Adele Taking a Break from the Spotlight — All the Times She’s Done It Before

Adele is gearing up to go on hiatus once again.

At a recent concert in Munich, the “Hello” singer, 36, told fans in the audience she would be stepping away from the spotlight “for an incredibly long time” after her Las Vegas residency ends in November.

In a TikTok posted by fans, Adele said, “I have 10 shows to do, but after that I will not see you for an incredibly long time, and I will hold you dear in my heart.”

Adele is set to perform the final 10 shows of her Weekends with Adele residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace from Oct. 25 to Nov. 23. The residency began in November 2022.

The “Easy on Me” singer has gone on various breaks from the spotlight in the past, including the six-year gap between her albums 25 and 30.

Here’s all the times Adele has disappeared from the public eye.

Between ’25’ and ’30’

In 2020, Adele was captured announcing her return to music while performing at her best friend’s wedding. In the Instagram video, she told friends to “expect my album in September.”

Before the announcement, Adele hadn’t released music since 2015’s 25, which featured hit songs like “Hello” and “Send My Love (To Your New Lover).” The album earned her five Grammys in 2017, including album of the year. Then, she went on tour from February 2016 to June 2017.

In the years between, Adele remained out of the spotlight. She did, however, make headlines over her weight loss.

“She looked like herself but also so different — beautiful but almost unrecognizable,” a source told PEOPLE of Adele’s appearance at an Oscars afterparty.

During this hiatus, she also confirmed her split from ex Simon Konecki after more than seven years together.

In November 2021, Adele released 30. When she announced its official release date, she opened up about what she went through in the recent years.

“I was certainly nowhere near where I’d hoped to be when I first started [this album] nearly 3 years ago,” she wrote on Instagram. “Quite the opposite actually. I rely on routine and consistency to feel safe, I always have. And yet there I was knowingly – willingly even, throwing myself into a maze of absolute mess and inner turmoil!”

She added, “I’ve learned a lot of blistering home truths about myself along the way. I’ve shed many layers but also wrapped myself in new ones. Discovered genuinely useful and wholesome mentalities to lead with, and I feel like I’ve finally found my feeling again. I’d go as far as to say that I’ve never felt more peaceful in my life.”

Between ’21’ and ’25’

In May 2014, Adele celebrated the end of her 25th year by sparking rumors of her 2015 album titled 25.

“Bye bye 25 See you again later in the year x,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter), posting a photo of her lying in bed and giving a thumbs up sign.

This post marked Adele’s subtle return after she released 21 in 2011. The album earned her six Grammys.

In those four years, Adele was busy raising her now-11-year-old son Angelo.

Earlier that year, Phil Collins suggested she’d be back in the spotlight soon. He told Inside South Florida he was working on writing songs with Adele.

“I live in a cave, but she’s achieved an incredible amount,” the musician reportedly said. “I really love her voice.”

At the Hollywood Reporter‘s Women In Entertainment gala in December 2023, she opened up about the break she took.

“The real reason that I’ve only had four albums and I don’t think that many people know this – they know that I have a child – my son is 11 years old,” she said.

“So, if you do the maths, that means that at the height of 21… I fell pregnant. To many that would be, and it was, considered career suicide.”

She added, “It was there and then that I chose to reject the scarcity of success, and the idea that you have to be constantly relevant to be successful.”