorrhage. But keep in mind, that was before Adele developed the power to bend the universe to her will. 

Tickets for the tour go on sale on December 17 (that's this Thursday!), and you can see the complete dates below.

July 5                          St

Paul, MN                      Xcel Energy Center

July 6                          St

Paul, MN                      Xcel Energy Center

July 10

Chicago, IL                       United Center

July 11

Chicago, IL                       United Center

July 13

Chicago, IL                       United Center

July 16

Denver, CO                       Pepsi Center

July 17

Denver, CO                       Pepsi Center

July 20

Vancouver, BC                  Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

July 21

Vancouver, BC                  Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

July 25

Seattle, WA                       KeyArena

July 26

Seattle, WA                       KeyArena            

July 30

San Jose, CA                     SAP Center at San Jose

July 31

San Jose, CA                     SAP Center at San Jose

August 2

Oakland, CA                     Oracle Arena

August 5

Los Angeles, CA               Staples Center

August 6

Los Angeles, CA               Staples Center

August 9

Los Angeles, CA               Staples Center

August 10

Los Angeles, CA               Staples Center

August 12

Los Angeles, CA               Staples Center

August 13

Los Angeles, CA               Staples Center

August 16

Phoenix, AZ                      Talking Stick Resort Arena

August 17

Phoenix, AZ                      Talking Stick Resort Arena

September 6

Auburn Hills, MI               The Palace of Auburn Hills

September 7

Auburn Hills, MI               The Palace of Auburn Hills

September 9

Philadelphia, PA                Wells Fargo Center

September 10

Philadelphia, PA                Wells Fargo Center

September 14

Boston, MA                       TD Garden

September 15

Boston, MA                       TD Garden

September 19

New York, NY                   Madison Square Garden

September 20

New York, NY                   Madison Square Garden

September 22

New York, NY                   Madison Square Garden

September 23

New York, NY                   Madison Square Garden

September 25

New York, NY                   Madison Square Garden

September 26

New York, NY                   Madison Square Garden

September 30

Montreal, QC                     Bell Centre

October 1

Montreal, QC                     Bell Centre

October 3

Toronto, ON                       Air Canada Centre

October 4

Toronto, ON                       Air Canada Centre

October 6

Toronto, ON                       Air Canada Centre

October 7

Toronto, ON                       Air Canada Centre

October 10

Washington, DC                 Verizon Center

October 11

Washington, DC                 Verizon Center

October 15

Nashville, TN                     Bridgestone Arena

October 16

Nashville, TN                     Bridgestone Arena

October 25

Miami, FL                          AmericanAirlines Arena

October 26

Miami, FL                          AmericanAirlines Arena

October 28

Atlanta, GA                        Philips Arena

October 29

Atlanta, GA                        Philips Arena

November 1

Dallas, TX                         American Airlines Center

November 2

Dallas, TX                         American Airlines Center

November 4

Austin, TX                         Frank Erwin Center

November 5

Austin, TX                         Frank Erwin Center

November 8

Houston, TX                      Toyota Center

November 9

Houston, TX                      Toyota Center

November 14              Mexico City, DF                Palacio de los Deportes

November 15              Mexico City, DF                Palacio de los Deportes