![]() ![]() ![]() Performing a jukebox with no new songs seems something that seems premature given his youth, and the likelihood that plenty more work is coming. (The one nod to Silk Sonic is a stripped down version of “Leave the Door Open,” during an interlude where he runs through his songbook - including “Young Wild and Free,” “Grenade” and “Nothin’ on You.”) But he has already amassed a stable of megahits to fuel a greatest hits show - Opening with “24K Magic,” into “Finesse,” “Treasure” and “That’s What I Like,” and later “Runaway Baby,” “When I Was Your Man,” “Locked Out of Heaven” and “Just the Way You Are” - and “Uptown Funk” as the encore. Mars has been doing this version of his show for a while now - including a Vegas residency - so he has it down pat, and it doesn’t appear that he mixes it up much.Īnd perhaps for a reason: Mars hasn’t released a solo album since 2016’s “24K Magic,” more recently focusing his attention on his Silk Sonic collab with Anderson. In a nod to his origins, Mars sings a bit of the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” into his 2010 track “Marry You.” The singer takes a moment to perform some of his vast songwriting catalog, solo on piano. Mars pointedly introduces his band at the very beginning of the night, and gives them each a moment in the spotlight to show off their talents. There’s Mars wailing on the guitar, which he’s become quite a pro at. The equally smooth singing and dancing backup “Hooligans,” providing the necessary hype. But there’s also the three-piece brass horn section. Mars is still doing the same kind of big, diverse crowd-pleasing show – but now on an epic level. doing the kind of rollicking show he was doing with his father’s “The Love Notes” doo-wop variety show at Honolulu’s Esprit night club 30 years ago, or later as the opening act to the Magic of Polynesia in his teens. ![]() Close your eyes and imagine little Peter Hernandez Jr. ![]()
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