Post Malone Delays Tour Start 3 Weeks for Album

Post Malone announced Friday on his Instagram Story that he is postponing the start of his Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2 by about three weeks to complete work on his upcoming double album, resulting in the cancellation of the tour's first six dates.

The tour, featuring Jelly Roll, was originally scheduled to begin May 13 at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. It will now kick off June 9 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The canceled shows include stops in El Paso and Waco, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Birmingham, Alabama; Tampa, Florida; and Oxford, Mississippi.

"Looking at the upcoming schedule after Stagecoach, I came to the realization that what we were trying to do, and what's possible, isn't really lining up," Post Malone wrote. "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."

The 30-year-old artist, born Austin Richard Post, apologized to affected fans. "I'm so sorry to the folks who were planning on coming to the few canceled shows. I was looking forward to going...