On February 28, Travis Barker underwent surgery for a ring finger injury. (Instagram@travisbarker)

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker He was operated on Tuesday, February 28 due to an injury he has suffered in one of his fingers since the beginning of the month. It is the same artist who published on social networks photographs of his admission to the hospital to treat the lesions he has on his tendons.

These images have sparked cancellation theories for the start of the tour that Blink 182 has planned in a few weeks. And it is that the pop punk group is about to start its next tour March 11, 2023 in Tijuana, Baja California, and three other dates on March 28 at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City just like him April 1 and 2 in Monterrey.

Rumors began to grow even more, after a video and photos of Barker’s condition were released. In a short video clip, we see how a doctor probably examines her and the finger looks swollen.

It all started on February 7, when the drummer raised alarm bells among his followers, since through his Instagram account he shared various stories where he showed serious damage. on the ring fingera fracture in his ligaments. Within hours, the musician explained the treatment he was subjected to and it seemed like everything was going well.

Still, on February 18, Barker once again made it known on his social media that he would remain in recovery to fully recover. The days passed without news.

Surprisingly, on February 27, Travis posted a series of photos on his Instagram profile where his finger looks pretty bad. In the description, he explained that he would have to have surgery a day later, “surgery tomorrow (Tuesday),” he explained.

Note that the followers of the American group are waiting for their favorite group to return to the stage they have been waiting for since the big announcement. So far neither the musicians, nor the producer nor the organizers have spoken about it, which indicates that everything is still standing and that it is only a matter of time to see the evolution of Travis Barker.

“Get well soon”, “May Travis’ surgery go well”, “I hope they don’t cancel”, “It’s time to start praying whatever you believe”, “Lord, I don’t never ask you for anything other than… that Travis is fine for the shows in Mexico,” “Latin America is united by this operation“, “Get well quickly Travis”, were some of the comments that Internet users shared on Twitter.

They even posted memes to stay upbeat and positive about the drummer’s health. Since Blink-182 has concerts scheduled in addition to Mexico, in countries like Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Brazil.

Operation Travis Barker.  (Twitter @Verobarilari)
Operation Travis Barker. (Twitter @Verobarilari)
Travis Barker underwent surgery weeks before the start of his comeback tour.  (Twitter @ricardonsol)
Travis Barker underwent surgery weeks before the start of his comeback tour. (Twitter @ricardonsol)

Blink 182 meeting in World tour 23/24 scheduled for these 2023 and 2024 is positioned as the biggest tour of the American group of their entire career. The ambitious tour has around 60 dates, starting March 11, 2023 and ending February 26, 2024 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Blink 182 began their musical career in 1992 and first visited Mexico in 2004with three dates, two in the former Federal District, now Mexico City, and one in Monterrey.

As the opening band, the band selected Panda for their concerts in Mexico. In his three shows, you could hear songs like How old am I again?, The Rock Show, I miss you, Adam’s song, First date, All the little thingswhich positions it as the most recognized group at that time.

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