Bruno Mars and New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas go together like Stratocaster guitars and strings, like jazz and clubs, like pinky fingers and rings. He’s performed on the Strip nearly every final evening of the year since 2013, settling in at Dolby Live at The Park MGM for his resident headquarters and go-to place to celebrate days of auld lang syne.
Last year, Mars took advantage of Dolby Live’s proximity to Bellagio to perform at an after-party inside the Mayfair Supper Club. Odds are he’ll be at Bellagio again if work is completed on The Pinky Ring, the cocktail lounge and jazz bar that he’ll introduce to the public in early 2024. It will be a party penthouse for Mars when he’s in town, reflecting his glam image and adding electricity to the casino floor scene the venue is located within.
Although Mars stayed busy touring throughout 2023, it’s only been recently that he’s started to make news due to his return to Dolby Live, his new club and a Limited Edition Bruno Mars Stratocaster going on the market in November. Stratocasters have long been the musician’s weapon of choice, and he joins Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Nile Rogers as luminaries with an Artist Signature Series designed in their honor by the Fender Musical Instrument Company.
If Mars brandishes a Strat with a finish that could be described as Mars Mocha Heirloom, a mint-green pickguard and gold hardware, it’s the signature guitar. He may just have used it to jam on while conjuring song ideas for his next studio album, which will arrive in 2024 if Mars wants to satiate his fan base’s appetite for new music. It’s been more than two years since he released Silk Sonic’s debut with Anderson .Paak, and Unorthodox Jukebox came out in 2016.
Mars creates music when the muse hits him and doesn’t seem to publicly express consternation about maintaining a constant presence on the charts. He’s been staying limber as a performer by maintaining a constant presence on the concert stage, which is all that should matter to the audience with whom he rings in the new year.
Park MGM, 9 p.m. Dec. 28 & 30-31, starting at $99.50 plus tax and fee. ticketmaster.com
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