Post Malone has postponed the start of his 2026 Big Ass Stadium Tour 2 and cancelled several scheduled shows telling fans he needs more time to complete his upcoming album.

The “Sunflower” hitmaker shared the update on social media confirming that the first few weeks of the tour which was set to feature Jelly Roll will no longer go ahead as planned.

According to reports six early dates have been scrapped including the opening night at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso on May 13 along with stops in Waco, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Tampa and Oxford, Mississippi. The changes affect roughly a third of the North American leg.

Instead the tour is now scheduled to begin on June 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina about three and a half weeks later than originally planned.

Addressing fans directly Malone said the decision was driven by his commitment to releasing new music.

“Looking at the upcoming schedule after Stagecoach,” he wrote, “I came to the realization that what we’re trying to do, and what’s possible, isn’t really lining up. The truth is, I promised y’all beautiful people new music, and I don’t have the time to finish it before tour starts. We ain’t ready for tour just yet, so I’m making the decision to push the tour back about 3 weeks to get this music done.”

He also apologised to fans affected by the cancellations.

“That being said,” he continued, “I’m so sorry to the folks who were planing on coming to the few canceled shows. I was looking forward to going nuts with y’all. That THAT being said, we been making some badass shit for this double album… and I can’t wait to perform for y’all again.”

While several headline dates have been cut Malone is still expected to appear at select festival performances in the coming weeks before officially launching the rescheduled tour in June.