He may be small in stature, but a Bruno Mars concert is larger than life.
The American singer/songwriter began his highly anticipated Australian tour in Perth on Friday night, impressing his mostly young fans with his dance moves, musical ability and vocal range.
Miguel warmed up the crowd with an energetic performance, although the music was too loud for his voice.
But it was Hawaiian-born Mars who everyone wanted to see and he immediately had people on their feet as he encouraged them to shake along to the music.
The Moonshine Jungle Tour is Mars' first arena tour in Australia and follows his recently revered Super Bowl performance.
Supported by a dancing band, Mars opened with Moonshine and Natalie, and later performed hits including Treasure, Nothin' On You, Marry You and Grenade.
The 28-year-old also impressed when he led the crowd through a chant of "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!" before performing a cover of Barrett Strong's Motown hit, Money (That's What I Want) and then leading into Billionaire.
There were also loud cheers when he performed a snippet of Ginuwine's raunchy hit, Pony.
He told the audience that When I Was Your Man was the hardest song for him to write and perform, so everyone was more than willing to help him sing the sad ballad.
The Grammy award-winner, who has sold eight million albums worldwide and 58 million singles, certainly knows how to get a crowd going and maintain the tempo.
He can hold the high notes, lead choreographed dances and play instruments including guitars and drums.
Mars is like a young Michael Jackson with pop lyrics that are, for the most part, superior to the superficial fluff that many of his contemporaries produce.
At times, watching him and his enthusiastic band dance is like watching the Jacksons in their prime and it's clear Mars has been influenced by legendary Motown and reggae artists.
He finished his main set with Just The Way You Are before returning for an encore that included a drum solo and Locked Out of Heaven as the gold confetti rained down and strobe lighting lit the arena.
Mars travelled to the other side of Earth to entertain his loyal fans and promised to make the long journey again.
* Bruno Mars: the Moonshine Jungle Tour continues in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
