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==Response== The mobility of concert tours requires a lot of costs, time, and energy. It is very common for musicians to not see family members for over a year during their touring.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Garrido |first=Duarte |date=29 June 2017 |title='This is it': Adele hints to fans she may never tour again |url=https://news.sky.com/story/this-is-it-adele-hints-to-fans-she-may-never-tour-again-10930875 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034823/https://news.sky.com/story/this-is-it-adele-hints-to-fans-she-may-never-tour-again-10930875 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=4 December 2017 |website=Sky News}}</ref> British singer [[Adele]] expressed her unhappiness of concert tours, saying "Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things."<ref name=":0" /> A [[concert residency]] concept is offered as an alternative to performers who just need to stay in one venue and the fans come to see them.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lerner |first=Rebecca |date=Jun 14, 2017 |title=Meet The Celeb 100 Stars Cashing In On The Vegas Residency Boom |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccalerner/2017/06/14/meet-the-celeb-100-stars-cashing-in-on-the-vegas-residency-boom/2/#1b325f685c01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045244/https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccalerner/2017/06/14/meet-the-celeb-100-stars-cashing-in-on-the-vegas-residency-boom/2/#1b325f685c01 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=4 December 2017 |website=Forbes}}</ref> The concept has been revitalized in the 21st century by Canadian superstar [[Céline Dion]] with the success of her [[A New Day...]] residency (2003–2007). Her residency introduced a new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft, and state-of-the-art technology. She managed to popularize the Las Vegas residency as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them.<ref>{{cite web |last=Frost |first=Caroline |date=October 10, 2016 |title=Celine Dion Has Bittersweet Night, Marking 1000th Performance In Las Vegas |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/celine-dion-las-vegas-husband-rene_uk_57fba3cfe4b04e1174a5395f |access-date=June 20, 2019 |website=HuffPost UK}}</ref> American singer [[Lady Gaga]], who cancelled the 2018 European leg of her [[Joanne World Tour]], signed for a Las Vegas residency to help manage her [[fibromyalgia]] illness, which can be exacerbated by touring.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=August 7, 2018 |title=Lady Gaga's Las Vegas residency will comprise two separate shows |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45101130 |url-status=live |access-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620073205/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45101130 |archive-date=June 20, 2019}}</ref> The 2015 study by charity [[Help Musicians]] found that over 60% of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues, with touring an issue for 71% of respondents.<ref>{{cite news |last=Britton |first=Luke Morgan |date=25 June 2015 |title=Insomnia, anxiety, break-ups … musicians on the dark side of touring |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/25/musicians-touring-psychological-dangers-willis-earl-beal-kate-nash |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045645/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/25/musicians-touring-psychological-dangers-willis-earl-beal-kate-nash |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=4 December 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
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