Adele's Canadian shows sell out in minutes

Tickets for British singing star Adele's shows in Canadian cities sold out within minutes on Thursday morning.

British star will play in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto on North American tour

Tamara Baluja CBC News Posted: Dec 17, 2015 1:38 PM EST | Last Updated: December 17, 2015

Adele plays Rogers Arena in Vancouver July 20 and 21, 2016. (Kevin Winter/Getty)

Tickets for British singing star Adele's shows in Canadian cities sold out within minutes on Thursday morning.

The Vancouver shows sold out in less than 20 minutes.Fans were left watching the digital wheel of doom as they waited to see if they could snag seats for the Rogers Arena live dates July 20 and 21.

Adele will play Montreal on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 andToronto on Oct. 3, 4, 6 and 7.

'You had my heart inside your hand'

Many fans expressed their frustration on social media using lyrics from Adele's songs, such asHello,and gifs of her music videos and concerts.

My frustration at @Ticketmaster over #adeletickets right now Hello From The Ticket Line pic.twitter.com/QvY89BfmDh
—@kriers

Ticketmaster, This is torture. You had my heart inside of your hand. And you played it, to the beat. #adeletickets
—@LeftFeat

me, standing outside @PhilipsArena on Oct. 28 + 29 bc I couldn't get #adeletickets pic.twitter.com/WiU2gJ2Xvo
—@k_heetland

When someone tells you they managed to score #AdeleTickets pic.twitter.com/sL0wCVVLeH
—@Vevo

After refreshing the page for hours and still not getting through, we are crying over #adeletickets. pic.twitter.com/KHPNt7Z5ws
—@iHeartRadio

While thelucky ones did a happy dance

GOT TICKETS TO ADELE IN VANCOUVER *sob* THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD VIBES @realisticsay
—@thek8lyn

As I see tweets for #adeletickets I can't help but be like I got mine! I got mine! I got mine! #adeletoronto #AdeleTour2016
—@jacxson

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO i'M GOING TO SEE @Adele!!! I don't care if I have to fly to #Vancouver it will totally be worth it!!! SO HAPPY!! #Yesssss
—@NatalieLam25

Hate for the sellers

I've never known rage like this. #adelevancouver
—@LindsayisVegan

@Adele We got our tickets for #AdeleToronto woot!!! Depressing to already see tickets up on reseller sites though...$2500? #adeletickets
—@Tracydeanne

@cbcnewsbc @VancityBuzz They didn't really sell out...@StubHubCA just bought them all & are selling them for 4x the price! It's criminal!
—@CandaceDJones

Hello. It's me. I'm stuck in a pre sale queue and that's not where I'd like to be. #adele #adeletickets pic.twitter.com/J4pQSjPdBb
—@crystal_zorn

Hello from the outside At least I can say that I tried To buy #AdeleTickets before they sold out Now they're on StubHub for ridic amounts
—@HWildeNYC

tried getting adele tickets for vancouver, and apparently it sold out before the page had even loaded. so that's cool @TicketmasterCA.
—@brittania_

Praying to Adele and ticket gods

Some fans begged Adele to grant them more concert dates.

Begging @Adele to do a third show in Vancouver!!! Sold out so fast :(
—@TdotChiu

Currently: praying to the Adele ticket gods. #adeletickets #adeletoronto
—@courtneyy1212

Ticketmaster has failed me so I'm going straight to the source. So @Adele... #adeletickets pic.twitter.com/t4E2SqPIat
—@elliecrose

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