{"id":56939,"date":"2026-07-19T08:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/bruno-mars-brings-hits-romance-and-a-paddington-bear-to-wembley\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T08:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T08:49:18","slug":"bruno-mars-brings-hits-romance-and-a-paddington-bear-to-wembley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/bruno-mars-brings-hits-romance-and-a-paddington-bear-to-wembley\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Mars brings hits, romance and a Paddington Bear to Wembley"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The show began with a pre-recorded video of Mars praying in a church for a good performance, before he emerged beneath visuals of a stained-glass window in a red suit bejewelled with roses.<\/p>\n

It was a suitably theatrical opening to a two-hour, 15-minute set. But for those who had avoided spoilers, Risk It All, a slow R&B ballad from Mars’ latest album, The Romantic, was perhaps an unexpected opener. <\/p>\n

Any surprise was short-lived. Within minutes, Mars sat behind a pair of bright red congas for Cha Cha, signalling the start of a set that moved between R&B, funk, Latin influences and pop. <\/p>\n

It was an early glimpse of what was to come as he declared: “London, it’s time to party.”<\/p>\n

The crowd quickly accepted the invitation. From then on, neither Mars nor his fans stood still. <\/p>\n

24K Magic and Treasure prompted one of the night’s biggest singalongs. As Mars sang “put your pinky rings up to the moon”, thousands of little fingers rose into the air. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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