Post Malone haspostponed the opening stretchof his joint 2026 stadium run with Jelly Roll, cancelling six dates in the process, after saying he needs more time to finish his next album.
The decision affects shows in El Paso, Waco, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Tampa and Oxford, and follows speculation online that the move was tied to backlash around Jelly Roll's politics.
In his Instagram Storiesannouncement, Post Malone, whose legal name is Austin Richard Post, framed the decision as a matter of logistics rather than politics.
'Looking at the upcoming schedule after stagecoach, I came to the realisation that what we were trying to do, and what's possible, isn't really lining up,' the 30‑year‑old wrote. 'Truth is, I promised y'all beautiful people new music, and I don't have the time to finish it before tour starts.'
He went on to say the team 'ain't ready for tour just yet', adding that he would push the tour back by around three weeks to get the record done.
He apologised directly to those who had bought tickets for the affected dates, saying he had been looking forward to 'going nuts' with them.
The cancellations come as he prepares to releaseThe Eternal Buzz, his seventh studio album, which he has teased as a sprawling double project of around 40 tracks.
Yet the timing is impossible to ignore. Jelly Roll, real name Jason Bradley DeFord, has been under heavy fire online for months over what many see as a clear public lean to the American right.
Over the last year, Jelly Roll's name has migrated from country radio playlists to US political arguments.
He has appeared publicly with Donald Trump at a UFC event, joined Kid Rock's Rock The Country festival, which critics describe as openly MAGA‑coded, and declined to denounce Trump‑era immigration policies when given the chance on a highly watched awards stage, according to US coverage of the row.
Source: International Business Times UK
