Adele's US Tour Presales Frustrate Fans; Tickets Quickly Sell Out In Many Cities For 2016

Adele presale tickets — Adele gave her fans special access to a tour presale, but that didn't guarantee them concert tickets. Pictured: Adele performs on Dec. 6, 2015, in Cologne, Germany. Getty

Adele’s first tour in four years is already a big deal — and tickets haven’t even gone on general sale yet! Presales started Wednesday, and fans are having trouble getting their hands on tickets.

Presale codes were sent to only a select group of fans who registered on Adele’s website (which has stopped taking new users until after tour tickets go on sale to the general public). While a smaller group should have made it easier to get tickets, fans still had difficulty. They waited in queues on the British singer's website to try to get tickets.

Here's what #AdelePresale looks like. pic.twitter.com/NA19QE9UFD
— Donna L. Cole (@AnnapCreative) December 16, 2015

Several fans waited over an hour to get to seats to see Adele live. However, even waiting didn’t guarantee tickets.

When u log on 15 seconds after @Adele presale starts and still can't get tickets _ #adelepresale #foreverinthequeue #hellofromtheoutside
— Melinda Billingsley (@melindareyna) December 16, 2015

Ugh! Waiting in the queue for Adele tickets is painful and stressful. Hello... I want tickets. #adelepresale #adeletickets
— Mike Helm (@mikehelm) December 16, 2015

@liiinduh good luck and God Speed. Adele presale has stolen a piece if my soul. Still waiting for #chicago
— Brittany Moore (@brittanyM00RE) December 16, 2015

Wasted an hour at work to not get @Adele pre sale tickets. I should be allowed to go home early with how upset I am about this.
— Makenzie (@Makenzie5) December 16, 2015

Baby Jesus, please get me out of this presale que for my @Adele tickets. #Anxiety #adelepresale
— Jeff Ronald (@jronald08) December 16, 2015

Was in the queue for Adele pre-sale tickets in less than 30 seconds, about an hour later, never made it past the queue, pre-sale sold out.
— Lauren Sasha (@Unsolaced) December 16, 2015

After an hour and 10 minutes of waiting, #adelepresale sold out in #Chicago.
— Nicole Buckley (@Nicole_Buckley) December 16, 2015

Some fans did get through to buy tickets but weren't able to find two seats together.

It's been an hour ... I can't bring myself to close the window. Has this presale worked for ANYONE? #AdelePresale pic.twitter.com/CkwU7XAfzd
— GladiateSomething (@btmofthemap) December 16, 2015

Are you kidding me? _#adelepresale pic.twitter.com/0lg0ukOQQF
— tonyxrx (@tonyxrx) December 16, 2015

Some Adele followers are nervous they won't get to watch the singer live. The 27-year-old doesn’t tour every year, so fans don’t know when they’ll have another chance.

The “Hello” singer seemed just as excited as her audience during her NBC concert special. “I’ve honestly missed you all so much,” Adele told the crowd at New York's Radio City Music Hall. “I know I’ve been quiet. I just wanted to come back and surprise you.”

This tour will be her first in the U.S. in four years. Of course, there were some lucky fans who scored tickets. They were very excited to share that they would be seeing the singer on her U.S. tour.

YAAAAASss!!! 34 minutes in & I got 4 tickets to see @Adele!! Christmas came early!! ___ #adelepresale #Chicago
— Michelle Widner (@MichWidner) December 16, 2015

Conquered the pre-sale madness. Fourth row tickets. I'm a mess. See you next October when @Adele comes to NASHVILLE! pic.twitter.com/jbl50CkSP8
— Michael Hill (@_michaeldavid) December 16, 2015

So excited that I got pre-sale tickets to see @Adele in Montreal in October!! #ILoveAdele pic.twitter.com/bIgBJN4W5E
— Rebecca Clouthier (@RClouthier1) December 16, 2015

Just got early presale tickets to see @Adele at @TS_Resort #Arena on August 17! #AdeleInPhoenix pic.twitter.com/oabYUTkKcA
— Chase Hunt (@chase_hunt) December 16, 2015

Ahhhh i got Floor seats for @Adele. Goddess bless a fan presale! ♡ pic.twitter.com/GHWiX6p10B
— Angela Marie (@missgelly83) December 16, 2015

Those who didn’t make it to the front of the presale line will still have another chance. The early sales included only a small portion of the tickets that will eventually be available. The rest of Adele’s U.S. tour tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday. Though if the presale was this difficult for fans, hopeful concertgoers should expect the general sale to be even more stressful. For more details on how to buy tickets, click here.