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On February 28, the drummer of Blink-182, Travis Barker, underwent surgery after suffering a fracture during band rehearsals. This situation caused a lot of concern among Mexican fans, since the pioneering group of happy-punk had already accepted several shows across the country, now the guitarist and singer of the group, Tom De Longeconfirmed what we feared so much: blink-182 will not play in Mexico in 2023.
“I wanted to say that I’m sorry, everyone out there in Latin America. We can’t be there. It’s something we’ve been looking to do for a long time and we’ve worked very hard, but we had one of those rare accidents that no one saw coming. – Tom DeLonge via his official Instagram account.
It would be a total of five shows that the group would offer in the national territory. His journey would begin this March 11 as Headlining of PNB Imperial Festivalto then move to Mexico City and play their greatest hits on March 28, 29 and 30 on the stage of the Sports Palace. Finally, the trio said goodbye to their Mexican fans by closing the second evening of the Tecate Pa’l Norte the 1st of April.
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Blink 182 begins its world tour on March 11, 2023 in Tijuana
Of course, this didn’t just affect blink-182’s passage through Mexico; their shows scheduled in Peru, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Colombia and Brazilwill also have to be canceled due to Barker’s health issues.
Despite this unfortunate situation, all is not lost for the band’s fans. Minutes after DeLonge uploaded the video making his tour cancellation official, Tecate Pa’l Norte has already confirmed that blink-182 will be part of its 2024 editionAdditionally, it has also been confirmed that none other than Twenty One Pilots will be the act in charge of impersonating blink-182 at the Monterrey festival, meanwhile, the new dates for Mexico remain to be confirmed.
Curiously, the duo responsible for topics such as “Lane Boy” there “Stress” she will also be in charge of replacing blink-182 at the festival stereo picnic which will be held in Colombia from March 23 to 26.
Blink-182 will not be at the Picnic Stereo Festival
The FEP has confirmed that participants who wish to return or exchange their tickets due to the departure of the group from the event, can request it through official channels.
DeLonge claimed that all their dates would be postponed to next year, And although he did not give details of the months in which they would travel to Latin America, it is very likely that it will be in the months agreed for this 2023, that is, between March and april. For Mexican fans who were just going Pa’l Norte oh Imperial GNP to see blink-182, they will have to be aware of the festivals’ social networks, because so far, They did not give information on a possible return of the tickets.
With the announcement of the tour cancellation, it will be 10 years since blink-182 last visited Mexico. At that time, the group gave three shows in the country: one at the Coca-Cola Auditorium in Monterrey on April 22 and two at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on April 23 and 24. At this time, the band was promoting their 2003 self-titled album, which released songs that became blink-182 anthems such as “I Miss You”, “Down” there “Always”.
Blink-182 concert in Colombia, in doubt
The injury of drummer Travis Barker to one of his fingers jeopardizes the presence of the North American trio at the Picnic Stereo Festival. Another artist is already playing who could replace them for this date and those of the rest of the festivals in South America
For this new tour, the Californian trio would promote their next studio album, whose name or release date have not yet been revealed, however, in October 2022 came the first preview: “EDGING”. This song is not only the first the band has released in three years, but it’s also the first to feature Tom DeLonge since his departure in 2015, which has filled all Blink 182 fans around the world with nostalgia.