Bruno Mars opened the new Intuit Dome in Inglewood, beneath the LAX flight path, in front of some very special VIPs, including the venue's billionaire owner, Steve Balmer, who is no stranger to the boogie.

Mars performed two consecutive nights at the state-of-the-art $2 billion arena which will serve primarily as the new home of the NBA Clippers, but as the Filipino phenom proved, the joint is mighty good for concerts as well.

One of the questions is, does Los Angeles really need another large arena to see top notch acts?

In the rapidly changing city of Inglewood alone, situated about 20 minutes from Venice Beach, there is the recently remodeled Kia Forum (capacity 17,500), the YouTube Theater (6,000), and SoFi Stadium (70,000) -- all within walking distance of each other.

Now comes the Intuit Dome which comfortably seats 18,000, and it makes one wonder why an artist would ever consider performing at the Forum which is quickly approaching its 60th birthday, and despite acoustic improvements and historic attributes, is very much showing its age - especially next to the new kid in town.

Despite the dozens of venues in and around Los Angeles none can boast these modern features:

Power outlets at every seat so you can charge your phone, a scoreboard the size of an acre, 3x the number of toilets compared to the average NBA arena, T-shirt cannons in the scoreboard that can reach fans in the cheap seats, completely modern sound system, and free regional shuttles for all events.

And for those of you who care about the planet - it's a mighty green joint.

Over 250 solar panels will provide 13 megawatts of battery energy, meaning if something terrible happened to LA's power grid during a show there, the stadium could run on its own battery power for seven hours.

That's like two Eras Tour gigs. The show will go on, no matter what.

But again won't this affect the ability for the Forum to attract top notch musicians? That's exactly what fellow billionaire James Dolan argued when Ballmer was filing the paperwork with Inglewood to build the Intuit Dome. So Ballmer, who made his $120 billion fortune primarily by being Microsoft's 30th employee, and its former CEO, did as Ice Cube once rapped about: "big bank take little bank."

Ballmer bought the Forum from Dolan (whose family earned its $5 billion fortune by founding of Cablevision and HBO) for $400 million. This allowed Dolan to focus more on what he is currently passionate about - building more Spheres like the one in Vegas.

So who does the man who can buy anything hire to open his new sports and entertainment palace? Peter Gene Hernandez.

Better known as Bruno Mars.

The very same Bruno Mars who had just released a new duet with Lady Gaga - so it was perfect timing for both of them as all eyes were on this inaugural show in the City of Champions.

Jennifer Lopez, Halle Bailey, Meghan Trainor, Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Simu Liu, and other celebs soaked in the new car smell of the arena for the first night.

Sadly, due to the 21st century advancements of the place like entry-by-smartphone, digital tickets, and facial-recognition systems there were technical difficulties that created a bottleneck at some of the entries and staffers had to verify tickets the old fashioned way.

But once the show started Bruno was all Showtime. Four tunes in he was singing the Travie McCoy cover "Billionaire" to the eighth richest man in the world.

But the song of the show was when Lady Gaga came out during the first encore and sang "Die With a Smile" with Mars.

The live debut was all the things a fan of either of them could have hoped for. Gaga with a bouffant hairdo, animal print tights and an oversized scarf looking like the grooviest flight attendant from the 1970s; and Mars with a suit and headband.

The pair sang the bittersweet love song right at each other with adorable smiles on their faces was everything, then they began slow dancing as fireworks streamed behind them. This is what Grammy-winning Songs of the Year are made of.

So let's go back to the dilemma of LA's embarrassment of riches with this new gem of a venue.

Due to Ballmer's inconceivable amount of money, the dome doesn't have to have events there every night. Across town at the Clippers former rental home, Staples Center (now Crypto), have something going on about 250 nights a year (Lakers, Kings, Sparks, concerts, etc.)

The Clippers will account for about 50 nights a year at Intuit - more if they finally snap their playoff woes and make it through the opening round. But that's only 14% of the calendar. Perhaps the best thing Ballmer could do to woo artists like Gaga to perform at the new spot is to offer to take less of a cut, and build multi-night mini-residencies for top notch musicians who might otherwise play at the football stadium or Dodger Stadium.

One could easily imagine 10-night runs by the likes of Black Pink, BTS, or Bruce Springsteen.

Meanwhile, electronic music hit a snag this summer when the Hard Festival which took place in SoFi's parking lot, received noise complaints from cities miles away. Perhaps Ballmer can rebrand the Forum into something more amenable to EDM which doesn't necessarily have to have all the bells and whistles of new arenas - just plenty of water fountains, great sound, good vibes, and a friendly staff.

Electronic music does not have a go-to home where attendees are welcomed with open arms. The Forum could easily be that spot, now that the Intuit is up and running. And as Steve knows first hand, some people just gotta dance.

Bruno is now in Vegas for a residency at the Dolby Live at Park MGM. After that he goes to Asia and Brazil before returning to Vegas for some more residency goodness.

Get your tickets on his website.