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In this Sunday, June 25, 2017, file photo, Bruno Mars performs at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Mars’ “That’s What I Like,” was named as one of the top songs of the year by the Associated Press.
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Bruno Mars confirmed Tuesday what the Honolulu Star-Advertiser first reported almost a month ago: He will return home to
Hawaii for a concert at Aloha Stadium on Nov. 10.
The Roosevelt High School graduate made the announcement regarding his 24K Magic World Tour with a trio of posts on his Instagram account. There is no word yet whether opening act Cardi B will join him in the islands, but it seems unlikely. The rapper announced last month that she is pregnant.
A source told the Star-Advertiser in early May that a second show is being considered for Nov. 11. That show has not been announced yet, likely pending ticket sales for the first show. It is common practice for additional concerts to be booked as each previously announced show sells out, as was the case recently when comedian Jo Koy extended his November run at the Blaisdell Arena from one show to two and eventually three and four as each of the first three sold out.
Mars last played in Hawaii in 2014, selling out three shows at the Blaisdell Arena. Tickets for that homestand sold out so quickly that many local fans were left empty-handed, with mainland ticket brokers being blamed. Since then many high-profile artists, including Koy and
Diana Ross, have held presales restricted to local residents. A kamaaina presale has not yet been announced, nor have ticket prices been announced or when they will go on sale.
Mars’ profile has only grown since that successful string of shows four years ago. His most recent album — 2017’s “24K Magic,” which has spawned the hit singles “That’s What I Like,” “Finesse,” “Versace on the Floor” and the title track — earned him six more Grammys, including a sweep of the top awards: album,
record and song of the year.