Visitor update: the El Paso concert has been canceled
The Post Malone concert announced for the Sun Bowl in El Paso on May 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM is no longer an active tour date. According to current reports from American media and local sources from El Paso, the performance has been canceled as part of a change to the start of the Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2. This is the most important information for anyone who planned travel, accommodation or arrival at the stadium: this text therefore does not treat the evening as a regular concert guide, but as an updated guide through the context of the event, the artist, the location and practical steps for visitors who already had plans.
Post Malone reportedly stated that he needs additional time to finish new music, and several early stadium dates from May and the beginning of June have been removed from the schedule. El Paso is among them. The planned concert was supposed to open the second part of the stadium tour, with Jelly Roll as the major supporting name and Carter Faith as a guest on the announced dates. That is exactly why the cancellation for El Paso had a broader impact: it was not a secondary stop, but a date that was originally supposed to mark the beginning of a new chapter of the tour.
For visitors, it is crucial not to make decisions based on older announcements. If you have already organized your arrival in El Paso, check the status of your order, refund rules and any notifications related to the schedule change. It is worth making sure that all travel plans are aligned with the latest status of the event.
Why this date was important in the tour
Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2 was conceived as a continuation of Post Malone's stadium phase, in which his career is moving ever more clearly between a pop-rap legacy, rock energy and a country sound. El Paso had a very visible place in the original schedule because the Sun Bowl was supposed to be the starting point of the spring-summer part of the tour. Such a position usually means that the audience is the first to see the stage setup, the rhythm of the evening and the way new material fits into familiar hits.
After the schedule change, that role for El Paso was lost, but the context remains interesting. Post Malone is not an artist who has relied on only one musical identity in the last few years. His concerts combine songs that marked the streaming era, radio choruses, a guitar sound and a newer country turn. That is precisely why the announced performance in El Paso attracted a broader audience: fans who followed him from the songs "White Iverson", "Congratulations" and "rockstar", but also listeners who joined him through the album F-1 Trillion.
At the moment of the cancellation, the tour was also being linked with the announcement of a new project, The Eternal Buzz, described in media reports as a large double album with 40 songs. That detail explains well why additional curiosity was forming around the tour. The audience was not expecting only a retrospective of hits, but also a possible transition toward a new phase in which Post Malone explores country, Nashville aesthetics, pedal steel, guitars and a collaborative format even more strongly.
Post Malone between rap, pop, rock and country
Post Malone, born Austin Post, built a career on an unusual combination of melancholic choruses, hip-hop production and stadium-wide melodies. His early breakthrough with "White Iverson" opened the way for the albums Stoney, beerbongs & bentleys and Hollywood's Bleeding, while the songs "Congratulations", "Better Now", "Sunflower", "Circles" and "rockstar" became part of the global pop repertoire. Few artists of his generation moved so easily between rap audiences, pop radio and festival stages.
The latest phase of his career brought a different emphasis. The 2024 album F-1 Trillion marked Post Malone's open entry into the country space. That release featured major guests from the American country scene, and singles such as "I Had Some Help" with Morgan Wallen, "Pour Me a Drink" with Blake Shelton, "Guy for That" with Luke Combs and "Losers" with Jelly Roll brought him closer to an audience that may not previously have perceived him as a country artist.
That change was not only a genre label. In a live format it changes the atmosphere of the concert: more guitars, more collective singing, more space for songs that sound like a late-night drive through the American Southwest. For the Sun Bowl, a stadium set in the landscape of El Paso, that combination would have been especially effective. The desert edge of the city, the open space and the large stand fit well with Post Malone's newer sound, in which urban melancholy meets country narration.
What could have been expected from the live repertoire
Since the concert in El Paso has been canceled, there is no confirmed set list for that evening. Still, previous performances within the stadium phase show what kind of framework the audience could have expected. At earlier Big Ass Stadium Tour concerts, the set relied on a cross-section of the career: major streaming hits, songs from the country period and several more intimate moments in which Post Malone reduces the distance between the stadium and the audience.
At the concert in Salt Lake City in 2025, which is often cited as a representative example of the early stadium part of the tour, the list included songs from different periods, including "Better Now", "I Fall Apart", "Circles", "White Iverson", "Psycho", "rockstar", "I Had Some Help", "Sunflower" and "Congratulations". This does not mean that El Paso would have had the same order or the same songs, but it shows the basic logic of the performance: Post Malone does not choose between old and new, but arranges them into a concert that can be followed even if you know only the biggest hits.
