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Bruno Mars’ The Romantic Tour arrives in San Antonio this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Wednesday is one of the biggest music nights of the year in San Antonio, with the first of two Rush concerts at Frost Bank Center and a sold-out Bruno Mars concert at the Alamodome. <\/a>Here’s what Bruno Mars fans need to know about the concert and getting to the venue.<\/p>\n What is Bruno Mars’ The Romantic Tour?<\/p>\n Bruno Mars is joined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers during halftime of\u00a0Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.<\/p>\n Rob Carr\/Getty Images \u00a0Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars had a No. 1 hit with “Die With a Smile.”<\/p>\n Kevin Mazur\/Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for The<\/p>\n Hit machine Mars\u00a0\u2014 his No. 1 songs include \u201cLocked Out of Heaven\u201d and \u201cJust the Way You Are\u201d\u00a0\u2014 is touring stadiums in support of his album \u201cThe Romantic,\u201d which was released in February. Mars is an old-school entertainer who has been onstage since he was a kid, which should make for a fun night.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n When does the concert start?<\/p>\n The concert starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Alamodome, 100 Montana St. Doors open at 5 p.m. Outdoor merchandise sales start at 4 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n Are tickets still available?<\/p>\n The concert is sold out, though verified resale tickets are available through ticketmaster.com<\/a> starting at about $350.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n What is the best way to get to the Alamodome?<\/p>\n VIA Park & Ride is the most economical and stress-free way to get to any concert at the Alamodome, but there are other options, too. Here’s a look:<\/p>\n Alamodome parking: Parking at the Alamodome will cost $60. Lots B and C\u00a0open at 3 p.m. on a first-come, first-served,\u00a0cashless basis.\u00a0<\/p>\n Park & Ride: VIA’s Park & Ride service<\/a> will run to the Alamodome from 4 to 7 p.m. and leave from the venue until one hour\u00a0after the concert. Service will be available from Crossroads, 151 Crossroads\u00a0Blvd., and Brooks (Walmart), 3302 SE Military Drive. The service costs $1.30 per ride.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Off-site parking: Concertgoers can reserve parking at more than 25 lots in advance through ParkWhiz. <\/a>More downtown parking options can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n Ride share: Drivers can drop off and pick up ride-share customers at Lot D, across Interstate 37 from the dome between Montana Street and the Tower of the Americas Way. Expect to pay surge prices on concert nights.<\/p>\n Little Bruno Mars, pictured with his mom, Barnadette Hernandez, took his Elvis act to Memphis, Tenn., home of the King, in 1990.\u00a0<\/p>\n Catherine McGann\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Five facts about Bruno Mars:<\/p>\n \u2022 Bruno Mars started performing as a child with his family\u2019s band in Hawaii. He became known for his impersonations of Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u2022 When he was 5, Mars sang \u201cChristmas All Over the World\u201d during halftime of the 1990 Aloha Bowl. About 23 years later, he would be the headline halftime performer at Super Bowl XLVIII.<\/p>\n \u2022 Bruno Mars\u2019 first No. 1 song was as a featured artist on B.o.B.’s \u201cNothin’ on You.\u201d He has since had chart-topping collaborations with Mark Ronson (\u201cUptown Funk\u201d), Anderson.Paak (Silk Sonic\u2019s \u201cLeave the Door Open\u201d) and Lady Gaga (\u201cDie With a Smile\u201d).<\/p>\n \u2022 Mars has won 16 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for \u201c24K Magic\u201d and Song of the Year for \u201cThat\u2019s What I Like\u201d and Silk Sonic\u2019s \u201cLeave the Door Open.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 This is just Mars\u2019 second San Antonio concert. He played the AT&T Center (now Frost Bank Center) in 2017 on the 24K Magic World Tour.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Anderson .Paak, left, is joining his Silk Sonic partner Bruno Mars on tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n John Esparza\/via Getty Images<\/p>\n Is there an opening act?<\/p>\n DJ Pee.Wee, better known as Anderson .Paak, is the opening act, which leaves the door open for a Silk Sonic mini set during the concert.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n What\u2019s next at the Alamodome?<\/p>\n Iron Maiden on Sept. 29, followed by Usher on Oct. 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bruno Mars’ The Romantic Tour arrives in San Antonio this week.\u00a0 Kevin Mazur\/Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for The Wednesday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":["post-444298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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