Blink-182 has been pressured to cancel the primary leg of their extremely anticipated reunion tour as a consequence of drummer Travis Barker‘s horror finger harm.
The band’s lead singer Tom DeLonge introduced the information in a video on Instagram, calling Barker’s harm a “freak accident that no one noticed coming”.
The video comes after Barker, 47, introduced he injured his finger on February 8, after he “smashed” it throughout rehearsals, dislocating it and tearing the ligaments.
In a video shared later, Barker shared footage of somebody popping his finger again into place, in addition to photographs of the harm.
Watch a clip of Barker’s injured finger above.
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Following the information, the band has needed to reschedule reveals in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru, however Delonge has assured followers they’ll nonetheless “do all that in 2024.”
“I am so sorry to everybody in South America that we could not be down there,” he stated.
“This has been one thing we have been aiming to do for therefore lengthy, and we labored so laborious, and we simply had a kind of freak accidents that no one noticed coming.
“Travis must go in and have surgical procedure on his finger, and we have now to get that effectively. We’ve to get that robust earlier than we will do the rest.”
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In October, Barker, DeLonge and Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 confirmed they’d be happening tour collectively for the primary time since DeLonge exited the group in 2015.
The band is slated to do a world tour, travelling across the US from Might to July this 12 months, after which to Melbourne earlier than heading to Glasgow for the European leg of the tour.
DeLonge insisted the the band was devastated to be lacking out on visiting South American.
“These are a number of the most vital locations on the earth for a band. That is like the top of our profession… coming down and taking part in for you guys. So I actually need you all to know that we’re devastated, and we plan to return again. … I actually need you to know, from my coronary heart to yours, how vital you guys are to us,” he stated.
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Barker went into surgical procedure for his finger on Tuesday, however has weeks of rehabilitation forward of him. The occasion follows a number of different finger accidents skilled by the drummer, in addition to his troubling well being scare final June.
It was later revealed the drummer had suffered from a bout of pancreatitis, which might be life-threatening.
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