For the audience, that is an important detail. Longtime fans in such a repertoire get a reminder of the beginnings and breakthrough songs, while the broader audience gets recognizable choruses that lived for years on radio, social media and film soundtracks. The country audience, on the other hand, comes because of the newer phase and collaborations that brought Post Malone closer to Nashville.
Jelly Roll and Carter Faith in the announced format of the evening
The announced format of the concert in El Paso included Jelly Roll, an artist who moves between country, rock, rap and confessional balladry. His presence made sense in the context of Post Malone's newer phase: both build songs on big emotions, a rough vocal character and stories about wrong turns, redemption and finding peace late. Their joint song "Losers" further connected that part of the audience.
Carter Faith was listed as a guest at the announced concert, which gave the evening an additional country framework. Her profile belongs more to the newer wave of the Nashville scene, so the announced combination had a clear direction: not only the main artist's hits, but also an evening that expands Post Malone's current country context.
After the cancellation, it is not useful to speculate about who would have appeared on stage, how long each performance would have lasted or whether there would have been surprises. What can be said is that the originally conceived evening targeted a very broad audience: from fans of pop-rap hits to listeners of country radio and audiences who like large stadium productions with emphasized emotions.
Sun Bowl: a stadium that changes the concert experience
The Sun Bowl is one of the more recognizable stadiums of the American Southwest. It is located on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso and is connected with the UTEP Miners football program, but it is also used for large events. Its distinctiveness is not only in its capacity, but in its position: the stadium is set into the terrain alongside the Franklin Mountains, which gives it a different visual feeling from flat, isolated stadiums surrounded by parking lots.
For the concert experience, such a location means several things. An open stadium gives a sense of breadth and massiveness, the mountain edge adds a recognizable backdrop, and an evening time in El Paso usually brings light that gradually shifts from desert clarity into a nighttime stadium scene. With an artist like Post Malone, whose songs often oscillate between intimacy and a big chorus, such a space can amplify the contrast between a personal tone and a mass of people singing the same line.
Basic location information is useful even now, especially for those who had already planned a trip:
- Venue: Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, United States
- Location: University of Texas at El Paso campus
- Address listed for the stadium: 151 Glory Road, El Paso, TX 79902
- Capacity listed by UTEP Athletics: 45,971 seats
- The stadium is home to the UTEP Miners football program and the traditional Sun Bowl game
- Access by car is most often connected with Interstate 10 and the Schuster/Sun Bowl exit
Unlike enclosed arenas, the Sun Bowl requires a little more planning. Arrival on campus, traffic around the I-10 exit, movement toward parking lots and walking to the entrances can take time when a large event is involved. In the case of the canceled concert, this is now more of a note for travelers who may still remain in the city, but also a useful picture of why this stadium was an attractive choice for a major tour.
Arrival, parking and getting around El Paso
The Sun Bowl is located west of downtown El Paso, alongside the UTEP campus and close to Interstate 10. UTEP's driving directions lead via the Schuster/Sun Bowl exit, then toward Sun Bowl Drive and Glory Road. That is practical for visitors coming from other parts of the city or from the direction of New Mexico, but on days of large events, traffic around the campus can be slower than the map suggests.
UTEP lists the Sun Bowl Parking Garage as one of the options for events on campus, and the Schuster Parking Garage as an additional option for greater needs. For visitors relying on public transportation, Sun Metro maintains routes toward the UTEP area; Route 10 connects Downtown Transit Center, Sunset Heights and UTEP, while Route 15 connects Downtown Transfer Center, Glory Road Transfer Center and Westside Transfer Center. The schedule should be checked for the specific day because the evening return may depend on the frequency of rides.
If you have already booked travel because of the concert, it is more practical to think in three steps: first check the status of tickets and refunds, then accommodation and the possibility of changing the reservation, and only then the local plan. El Paso is a city in which a large part of movement relies on a car, so distances between hotels, the campus, downtown and restaurants may look short on the map, but they depend on traffic and arrival time.
El Paso as host city
El Paso is not a random choice for a concert of this profile. The city stands on the border of Texas, New Mexico and Mexico, with a view toward Ciudad Juárez and the Franklin Mountains. That geographical position gives it a different character from classic concert markets in the interior of the United States. The audience does not come from only one urban center; for larger stadium concerts, El Paso attracts people from the wider region, including southern New Mexico and a cross-border audience.
