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
