BURSTA big Bruno Mars tour of North America and Europe will end in Vancouver next Oct. 15 at BC Place Stadium, Live Nation Entertainment announced Thursday (Jan. 8).
Concert tickets go on sale Jan. 15 on BrunoMars.com for the “Romantic Tour,” which is Mars’ first headline tour in nearly a decade, following his 2017 24K Magic dates.
Mars, a Grammy Award-winning performer, has booked nearly 40 shows from April to October 2026, including one in Vancouver (with opener Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee .Wee) and two in Toronto at Rogers Stadium (May 23-24). The tour launches in Las Vegas on Friday, April 10 at Allegiant Stadium.
“The Romantic” is the title of Mars’ fourth solo album, due out Feb. 27.
Over the past 15 years Mars recorded a string of hits including the recent Die With A Smile with Lady Gaga, Just the Way You Are from 2010 and Locked Out of Heaven from 2012, among many other pop/R&B songs.
Live Nation also announced a Vancouver concert by Chris Stapleton on July 22 at Rogers Arena, with The Teskey Brothers opening the “All-American Road Show” tour date. Tickets are sold starting 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16 on chrisstapleton.com/
Later this year BC Place Stadium will rock with a few concerts including Guns N’ Roses on Aug. 29, AC/DC on Aug. 13 and Foo Fighters on Sept. 20 with Queens of the Stone Age opening.