Bruno Mars sets Romantic tour: Inglewood stops to feature Anderson .Paak, Raye

Grammy victor Bruno Mars is hitting the road, helium announced Thursday up of the merchandise of his archetypal solo medium successful a decade.

The popular star, known for hits including “24K Magic” and “Grenade,” volition embark connected his Romantic circuit successful April to beforehand his upcoming medium “The Romantic.” The 16-time Grammy victor unveiled his circuit dates, including 3 shows successful Southern California, connected societal media.

Mars is acceptable to instrumentality implicit Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium connected Oct. 2 and Oct. 3. He volition beryllium joined by his Silk Sonic spouse Anderson .Paak (who volition preform arsenic DJ Pee .Wee) and “Where Is My Husband!” vocalist Raye. After Inglewood, the trio volition instrumentality their euphony to Levi’s Stadium successful Santa Clara connected Oct. 10. Oxnard autochthonal Anderson .Paak volition travel Mars passim the tour, which besides touts performances by Grammy winners Leon Thomas and Victoria Monét.

Raye performs astatine halftime during the NFL crippled betwixt Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns astatine the Tottenham Hotspur stadium successful London successful October.

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The Romantic tour’s afloat docket tin beryllium recovered connected Mars’ website. The summons presale begins Jan. 14.

“The Romantic” volition beryllium Mars’ archetypal solo merchandise since 2016’s “24K Magic,” which yielded hits including its titular track, “That’s What I Like,” “Versace connected the Floor” and “Finesse.” The medium earned six Grammy Awards, including the coveted grounds and medium of the twelvemonth prizes, successful 2018.

Following the merchandise of “24K Magic,” Mars turned his absorption toward much collaborative efforts, notably forming R&B duo Silk Sonic with Anderson .Paak. The brace released their “An Evening With Silk Sonic” medium successful 2021 and gained further popularity with songs specified arsenic the Grammy-winning “Leave the Door Open” and “Skate.”

In caller years, Mars has besides collaborated with Lady Gaga for their Grammy-winning emotion ballad “Die With a Smile” and with K-pop prima Rosé (of Blackpink fame) connected the catchy “Apt.” The second is nominated successful 3 categories astatine this year’s Grammy Awards, acceptable to instrumentality to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena connected Feb. 1.