{"id":261581,"date":"2026-04-22T19:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/261581\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:26:08","slug":"el-paso-tradition-challenged-ahead-of-bts-sun-bowl-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/261581\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso Tradition Challenged Ahead of BTS Sun Bowl Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you were planning on checking out the BTS shows by climbing the infamous mountain at the Sun Bowl stadium, not so fast!<\/p>\n

Because this time around, University of Texas at El Paso officials are making it very clear: that long-standing El Paso \u201ctradition\u201d is officially off-limits.<\/p>\n

UTEP Says Stay Off the Mountain for Sun Bowl Shows<\/p>\n

BTS is certainly causing quite a commotion across the Sun City. Between hotel drama and BTS fever, the upcoming shows are shaping\u00a0up to be one of the biggest concert weekends of the year. Now, UTEP is warning fans not to head up the mountain for a free view.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: BTS Fans Are Taking Over El Paso Like Never Before\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

During a recent media roundtable, officials said climbing the mountain to watch the show is simply too dangerous. Law enforcement will be keeping an eye on the area, and \u201cno trespassing\u201d signs and fencing will be in place.<\/p>\n

Okay, but what’s going to happen when Post Malone shows up?!<\/p>\n

The Sun Bowl Mountain \u201cHack\u201d Every El Pasoan Knows<\/p>\n

Now, if you\u2019re from El Paso, you already know this is easier said than done.<\/p>\n

Because no matter what event is happening at the Sun Bowl- concert, game, or anything in between- there\u2019s almost always a crowd posted up on that mountain. It\u2019s not just a workaround, it\u2019s basically a rite of passage.<\/p>\n

From locals who grew up watching shows from afar to out-of-towners who quickly learn \u201cthe spot,\u201d the mountain has become El Paso\u2019s unofficial free seat. It\u2019s part hustle, part tradition, and 100% El Paso behavior.<\/p>\n

Even Coldplay Noticed El Paso\u2019s Mountain Crowd<\/p>\n

When Coldplay took over the Sun Bowl during their Music of the Spheres tour, fans lined the mountain both nights, watching from the rocky backdrop of the Franklin Mountains.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: El Paso BTS Army Creates Buddy System App<\/a><\/p>\n

Instead of ignoring them, frontman Chris Martin actually gave the mountain crowd a shoutout mid-show, even joking in a song about their \u201cvery cheap\u2026 actually free\u201d tickets.<\/p>\n

El Paso Had A Lot To Say About the Mountain Ban<\/p>\n

So now that the warning is out, it shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise that the reactions were pretty much exactly what you\u2019d expect.<\/p>\n

From jokes to straight-up \u201cwe\u2019ll see about that\u201d energy, El Paso social media did not hold back.<\/p>\n

El Paso Reacts to UTEP\u2019s BTS Mountain Warning<\/p>\n

Fans respond online to UTEP\u2019s warning about mountain access during BTS concert weekend.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Joanna Barba<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, UTEP\u2019s message is clear: stay off the mountain and enjoy the show from inside Sun Bowl Stadium.<\/p>\n

But if there\u2019s one thing this city has proven time and time again, it\u2019s that Sun Bowl concerts tend to come with their own unofficial traditions.<\/p>\n

With new enforcement measures in place this time around, it\u2019ll be interesting to see how it all plays out once the music starts.<\/p>\n

El Paso\u2019s Reaction to BTS at the Sun Bowl Did Not Disappoint<\/p>\n

BTS is coming to the Sun Bowl and El Paso\u2019s reactions are exactly what you\u2019d expect. From excitement to confusion, only the 915 could respond like this.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Joanna Barba<\/p>\n

12 Reasons El Paso Isn’t the Ugliest City in Texas<\/p>\n

El Paso was unfairly labeled the “ugliest city in Texas” so here are 12 reasons that is just untrue. Do you agree with any of these? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you were planning on checking out the BTS shows by climbing the infamous mountain at the Sun…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,6033,143,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-261581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news","11":"tag-humor","12":"tag-local-el-paso","13":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}