Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic Tour’ has made history with the largest single-day ticket sales in Live Nation’s history across North America, Europe, and the UK.
The numbers:
‘The Romantic Tour,’ Mars’ first full headline run in nearly a decade, sold 2.1 million tickets in a single day.
To meet demand an extra 30 shows have been added to the tour, including a six-night residency at London's Wembley Stadium.
This will be the first full headlining stadium tour of Mars' career, and will take in nearly 70 shows across North America, Europe, and the UK.
Support on all dates comes from Silk Sonic collaborator Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee .Wee.
New music:
Mars’ fourth solo album, The Romantic, will be released on February 27.
Hot streak:
Mars’ recent single with Lady Gaga, “Die With a Smile,” became the fastest song in Spotify history to reach 1 billion streams.
His collaboration with ROSÉ, “APT.,” was Apple Music’s most streamed song globally of 2025.
Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic Tour’ has made history with the largest single-day ticket sales in Live Nation’s history across North America, Europe, and the UK.
The numbers:
‘The Romantic Tour,’ Mars’ first full headline run in nearly a decade, sold 2.1 million tickets in a single day.
To meet demand an extra 30 shows have been added to the tour, including a six-night residency at London's Wembley Stadium.
This will be the first full headlining stadium tour of Mars' career, and will take in nearly 70 shows across North America, Europe, and the UK.
Support on all dates comes from Silk Sonic collaborator Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee .Wee.
New music:
Mars’ fourth solo album, The Romantic, will be released on February 27.
Hot streak:
Mars’ recent single with Lady Gaga, “Die With a Smile,” became the fastest song in Spotify history to reach 1 billion streams.
His collaboration with ROSÉ, “APT.,” was Apple Music’s most streamed song globally of 2025.
Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic Tour’ has made history with the largest single-day ticket sales in Live Nation’s history across North America, Europe, and the UK.
The numbers:
‘The Romantic Tour,’ Mars’ first full headline run in nearly a decade, sold 2.1 million tickets in a single day.
To meet demand an extra 30 shows have been added to the tour, including a six-night residency at London's Wembley Stadium.
This will be the first full headlining stadium tour of Mars' career, and will take in nearly 70 shows across North America, Europe, and the UK.
Support on all dates comes from Silk Sonic collaborator Anderson .Paak as DJ Pee .Wee.
New music:
Mars’ fourth solo album, The Romantic, will be released on February 27.
Hot streak:
Mars’ recent single with Lady Gaga, “Die With a Smile,” became the fastest song in Spotify history to reach 1 billion streams.
His collaboration with ROSÉ, “APT.,” was Apple Music’s most streamed song globally of 2025.
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Anderson .Paak
DJ Pee .Wee
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This story was written with information from Live Nation’s Instagram and Digital Music News.
We covered it because it’s news of record-breaking ticket sales.
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