Dillon Francis returns to El Paso for the first time since 2015

Eleven years after a Halloween night at the County Coliseum, the producer plays the Event Center at The Elmont on Saturday, Dec. 19.

The last time Dillon Francis played El Paso, it was Halloween night, 2015, at the El Paso County Coliseum. That's long enough ago that some of the crowd for his return will have been too young to get in back then. He's back on Saturday, December 19, at the Event Center at The Elmont in west El Paso. Music starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $35 to $65 through See Tickets. The date was announced October 26.

An eleven-year gap is a long one for a touring dance act, and the setting has changed with it. The Coliseum is a big, old-school building. The Elmont is something newer. It's part of The Elmont at Montecillo, a complex that pairs a clubhouse and a swim club with the event center, and it has been booking concerts alongside the weddings and private events it was built for. A Saturday night the week before Christmas in a room like this should feel more like a party than an arena show, and that suits Francis.

He comes in with a busy year behind him. In January, EDMTunes reported Dillstradamus, a co-headline tour pairing Francis with Flosstradamus, and that spring it ran across the country, with stops including Big Night Live in Boston on April 18 and Channel 24 in Sacramento on May 2. The pairing stretched into the fall, with a Dillstradamus date at the Grey Eagle Event Centre in Calgary on October 2. In February he released "What It Feels Like" with Daya, out via Monstercat and broke Records, and EDMTunes framed it as the start of a busy 2026 for him.

A Saturday night the week before Christmas should feel more like a party than an arena show.

JamBase files Francis under EDM, indie and pop all at once, and that's a fair read on why his sets work for such a broad crowd. Over the years his shows have tended to mix hard-hitting dance music with a sense of humor that doesn't take any of it too seriously. It's music for a room that came to have fun, not to stand still and nod.

For El Paso, the bigger story is the return itself. A lot of national dance tours route through Phoenix and Albuquerque or Dallas and Austin and leave the Sun City off the map. Eleven years without a Dillon Francis date here says as much about routing as about demand. A date like this one, booked in a newer room on a prime Saturday, is a sign that promoters are betting there's an audience here worth coming back for. A full room on December 19 is the best way to prove them right.

A few practical notes. The 9 p.m. start means this is a late night, so plan your ride home before you go. It's also the last big weekend before the holidays, so expect the west side to be busy and give yourself extra time to get there.

Eleven years is a long time to wait for a return visit. Tickets are on sale now. If you missed Halloween 2015, this is your second chance.

Sources: Dillstradamus announces 2026 co-headline tour – EDMTunes (edmtunes.com); Dillon Francis links with Daya on single 'What It Feels Like' – EDMTunes (edmtunes.com); Dillstradamus – Grey Eagle Resort & Casino (greyeagleresortandcasino.ca); Event Center at The Elmont – El Paso WedSociety (elpaso.wedsociety.com); The Elmont Event Center: A Premier Wedding & Event Venue in El Paso – El Paso WedSociety (elpaso.wedsociety.com); Dillon Francis tickets – See Tickets (prod-nts-api.seeticketsusa.us); Dillon Francis at Event Center at The Elmont – JamBase (jambase.com)