Blink-182 announced on Wednesday (March 1) that they will be delaying the start of their reunion tour with guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge due to the recent injury to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. DeLonge himself delivered the message in the video.
Barker injured his finger last month while rehearsing for an upcoming concert with blink-182. “I hit his finger so hard I dislocated it and tore his ligaments,” he said in February, after Barker reportedly underwent surgery on his finger this week.
Watch DeLonge’s video at the bottom of this post.
“Travis needs to go in and have finger surgery. !
He calls Barker’s accident “a freak accident that no one expected.”
DeLonge explains the blink-182 situation
The returning Blink 182-er promises: I know it looks like you’ve been waiting a long time. We waited too. This is devastating on so many levels. But we’re going to make Travis better. You will have an incredible time. ”
He adds: This is not something we couldn’t even see. This is devastating. But we love you blink-182 loves you See you soon. ”
Barker dislocated his left ring finger during a blinking rehearsal on Feb. San Diego Union TribuneHe re-injured the same finger during a subsequent rehearsal for Blink-182.
Blink-182’s massive reunion tour will cover the globe through 2024. Starting on March 11th in Tijuana, Mexico, it was scheduled for multiple dates across South America. All of these shows (from March 11th to he April 2nd) have been postponed. See currently scheduled dates below the video.
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Tom DeLong Video Message – March 1, 2023
Blink-182 Tour Dates
May 4, 2023 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Ctr
May 6, 2023 – Chicago, IL @ United Ctr
May 9, 2023 – Detroit, MI @ 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, Pennsylvania. @PPG Arena
May 19, 2023 – New York, NY @ MSG
May 20, 2023 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena
May 21, 2023 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
May 23, 2023 – Washington DC @ Capital One Arena
May 24, 2023 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Ctr
May 26, 2023 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Arena
May 27, 2023 – Hershey, Pennsylvania. @ Hersheypark Stadium
June 14, 2023 – Phoenix, Arizona @ Footprint Ctr
June 16, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA @ Banc of California.
June 20, 2023 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena
June 22, 2023 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Ctr
June 23, 2023 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Ctr
June 25, 2023 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
June 27, 2023 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena
June 29, 2023 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place
June 30, 2023 – Calgary, Alberta @ Saddledome
July 3, 2023 – Denver, Colorado @ Ball Arena
July 5, 2023 – Dallas, TX @ American Ctr
July 7, 2023 – Austin, TX @ Moody Ctr
July 8, 2023 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
July 10, 2023 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
11 July 2023 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ FLA Live
July 13, 2023 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
July 14, 2023 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
July 16, 2023 – Nashville, Tennessee @ Bridgestone Arena
2 September 2023 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro
4 September 2023 – Belfast, England @ SSE Arena
5 September 2023 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
September 8th 2023 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpaleis
9 September 2023 – Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
12 September 2023 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena
September 13th 2023 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena
September 14th 2023 – Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum
16 September 2023 – Berlin, Germany @ Mercedes Arena
17 September 2023 – Hamburg, Germany @ Barclays Arena
19 September 2023 – Prague, Czech Republic @ O2 Arena
20 September 2023 – Vienna, Austria @ Stadthalle
October 2, 2023 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Altice Arena
October 3, 2023 – Madrid, Spain @ Wizink Center
October 4, 2023 – Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi
6 October 2023 – Bologna, Italy @ Unipol Arena
October 8th, 2023 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
October 9, 2023 – Paris, France @ Accor Arena
11 October 2023 – London, UK @ The O2
October 14th 2023 – Birmingham, England @ Utilita Arena
October 15th 2023 – Manchester, England @ AO Arena
October 21, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV @ WWWY
9 February 2024 – Perth, Western Australia @ RAC Arena
11 February 2024 – Adelaide, South Australia @ Ent. Central
February 13, 2024 – Melbourne, Victoria @ Rod Laver Arena
16 February 2024 – Sydney, NSW @ Qudos Arena
19 February 2024 – Brisbane, Queensland @ Ent. Central
23 February 2024 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Spark Arena
26 February 2024 – Christchurch @ Arena, New Zealand
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