Post Malone postpones tour

Post Malone hit pause on the front end of his 2026 stadium run — not because the whole tour is off, but because the album isn’t done. He said on May 2 that the first few weeks of the U.S. leg were no longer workable after Stagecoach, and six dates are now gone. The basic tradeoff is simple: finish the record now, or drag an unfinished one onto a stadium tour. He chose the record. ### What exactly changed? The original U.S. launch for Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2 was May 13 in El Paso. That start is gone. The first headlining date now showing on Live Nation is June 9 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, with Jelly Roll and Carter Faith still listed on the package. So this is less “tour canceled” than “tour delayed and trimmed.” ### Which shows were canceled? The canceled stretch covers the first six announced stops — El Paso, Waco, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Tampa, and Oxford. Multiple outlets describing the update say the delay is about three weeks, which lines up with the gap between the old May 13 schedules. ### Why did he do it now? Post Malone’s explanation was basically that the calendar stopped making sense once he looked at everything after Stagecoach. He said he had promised fans new music and didn’t have enough time to finish it before the tour began. Several reports also say it as a 40-song release. That title and track count look less firmly confirmed than the tour delay itself, but the bigger point is clear — the album is the reason. ### Is Jelly Roll still on the tour? Yes. The co-bill appears intact. Live Nation’s current event pages still list Jelly Roll on the Charlotte opener and later North American dates, and the original February tour announcement positioned him as the returning partner for the 2026 run. So the change is about timing, not a breakup of the package. ### Why is this a bigger deal than one artist moving dates? Because stadium tours are giant moving parts — venues, local promotion, staffing, travel, support acts, ticket holders, all of it. When an artist cuts the first three weeks, the disruption lands hardest on the market, pushing a very successful 2025 stadium cycle into a second North American leg. ### Is there any sign of another problem? There’s one wrinkle. A few entertainment outlets noted that some of the affected dates appeared to have softer ticket demand. But that’s still secondary to the reason Post Malone gave publicly, which was finishing the album. Unless he says otherwise, the cleanest read is that the schedule got too tight and the music won. ### What happens next? The North American run now appears to resume in mid-June and continue through late July, before later international dates in Asia listed by Live Nation. So fans outside the canceled opening stretch should be looking for a shorter, still-active tour rather than a full shutdown. The real thing because that’s the whole reason this got moved in the first place. ### Bottom line? Post Malone didn’t pull the plug on his 2026 tour. He sacrificed the launch to finish the music first — which is frustrating for six cities, but probably cleaner than starting a stadium run half-ready.