For travelers who had already planned to arrive, the city still offers enough reasons to stay if the trip cannot be canceled. Downtown El Paso has historic hotels, theaters and restaurants, the UTEP campus is recognizable for architecture inspired by Bhutan, and Franklin Mountains State Park offers one of the clearest views of the desert landscape around the city. This does not replace the concert, but it helps turn disappointment into a more meaningful stay.
Still, one should be cautious with informal ideas about watching events from the surrounding hills. Ahead of other large concerts, UTEP specifically warned that climbing nearby mountain areas to watch performances is prohibited and connected with safety risks. For the canceled concert, this has no immediate relevance to Post Malone's date, but it says something about how specific the position of the Sun Bowl is and how seriously organizers treat the control of the space around the stadium.
Who this concert was especially attractive for
The announced concert in El Paso was interesting precisely because Post Malone today does not belong to only one audience. Older fans remember him for the darker, melodically strong songs from the beginning of his career. The pop audience recognizes him for choruses that dominated global charts for a long time. The country audience increasingly follows him through F-1 Trillion and collaborations with names such as Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs and Jelly Roll.
That is a rare combination for a stadium performance. One part of the audience would have come because of "Sunflower" and "Circles", another because of "I Had Some Help", a third because of Jelly Roll, and a fourth out of curiosity about the new material. That is exactly why the cancellation of the date affected different groups of listeners, not only the most loyal fans. Seats are disappearing quickly is not an appropriate message for a canceled date; it is more appropriate to say that the space for timely sorting out travel and organizational details is now disappearing quickly.
For those who still want to catch Post Malone in this phase of the tour, it is important to follow the updated schedule and not rely on old lists of dates. According to more recent reports, after the changes the tour moves to a June start, and El Paso has not been moved to a new date in the available announcements. This means that visitors should not assume a replacement date until it clearly appears in the schedule.
What to do if you planned to come
The most useful steps now are practical, not emotional. First check notifications related to purchased tickets and refund terms. Then review hotel and transportation reservations, especially if you were supposed to arrive in El Paso only because of the concert. If you planned the trip as a broader stay, adjust the schedule so that the Sun Bowl and UTEP remain only part of the visit, not the central point of the evening.
If you are in the city on May 13, avoid going to the stadium without a clear reason. A canceled concert means that the usual concert protocol, from opening entrances to organizing the audience, cannot be assumed. You should not count on evening crowds, merch sales, opening acts or a regular timetable. Everything that has not been confirmed after the cancellation should be considered invalid.
Ticket sales for this event are not information that should be relied on after the cancellation. Instead, it is worth checking the status of existing tickets, refunds and any changes in your personal travel plan in time.
The broader musical context after the cancellation
The cancellation of El Paso does not change the fact that Post Malone is in an interesting phase of his career. After F-1 Trillion, which expanded his audience toward country, the new project The Eternal Buzz is described in media reports as an ambitious continuation of that direction. If the announcements come true, it is a project that could further blur the boundaries between pop sound, country instrumentation and Post Malone's recognizable melancholy.
For the concert audience, this means that the next performances will probably be especially interesting: not only because of the familiar hits, but because of the question of how the new material will fit into large stadiums. With Post Malone, that transition is important because his best-known choruses already function as collective mass singing, while the country phase adds a warmer, organic layer. It is a sound that needs an audience, not just headphones.
El Paso, at least according to the original plan, was supposed to be the first audience of that chapter in 2026. After the cancellation, the city remains a footnote in the changed schedule, but also a reminder of how quickly large concerts can change when production, new music and stadium logistics collide in the same calendar.
Sources:
- People - used for current information about the cancellation of early tour dates, including El Paso, Waco, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Tampa and Oxford, and for the context of moving the start of the tour.
- Entertainment Weekly - used for information about the tour postponement, the announced project The Eternal Buzz and the explanation that Post Malone is finishing new music.
- KVIA ABC-7 El Paso - used for local confirmation that Post Malone's concert in El Paso on May 13, 2026 has been canceled.
- UTEP Miners - used for information about the Sun Bowl stadium, including the capacity of 45,971, the role of the stadium and basic features of the facility.
- UTEP Office of Special Events - used for the address of the Sun Bowl stadium and directions for arrival via Interstate 10, the Schuster/Sun Bowl exit, Sun Bowl Drive and Glory Road.
- UTEP Parking and Transportation - used for information about parking garages connected with Sun Bowl events.
- Sun Metro - used for information about routes toward the UTEP area, including Route 10 and Route 15, and planning public transportation in El Paso.
- setlist.fm - used for an example of the previous repertoire of Post Malone's 2025 stadium performance in Salt Lake City, without claiming that this was the set list for El Paso.