Travis Barker suffered an injury to one of his fingers a few weeks before the start of Blink-182’s reunion tour with Tom DeLonge.
The drummer tweeted “Fuck” on Tuesday (February 7), leaving fans guessing what the problem was, before offering an explanation the next day (February 8). “I was playing drums yesterday in rehearsal and hit my finger so hard I dislocated it and tore my ligaments .”
Barker wouldn’t say anything else about the injury, including how it will affect him going forward. Blink-182’s world tour kicks off March 11 in Tijuana, Mexico.
After reporting his injury, Barker received a series of well wishes, including one from Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows: “Damn nothing worse than a nagging injury on tour. Get well soon “, he wrote .
News of Barker’s injury comes after DeLonge called Blink-182’s upcoming album “the best we’ve ever done.”
The co-vocalist and guitarist, who joined the pop-punk band after seven years in October 2022, shared an Instagram post last December tagging bandmates Mark Hoppus and Barker.
“This is the best album we’ve ever made,” he wrote, along with an image of the cartoon rabbit from the band’s 1999 “Loserkids” tour poster that we created. TOGETHER. As a unified force of pleasure, eternal youth and , especially close friends.”
In the meantime, remaining tickets for Blink-182’s upcoming UK World Tour dates are available here and North American dates here. See the full list of dates below.
Blink-182 World Tour Dates 2023-2024:
LATIN AMERICA (2023)
+With the support of Wallows
MARCH
11 – Tijuana, MX – Imperial PNB (Festival)
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14 – Lima, Peru – San Marcos+ Stadium (Festival)
17-19 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina (Festival)
17-19 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile (Festival)
21-22 – Asuncion, Paraguay – Venue TBD
23-26 – Bogotá, Colombia – Picnic Estereo (Festival)
24-26 – São Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza Brazil (Festival)
28 – Mexico City, MX – Sports Palace
APRIL
01-02 – Monterrey, MX – Headquarters to be confirmed
NORTH AMERICA
*With the support of Turnstile
MAYO
04 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center*
06 – Chicago, IL – United Center*
09 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
11 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
12 – Montreal, QC – Centro Bell
16 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
17 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: PPG Paints Arena
19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
20 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
21 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
23 – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
24 – Brooklyn, New York – Barclays Center
26 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Arena
27 – Hershey, PA – Estadio Hersheypark
28 – Atlantic City, NJ – Adjacent Music Festival
JUNE
14 – Phoenix, AZ – Center Footprint*
16 – Los Angeles, California – Bank of California Stadium*
20 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
22 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center*
23 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
25 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena* (Climate Pledge Estadio)
27 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
39 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Square*
30 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
JULIO
03 – Denver, CO – Bullet Arena
05 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
07 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
08 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
10 – Tampa, Florida – Amalie Arena
11 – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – FLA Live Arena
13 – Atlanta, Georgia – State Farm Arena
14 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
16 – Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Stadium
UK/Europe
^With the support of The Story So Far
SEPTEMBER
02 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro^
04 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena^
05 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena^
08 – Amberes, Belgium – Sportpaleis^
09 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena^
12 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena^
13 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena^
14 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum^
16 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena^
17 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena^
19 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena^
20 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle^
OCTOBER
02- Lisbon, Portugal – Altice Arena^
03 – Madrid, Spain – Wizink Center^
04 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi^
06 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena^
08 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome ^
09 – Paris, France – Accor Arena^
11 – London, UK – The O2^
14 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena^
15 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena^
21 – Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young Festival
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND (2024)
With the support of Rise Against
FEBRUARY
09 – Perth, Western Australia – ¡RAC Arena!
¡11 – Adelaida, South Australia – Entertainment hub!
¡13 – Melbourne, Victoria – Rod Laver Arena!
16 – Sydney, New South Wales – Qudos Bank Arena!
¡19 – Brisbane, Queensland – Entertainment hub!
23 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena!
¡26 – Christchurch, New Zealand – Christchurch Arena!