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Bruno Mars impresses with his two-night concert spectacle in the Philippines

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Gary Ann Lastrilla

<p>American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars brought the house down with showstopping performances during his two-night concert in the Philippines last weekend, June 24 and 25.</p><p>With both shows held at the Philippine Arena — considered the world’s largest indoor arena — Filipino concertgoers were treated to a night of well-loved dance and pop favorites that Bruno popularized through the years.</p><p>The 37-year-old record producer opened both shows with a strong performance of his 2016 hit &quot;24K Magic.&quot; The concert quickly turned into a karaoke night as the crowd joined Bruno in singing his succeeding performances. Then, everyone danced and vibed to the beat as Bruno and his talented band performed equally upbeat favorites &quot;Finesse&quot; and &quot;Treasure&quot; next.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/6/25/jampacked-crowd-at-bruno-mars-ph-concert-day-1-1601"><strong>LOOK: Jampacked crowd at Bruno Mars’ PH concert day 1<br/></strong></a></div><p>Showing his impressive skill in playing the electric guitar, he played the reggae-pop track &quot;Billionaire.&quot; Throughout the show, the part Filipino artist made Pinoy Hooligans kilig by changing song lyrics and speaking a few Filipino words. For instance, he sang the Tagalog phrase “Miss na kita, Mahal,” as he incorporated it into his performance of the song Calling All My Lovelies.</p><p>Meanwhile, Bruno also belted out more of his famous songs like &quot;That’s What I Like,&quot; &quot;Versace On The Floor,&quot; &quot;Marry You,&quot; and &quot;Runaway Baby.&quot;</p><p>Aside from singing and dancing, he also played the piano and performed songs that are associated with him like CeeLo Green’s &quot;F**k You,&quot; B.o.b.’s &quot;Nothin On You,&quot; Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa’s &quot;Young, Wild and Free.&quot; He was among the songwriters of the said hits. He also played his own tracks &quot;Grenade&quot; and &quot;Leave The Door Open,&quot; and later performed &quot;When I Was Your Man&quot; with the band.</p><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Bruno-Mars-impresses-with-his-two-night-concert-spectacle-in-the-Philippines-1.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Bruno Mars impresses with his two-night concert spectacle in the Philippines"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Bruno-Mars-impresses-with-his-two-night-concert-spectacle-in-the-Philippines-2.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Bruno Mars impresses with his two-night concert spectacle in the Philippines"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Bruno-Mars-impresses-with-his-two-night-concert-spectacle-in-the-Philippines-3.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Bruno Mars impresses with his two-night concert spectacle in the Philippines"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Bruno-Mars-impresses-with-his-two-night-concert-spectacle-in-the-Philippines-4.jpg" style="width:1000px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Bruno Mars impresses with his two-night concert spectacle in the Philippines"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><em>Photo credit: Daniel Ramos @spiribolt </em></div><p>Towards the end of the show, Bruno performed the energetic &quot;Locked Out Of Heaven&quot; and swooned the crowd with the classic &quot;Just The Way You Are.&quot;</p><p>But just when the concertgoers thought &quot;Just The Way You Are&quot; was the closing song, Bruno surprised them as he returned onstage with the dance hit &quot;Uptown Funk.&quot;</p><p>Bruno Mars&#x27; two-day concert in the country was produced by Live Nation Philippines.</p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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<p>Here’s what went down at Bruno Mars’ two-day concert in the Philippines last weekend.</p>

Here’s what went down at Bruno Mars’ two-day concert in the Philippines last weekend.