LAS VEGAS —Bruno Marsis set to have his name immortalized on the Las Vegas Strip.
MGM Resorts Internationalannounced that a parade and ceremony to celebrate the renaming of Park Avenue, the street between Park MGM, New York, New York, andT-Mobile Arena, to Bruno Mars Drive will be held on Friday, April 10.
"The procession will embody Bruno’s signature style – vibrant, dynamic and full of surprises," MGM Resorts said in a statement to USA TODAY.
Pop superstar Bruno Mars is setting out on his first full headlining stadium tour in nearly a decade. See some of his unforgettable performances through the years, starting here with the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, California. He joined Coldplay's headlining halftime set, two years after serving as the halftime show headliner himself in 2014.
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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars perform The Mamas & the Papas' "California Dreamin'" during the 67th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. They won best pop duo/group Performance for their duet "Die With a Smile."
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Bruno Mars, clad in full purple regalia, pays tribute to Prince with a rendition of "Let's Go Crazy" during the 59th Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles.
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Bruno Mars performs on stage during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Aug. 28, 2011, in Los Angeles.
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Ziggy Marley, Bruno Mars and Rihanna perform on stage at the 55th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2013, in Los Angeles.
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Philip Lawrence, recording artist Bruno Mars and bassist Jamareo Artis perform during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013, in Las Vegas.
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Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic performs on stage during the 64th annual Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas.
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Bruno Mars headlines during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show at MetLife Stadium on Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Bruno Mars performs during the Hooligans in Wondaland tour at The Pearl concert theater at the Palms Casino Resort June 16, 2011, in Las Vegas.
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Bruno Mars performs on stage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2011 live show at at the Odyssey Arena on Nov. 6, 2011, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Bruno Mars performs at TD Garden on June 26, 2013, in Boston.
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Bruno Mars performs onstage during the 59th Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles.
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Cardi B and Bruno Mars perform during the 60th annual Grammy Awards show on Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.
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Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, right, of music group Silk Sonic perform on stage during the 63rd annual Grammy Awards broadcast on March 14, 2021.
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See Bruno Mars' memorable performances ahead of The Romantic Tour
Pop superstar Bruno Mars is settingout on his first full headlining stadium tourin nearly a decade. See some of his unforgettable performances through the years, starting here with the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, California. He joined Coldplay's headlining halftime set, two years after serving as the halftime show headliner himself in 2014.
The parade will begin at 1 p.m. local time on Las Vegas Boulevard at Flamingo Road, and will proceed down the Las Vegas Strip to Toshiba Plaza, in front of T-Mobile Arena, where the renaming ceremony will take place at about 1:30 p.m. local time.
The plaza will open to a limited number of fans starting at 11 a.m. local time, and the parade can be viewed from the western side of Las Vegas Blvd.
Mars is the second performer to have a street connected to the Strip named after him. Elvis Presley Boulevard, between the Fontainebleau Resort and the Las Vegas Convention Center's West Hall to the Westgate Hotel, is named after Elvis Presley. "The King," according toWestgate Las Vegas, performed 636 sold-out shows at the International Hotel.
Streets named for members of The Rat Pack flank the Strip to its west.
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"With streets across Las Vegas honoring legends like Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr., the addition of Bruno Mars Drive connects past and present in a city built on iconic performers," MGM Resorts said.
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The event comes ahead of the start of Mars' "The Romantic Tour" later that evening at Allegiant Stadium. The tour is in support of Mars'first solo album releasedsince 2016's triple-platinum "24K Magic."
The 16-time Grammy winner has been a mainstay at the Dolby Live theater, which sits on the soon-to-be Bruno Mars Drive. He has performed more than 100 solo shows since his residency began there on New Year's weekend in 2016, as well as 34 concerts as a part of Silk Sonic,according to Billboard.
Mars, MGM Resorts International President Bill Hornbuckle, and Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo are among those scheduled to speak at the event on April 10. In an updated statement, MGM Resorts said that Mars will make a donation to "a local nonprofit."
Clark County approved the renaming of the street,KVVU-TV reportedin February.
This story has been updated with new headlines and information
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