Bruno Mars opened The Romantic Tour with a sold-out show at MetLife Stadium, delivering a nearly two-hour performance centred on love and drawing heavily on Black and Latin musical traditions. The review argues that his constant use of choreography, pyrotechnics, costumes and genre shifts confirms his status as one of his generation’s leading live entertainers.

Mars began in a red charro suit with the bolero “Risk It All”, before moving through hits including “24K Magic”, “Treasure”, “That’s What I Like” and “Marry You”. Highlights included a Latin music medley incorporating “La Murga” and “La Bamba”, a Silk Sonic segment with Anderson .Paak, and a Marvin Gaye cover performed alongside a vintage Cadillac stage prop; the concert was the first of four MetLife dates.