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Blink-182 Delay Start of Reunion Tour Due to Travis Barker Injury
On Wednesday (March 1), blink-182 revealed they would delay the start of their reunion tour with guitarist-vocalist Tom DeLonge due to an injury that was recently sustained by blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. DeLonge himself delivered the message in a video.
Barker injured his finger last month, first hurting it while rehearsing for the upcoming concerts with blink-182. “Smashed my finger so hard I dislocated it and tore the ligaments,” he said in February. Barker is undergoing surgery on the finger this week.
Watch DeLonge’s video near the bottom of this post.
“Travis needs to go in and have surgery on his finger, and we have to get that well, and we have to get that strong before we can do anything else,” DeLonge says in the clip, as Kerrang! relayed.
He calls Barker’s accident as “a freak accident that no one saw coming.”
DeLonge Explains the blink-182 Situation
The returning blink-182-er promises, “We are coming. I know it seems like you’ve waited so long, which you have. We’ve waited too. This is just devastating on so many levels. But we’re gonna get Travis better, we’re gonna come down — the three of us, together — and we’re gonna rock. We’re gonna have an incredible time.”
He adds, “But I really want you to know — from my heart to yours — how important you guys are to us. This is not something that we could have even have saw coming. This is just devastating. But we love you, blink-182 loves you. We will see you soon.”
Barker dislocated the ring finger on his left hand during a Feb. 7 rehearsal with blink, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. He re-injured the same finger at a subsequent blink-182 rehearsal.
The blink tour is set to cover the globe through 2024. It was due to start in Mexico on March 11 before playing multiple dates in South America and Mexico. Those shows (March 11–April 2) have all now been canceled, with DeLonge’s promise that the band will return. See the currently scheduled dates under the video.
Tom DeLonge Video Message – March 1, 2023
blink-182 Tour Dates
May 4, 2023 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Ctr
May 6, 2023 – Chicago, Ill. @ United Ctr
May 9, 2023 – Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
May 11, 2023 – Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena
May 12, 2023 – Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Ctr
May 16, 2023 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Rocket Fieldhouse
May 17, 2023 – Pittsburgh, Penn. @ PPG Arena
May 19, 2023 – New York, N.Y. @ MSG
May 20, 2023 – Belmont Park, N.Y. @ UBS Arena
May 21, 2023 – Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden
May 23, 2023 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
May 24, 2023 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Ctr
May 26, 2023 – Baltimore, Md. @ Baltimore Arena
May 27, 2023 – Hershey, Penn. @ Hersheypark Stadium
Jun 14, 2023 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Footprint Ctr
Jun 16, 2023 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Banc of Calif.
Jun 20, 2023 – San Diego, Calif. @ Pechanga Arena
Jun 22, 2023 – San Jose, Calif. @ SAP Ctr
Jun 23, 2023 – Sacramento, Calif. @ Golden 1 Ctr
Jun 25, 2023 – Seattle, Wash. @ Climate Pledge Arena
Jun 27, 2023 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Rogers Arena
Jun 29, 2023 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place
Jun 30, 2023 – Calgary, Alberta @ Saddledome
July 3, 2023 – Denver, Colo. @ Ball Arena
July 5, 2023 – Dallas, Texas @ American Ctr
July 7, 2023 – Austin, Texas @ Moody Ctr
July 8, 2023 – Houston, Texas @ Toyota Ctr
July 10, 2023 – Tampa, Fla. @ Amalie Arena
July 11, 2023 – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. @ FLA Live
July 13, 2023 – Atlanta, Ga. @ State Farm Arena
July 14, 2023 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Spectrum Center
July 16, 2023 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 2, 2023 – Glasgow, U.K. @ OVO Hydro
Sept. 4, 2023 – Belfast, U.K. @ SSE Arena
Sept. 5, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
Sept. 8, 2023 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpaleis
Sept. 9, 2023 – Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
Sept. 12, 2023 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena
Sept. 13, 2023 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena
Sept. 14, 2023 – Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum
Sept. 16, 2023 – Berlin, Germany @ Mercedes Arena
Sept. 17, 2023 – Hamburg, Germany @ Barclays Arena
Sept. 19, 2023 – Prague, Czech Republic @ O2 Arena
Sept. 20, 2023 – Vienna, Austria @ Stadthalle
Oct. 2, 2023– Lisbon, Portugal @ Altice Arena
Oct. 3, 2023 – Madrid, Spain @ Wizink Centre
Oct. 4, 2023 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi
Oct. 6, 2023 – Bologna, Italy @ Unipol Arena
Oct. 8, 2023 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
Oct. 9, 2023 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
Oct. 11, 2023 – London, U.K. @ The O2
Oct. 14, 2023 – Birmingham, U.K. @ Utilita Arena
Oct. 15, 2023 – Manchester, U.K. @ AO Arena
Oct. 21, 2023 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ WWWY
Feb. 9, 2024 – Perth, Western Australia @ RAC Arena
Feb. 11, 2024 – Adelaide, South Australia @ Ent. Ctr
Feb. 13, 2024 – Melbourne, Victoria @ Rod Laver Arena
Feb. 16, 2024 – Sydney, New S. Wales @ Qudos Arena
Feb. 19, 2024 – Brisbane, Queensland @ Ent. Ctr
Feb. 23, 2024 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Spark Arena
Feb. 26, 2024 – Christchurch, New Zealand @ Arena