The Sun Bowl is an outdoor football stadium in the Southwestern United States, on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso.

The $15 million project would include luxury boxes installed in a new press facility, renovation of the concourses and premium seating added on the west side of the stadium.

[5] Since the 1990s, the Sun Bowl has hosted several concerts such as The Rolling Stones, U2, Pink Floyd, Ricky Martin, NSYNC, One Direction (a sellout), Guns 'n' Roses, and a co-headlining performance by Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and Alice Cooper.

Notably, the Mexican pop group RBD kicked off their Soy Rebelde Tour at the stadium, marking their first live show in nearly 15 years.

[6] On February 17, 2016, the stadium hosted festivities and a simulcast of the Mass held by Pope Francis during the pontiff's visit to Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, several miles away across the Rio Grande.