Just a day before his sold-out show at the AT&T Stadium in Texas, regional Mexican star Julión Álvarez posted an “urgent” announcement on his social media, informing the 50,000 fans who purchased a ticket to the May 24-dated show that it was cancelled.
The reason: Álvarez’s work visa had been revoked and the artist could no longer legally enter the United States. The last-minute cancellation not only led to a total loss of over $2 million that went into the production of the event, but it also derailed an entire promotional plan that had successfully launched a month before with three sold-out dates at SoFi Stadium in L.A., marking the long-awaited return of the norteño artist. The “Box Office King,” who hadn’t performed in the U.S. since 2017, was once again sidelined by visa issues. To