Adele live review – born for the big stage

SSE Arena, BelfastThe first night of Adele’s world tour bodes well as the arena-shy megastar delivers the hits with her easy charm and trademark witAt first, you think it’s your eyes playing tricks. A black and white image of Adele’s eyelids, swooshed by eyeliner, crenellated with falsies, dominates the screens. It looks like a photograph, but it flinches: you are watching a film of Adele’s shut eyelids flickering gently with nervous energy. When the music starts, they bl