In a review of his performance at Christchurch\u2019s Isaac Theatre Royal on Wednesday night, writer David Thorpe said he left the venue \u201cfeeling concerned\u201d for Adam\u2019s wellbeing, mentioning the songwriter\u2019s repeated \u201clong rambling tangents\u201d.<\/p>\n
Promoter TEG MJR has been approached for comment about both shows.<\/p>\n
Adams was married to actress Mandy Moore for six years before the pair split in 2015. Photo \/ Kevin Mazur, WireImage<\/p>\n
Adams is in Aotearoa for his Heartbreaker \u201925 World Tour, commemorating the 25th anniversary of his debut solo album with shows in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.<\/p>\n
He previously performed five shows in Australia, including a bizarre performance on October 12 in Melbourne that spurred some fans to demand refunds. <\/p>\n
According to news.com.au, Adams reportedly ranted about his ex-wife Mandy Moore before becoming increasingly agitated, and struggled to finish any of the songs on the second half of the set-list.<\/p>\n
Complaints about the performance prompted Adams to apologise on Instagram, where he wrote he was \u201cwildly embarrassed and disappointed about last night\u201d.<\/p>\n
The 50-year-old claimed to have experienced an ocular seizure caused by the flashing lights. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe saying \u2018fight or flight\u2019 applies here…You want to run, you want to make yourself not have a seizure. Last night I unfortunately had to go through that several times in front of 2,500 people…\u201d<\/p>\n
After deleting the apology, the Come Pick Me Up singer then posted that Australia was the \u201cworst country ever, every time to play\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are the worst people and you know it and the best you can go is copy Americans and UK culture\u201d, he wrote on October 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n The artist has been at the centre of controversy since he was accused of abusing and harassing several women, according to a 2019 New York Times investigation.<\/p>\n