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.

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

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

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.

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.

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