More than a decade has passed since Bruno Mars last headlined a stadium tour, and tonight, that wait ends on the lakefront in Chicago. The 16-time Grammy winner brings The Romantic Tour to Soldier Field tonight and again on Sunday, opening the Chicago leg of a three-month North American run that stands as one of the most anticipated returns to the road in recent memory.
What to expect tonight at Soldier Field
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. CDT, with the show getting underway at 7:30 p.m. for a crowd of up to 61,500 people. The performance runs approximately two hours and draws from across Mars’s catalog, blending his signature funk, soul and pop approach into the kind of high-energy, full-production experience that early dates on the tour have already established as the standard.
The setlist reaches across every chapter of his career, with fan favorites including Just the Way You Are, Treasure, 24K Magic, Finesse and That’s What I Like alongside newer material such as Risk It All, I Just Might and God Was Showing Off. A full live band anchors the evening throughout, featuring drums, bass, horns and strings. Anderson .Paak joins Mars on all North American tour dates, while Leon Thomas performs on select nights as an opening act. Raye and Victoria Monét are among the other artists appearing on select dates throughout the run.
For those heading to the venue, parking opens at 3:30 p.m. Hello Kitty pop-up shops are set up outside Soldier Field as part of the broader event footprint, and exclusive tour merchandise is available on-site beginning well before showtime.
Tickets and what they cost
Last-minute tickets remain available for both Chicago performances. Prices for tonight’s show start at $210 through Ticketmaster and partner platforms, while Sunday’s performance begins at $187. Premium and floor-level options reach $1,000 and above. The two-night stand gives fans who missed out on the first evening another opportunity before the tour moves on.
Where The Romantic Tour goes from here
After Chicago, the tour continues in Columbus, Ohio, on May 20 before moving into an extended five-night run in Toronto through the end of May. The North American leg then picks back up in late August with multiple nights in East Rutherford, N.J., before moving through Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Foxborough, Mass., Indianapolis, Tampa, New Orleans, Miami and San Antonio. The fall stretch carries the tour through the West Coast, with four nights in Inglewood, Calif., two in Santa Clara, Calif., and a closing run of five shows in Vancouver in October.
The return fans have been waiting for
Mars last headlined a major solo tour in 2017, and the years since have done nothing to diminish the appetite for his live performances. The Romantic Tour is built around a new album he has yet to release, giving the run a dual purpose: a celebration of the body of work that established him as one of the defining live performers of his generation, and an early look at what comes next…