Bruno Mars Breaks Record For Most Tickets Sold In A Single Day Ahead Of His New Tour
The Grammy-winning artist,
39, is set to launch his fourth solo studio album, The Romantic, next month,
with his single I Just Might released last week.
It is first album since
his collaborative project An Evening with Silk Sonic with
American singer and rapper Anderson Paak in 2021.
Bruno Mars is also heading on a
hotly-anticipated accompanying tour - and he has reportedly set a new record
for the most amount of tickets sold in a day.
On Thursday, 2.1million tickets went on sale
for Bruno's shows in North America, Europe and the UK.
Bruno Mars will kick off The Romantic Tour in
April and will perform a total of 71 stadium gigs, after adding a huge 32 to
the original 39 due to unprecedented demand.
The singer's tour includes six nights at
Wembley Stadium, in London, in July, with only a few tickets left.
Last year Bruno Mars made a reference to a past rumour that he has
a $50 million gambling debt with MGM Resorts in an Instagram Stories post
Tuesday celebrating his success on Spotify.
He reposted an announcement from the streaming
service that he was the first-ever performer to garner a monthly total of at
least 150million listeners.
'KEEP STREAMING,' the Honolulu, Hawaii-born
performer, whose full name is Peter Gene Hernandez, wrote on the post, which
was accompanied by a dancing emoji. 'I’ll be out of debt in no time.'
The Locked Out of Heaven vocalist spoke about his impressive streaming
totals Tuesday as he inked an extension with MGM to play seven additional shows
in his residency later this year in Las Vegas, Billboard reported.
The When I Was Your Man crooner slated the
seven new shows for May 21, 24, 25, 28, 30 and 31, as well as June 2, with
tickets going on sale via a Live Nation presale Thursday via Ticketmaster (code
OCTAVE); and to the public on Friday.
Mars alluded to the rumours of a gambling
debt last summer when he reposted a viral social media clip of Seattle-based
influencer Kaeli Dance dancing.
The caption referenced the singer's alleged balance with the casino
ahead of the August 2024 release of his hit duet with Lady Gaga, Die With A Smile,
reading, 'Lady Gaga on
her way to get Bruno Mars out of debt.'
Mars had had a recent hot streak on the
charts, as Die With a Smile has spent four weeks in the top spot on the
Billboard Hot 100, while a duet with BLACKPINK's ROSÉ, titled APT., surged to
the third spot on the chart more than four months after its release.
APT. has spent 13 weeks on top of Billboard
Global Excl. U.S. Chart, and earlier this month marked the first time a K-pop
artist has had a number one track on the Billboard Pop Airplay Chart, the
outlet reported.
In addition to those collaborations, Mars
also has a new track out with Sexyy Red titled Fat, Juicy and Wet, with Lady
Gaga and ROSÉ making cameos in the music video.
Talks of Mars having a massive debt came in a March 14, 2024 News Nation
story titled 'Bruno Mars needs to lay off the
slots: Source,' which alleged details of his financial issues
with MGM Resorts International.
A Las Vegas-based source told the outlet of
the Locked Out of Heaven vocalist: 'He owes millions to the MGM [from
gambling]' and that 'his debts have gotten as high as $50 million.'
The source summed up the situation involving Mars, who has a continuing
residency at Park MGM Las Vegas,
MGM 'basically own him.'
The When I Was Your Man crooner 'makes
$90million a year off of the deal he did with the casino, but then he has to
pay back his debt… after taxes,' the source told NewsNation.
The source estimated that 'Mars makes
$1.5million per night' as result of a long-term pact he inked with the organisation
in 2016.
An MGM Resorts International subsequently told TMZ days
later, on March 18, that Mars 'doesn't have a $50million gambling tab on the
books with them.'
The casino rep said, 'We’re proud of our
relationship with Bruno Mars, one of the world’s most thrilling and dynamic
performers.
From his shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM to
the new Pinky Ring lounge at Bellagio, Bruno’s brand of entertainment attracts
visitors from around the globe.'
According to the casino rep, 'MGM and Bruno's
partnership is longstanding and rooted in mutual respect.
'Any speculation otherwise is completely
false; he has no debt with MGM. Together, we are excited to continue creating
unforgettable experiences for our guests.'
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