Paul Wall is coming back to Colorado Springs in January

The Houston rapper hasn't played the Springs since a 2023 Sunshine Studios date; he's at Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2027.

The last time Paul Wall came through Colorado Springs, it was late June 2023 and the stage was Sunshine Studios. His next visit lands in the opposite season, a late-January Thursday, in a different room.

Paul Wall plays Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2027, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets run $25 to $99 through Tixr. The date was announced Oct. 13. It's his first Colorado Springs show since June 24, 2023.

For anyone who came up on Houston rap, Paul Wall needs little introduction. Local coverage of his tour stops still tends to identify him the same way: as the rapper behind "Grillz," as the Killeen Daily Herald put it ahead of a Belton, Texas date. The Houston Chronicle has called him a pioneering Houston rapper who's "still tippin'" at 40, and he has kept releasing music, including the album *Hall of Fame Hustler*.

What's notable is how much he still shows up. Megan Thee Stallion, another Houston star, brought him out to perform on her Hot Girl Summer Tour, and fans lit up online about it. And in Houston he popped out at a Gracie's Corner kids' concert for a "Wheels on the Bus" remix, which tells you something about how far his reach extends in his hometown. He has also previewed new music: AceShowbiz reported his single "RIP Old Me" as a preview of an album called *Fortune & Glory*.

That's the context for a show like this one. Paul Wall is a name that crosses generations: people who wore out the mid-2000s Houston records, and younger fans who know him from the moments when bigger stars pull him onstage. A room of 1,000, which is what Phil Long Music Hall holds, is the right scale for that crowd, big enough to feel like a night out and close enough to the stage to actually see the man.

The venue matters here, too. His last Springs show was at Sunshine Studios; this one moves to Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, a 1,000-capacity room with tiered ticketing, which is where that $25-to-$99 range comes from. If you want to be up front, look at the options on the Tixr page early rather than late.

A few practical notes. It's a Thursday with an 8:30 p.m. start, so plan for a later night than a weekend early show. January in Colorado Springs means checking the roads before you head out. And with more than two months between the announcement and the date, there's time to round up the friends who will want to be there.

A name that crosses generations, in a room small enough to actually see the man.

Three and a half years is a long time between visits. Don't sleep on this one.

Sources: Tixr – Paul Wall at Phil Long Music Hall (tixr.com); Killeen Daily Herald – Rapper known for 'Grillz' song, Paul Wall, coming to Belton (kdhnews.com); Houston Chronicle – Pioneering Houston rapper Paul Wall still tippin' at age 40 (preview.houstonchronicle.com); Rock The Bells – Paul Wall Releases New Album 'Hall of Fame Hustler' (rockthebells.com); Sportskeeda – Fans react to Megan Thee Stallion bringing Paul Wall to perform on Hot Girl Summer Tour (sportskeeda.com); Billboard – Paul Wall Wheels on the Bus remix (billboard.com); AceShowbiz – Paul Wall new single 'RIP Old Me' (aceshowbiz.com); JamBase listing (jambase.com)