Bruno Mars announced a stadium tour on Thursday that will bring him to Chicago in May. “The Romantic” tour, in support of his fourth solo album of the same title, will be his first headlining tour in nearly a decade.
His one-night Chicago concert will be on May 16 at Soldier Field. Tickets go on sale Jan. 14 in an artist pre-sale. The general public on-sale begins at noon Jan. 15; more information and access to both at www.brunomars.com.
Mars last performed in Chicago in 2018 as part of Lollapalooza in Grant Park.
His “The Romantic” album is released Feb. 27.
The headlining tour, produced by Live Nation, will be his first since the “24K Magic World Tour,” which began in 2017. Launching on April 10 in Las Vegas, this new tour will include some 40 shows across North America, Europe and the UK. He’ll be joined by Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee. Wee. on all dates, with guest artist Leon Thomas added in Chicago and Victoria Monét and RAYE on other select dates.
April 10 — Las Vegas — Allegiant Stadium
April 14 — Glendale, Arizona — State Farm Stadium
April 18 — Arlington, Texas — Globe Life Field
April 22 — Houston — NRG Stadium
April 25 — Atlanta — Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field
April 29 — Charlotte, North Carolina — Bank of America Stadium
May 2 — Landover, Maryland — Northwest Stadium
May 6 — Nashville — Nissan Stadium
May 9 — Detroit — Ford Field
May 13 — Minneapolis — U.S. Bank Stadium
May 16 — Chicago — Soldier Field
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May 20 — Columbus — Ohio Stadium
May 23 — Toronto — Rogers Stadium
May 24 — Toronto — Rogers Stadium
June 20 — Paris
June 21 — Paris
June 26 — Berlin
July 4 — Amsterdam
July 5 — Amsterdam
July 10 — Madrid
July 14 — Milan
July 18 — London
July 19 — London
Aug. 21 — East Rutherford, New Jersey — MetLife Stadium
Aug. 22 — East Rutherford, New Jersey — MetLife Stadium
Aug. 29 — Pittsburgh — Acrisure Stadium
Sept. 1 — Philadelphia — Lincoln Financial Field
Sept. 5 — Foxborough, Massachusetts — Gillette Stadium
Sept. 9 — Indianapolis — Lucas Oil Stadium
Sept. 12 — Tampa, Florida — Raymond James Stadium
Sept. 16 — New Orleans — Caesars Superdome
Sept. 19 — Miami — Hard Rock Stadium
Sept. 23 — San Antonio, Texas — Alamodome
Sept. 26 — Air Force Academy in Colorado — Falcon Stadium
Oct. 2 — Inglewood, California — SoFi Stadium
Oct. 3 — Inglewood, California — SoFi Stadium
Oct. 10 — Santa Clara, California — Levi’s Stadium
Oct. 14 — Vancouver — BC Place
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