Don’t name it rising up, however Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is giving followers a novel take a look at his pre-concert health routine and wellness-focused mindset as his punk band continues its One Extra Time tour.
Barker took half in Run Travis Run, which kicked off Saturday morning on the car parking zone of the Kia Discussion board within the Los Angeles space and gave fellow cardio fanatics the possibility to hitch him in a 5K run. Introduced by Mascot Sports activities and Stay Nation, the occasion additionally featured health lessons and mindfulness workshops, together with different activations and meals vans.
Additionally available was Barker’s spouse, Kourtney Kardashian, who didn’t fairly sustain with Barker’s athletic tempo for the 5K however was accompanied by a pair associates to lend assist. Cameras have been round to seize the event for her household’s Hulu unscripted collection, The Kardashians.
Run Travis Run will even happen at Citi Discipline in Queens on the morning of July 21, with Blink-182 performing on the venue later that night. The Run Travis Run occasions assist the Boys & Women Membership.
Travis Barker attends Run Travis Run.
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“After my accident in 2008, greater than 70 p.c of my physique was burnt,” Barker stated in an announcement. “I used to be advised by medical doctors that I could by no means be capable of stroll or drum once more, so I got down to show all people fallacious, together with myself. What began with brief walks become brief runs every single day.”
He continued, “This previous 12 months I ran my first half marathon and took part in a number of 5Ks. The working neighborhood is very large, and I beloved how everybody from all walks of life ran collectively and supported each other. That is what Run Travis Run was constructed off of, and we’re solely getting began.”
Afterward Saturday, Barker joined fellow Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge for his or her live performance at SoFi Stadium, adjoining to the Discussion board. In keeping with a consultant for the group, the sold-out present welcomed 80,000 visitors and marked the most-attended stadium efficiency up to now for the band that’s recognized for such rock hits as “All of the Small Issues,” “I Miss You” and “One Extra Time,” with the latter launched as a single final 12 months from the group’s album of the identical title.
Among the many notable attendees on the present have been Kardashian, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly. The live performance included the band performing a snippet of Taylor Swift‘s “We Are By no means Ever Getting Again Collectively” in the midst of the Blink-182 music “Dammit.” (Footage of that second may be seen within the above video.)
Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus at SoFi Stadium
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