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Bruno Mars Is Taking Over Vancouver’s SkyTrain Announcements

The initiative is a collaboration between TransLink and Warner Music Canada.

Bruno Mars Is Taking Over Vancouver’s SkyTrain Announcements
Bruno Mars on Feb. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
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By Guglielmo ScrittoreOct 15, 2026
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Bruno Mars is making his presence in Vancouver felt on the city's public transit system, with the singer lending his voice to SkyTrain announcements during his five-show run at BC Place.

Starting Oct. 14, passengers passing through Stadium–Chinatown Station will hear two prerecorded messages from Mars, timed to coincide with his concerts on Oct. 14, 16, 17, 20 and 21. The collaboration between TransLink and Warner Music Canada makes him the first musical artist to become a celebrity guest voice on SkyTrain.

“To everybody taking the train, it’s Bruno Mars. I can’t wait to see you all. It’s about to get real romantic tonight. I love you,” he says in one announcement.

The second message thanks fans for attending The Romantic Tour: “To everybody on the train, it’s Bruno Mars. Thank you so much for coming to The Romantic Tour. I hope to see you all very soon. I love you.”

The messages will play periodically alongside the station’s regular announcements on concert days. TransLink says the Warner Music Canada partnership will generate additional advertising revenue to help fund transit services across Metro Vancouver.

Mars had done a similar activation in Toronto last May, when he kicked off the season at Rogers Centre.

The SkyTrain promotion follows a similar takeover of Toronto’s transit system during Mars’ five-show run at Rogers Stadium in May. In Toronto, his messages played at Downsview Park, Wilson and Sheppard West stations, which serve the concert venue.

The Vancouver engagement sets another stadium record for Mars: his five BC Place performances mark the most shows by an artist on a single tour in the venue’s history, surpassing Taylor Swift’s three-night run there during the Eras Tour in December 2024.

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