Adele announces North American tour, laughs during 'X Factor' performance

LONDON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Adele has announced a 56-date North American Tour following the release of her record breaking album, 25.

The concert, which will be Adele's first in five years will follow her recently announced European tour which begins in Belfast in February.

Adele will arrive in the United States on July 5 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul and continue on until Nov. 15 when she wraps the tour up in Mexico City. Tickets go on sale Dec. 17.

"And of course..." Adele simply wrote on Twitter to announce the tour alongside a link to all of the available dates.

The announcement comes a day after Adele performed in front of a massive crowd on the U.K. version of The X Factor. Appearing with a new, sleek, shorter hairstyle, Adele performed her hit single "Hello," and impressed as always until the very end when she couldn't help but laugh.

In a post interview with host Olly Murs, Adele explained what brought a smile to her face. "I've honestly been waiting, like, half my life to do this. I'm so excited to be here . . . I wanted to burst out laughing the whole time. I did at the end," she mentioned about being a huge fan of the show. When asked what advice she would get the contestants, Adele added, "Good luck! I haven't got the nerve to stand up—I could never do that again, I don't think. I couldn't even look [the judges] in the eye."

On Monday, NBC will air Adele Live in New York City, a concert special filmed at Radio City Music Hall and the singer's first concert in four years.