VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Bruno Mars to Launch 1st Stadium Tour Here, Spears Refuses to Play US Again, More
Posted on: January 9, 2026, 04:49h.
Last updated on: January 9, 2026, 04:55h.
Longstanding Park MGM headliner Bruno Mars will launch his first stadium tour at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. “The Romantic Tour,” Mars’ first full headline tour in nearly a decade, kicks off Friday, April 10 before performing nearly 40 concerts across North America and Europe.
Mars’ Silk Sonic collaborator Anderson.Paak is set to join the concert as DJ Pee.Wee, with Leon Thomas also supporting.
Mars’ stadium tour coincides with the February 27 release of his fourth solo album, also called “The Romantic.” All dates are sponsored by MGM Resorts International and The Pinky Ring, the Bellagio cocktail lounge branded around Mars but not owned by him.
The tour is kind of a bummer for fans who were looking forward to seeing the “Uptown Funk!” singer return to Dolby Live! — where he surpassed 100 shows in August 2025 — since it means he won’t be back until at least late 2026.
Tour presales begin 12 noon PT Wednesday, January 14, via BrunoMars.com, with the general on-sale starting 12 noon PT Thursday, January 15, at ticketmaster.com.
Oops, Not Doing US Again
Britney Spears, who performed Las Vegas’ ninth top-grossing residency of all time from 2013-2017 at Planet Hollywood, claims she will not perform in the United States again.
In an Instagram post Thursday night, the “Baby One More Time” told followers that US audiences shouldn’t expect to see her perform “because of extremely sensitive reasons.” She didn’t explain what those reasons were.
However, the pop princess noted: “I hope to be sitting on a stool with a red rose in my hair, in a bun, performing with my son… in the U.K. and Australia very soon.”
Her latter comment appears to reference her 19-year-old son Jayden Federline, who has posted snippets of his own music on social media. Though he hasn’t released any commercial work, Spears called him “a huge star.”
Spears’ last public show was at the October 2018 Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. She had been tipped to launch a new Las Vegas residency at Park MGM in 2019, but withdrew before opening night.
Since the end of her conservatorship in 2021, Spears has repeatedly suggested she may never return to live performance.
Do the Mathame
Mathame, the emo-tech duo known for their breakout global hit “Skywalking,” will perform their first Las Vegas shows at Resorts World this spring.
Though the property calls it a “residency,” we wouldn’t, since it includes only four dates over seven months: March 27 at Zouk Nightclub, May 16 at Ayu Dayclub, and then September 3 and October 2 at Zouk.
Ticket information has yet to be announced.
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