How Coldplay Turned El Paso Into Texas’ Hottest Tourist Stop

It’s been three months since Coldplay lit up El Paso with not one, but TWO sold-out shows at UTEP’s Sun Bowl Stadium, and honestly? We’re still recovering and so is our city’s economy, in the best way possible.

According to a new report from Destination El Paso, those mid-June concerts didn’t just give us goosebumps; they gave the city’s tourism industry a major glow-up.

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Coldplay’s El Paso Takeover Just Brought in $6 Million

The report mentioned that the total spending that weekend hit a jaw-dropping $34.7 million, which is a 21% boost compared to the same weekend in 2024. Translation? Coldplay alone helped pump an extra $6 million into local hotels, restaurants, and shops…

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