It’s less than a week until the start of Adele’s epochal residency at Wembley Stadium when Music Week catches up with Adele’s long-time live representative Lucy Dickins for a wide-ranging chat.

The ITB agent and occasional promoter has much on her mind: not only are these shows career-defining for her most famous client, but for Dickins herself.

“They mean everything to me,” she says of the concerts. “I started working with Adele when I was 17. She has raised her ...