Blink-182 have postponed their Mexico and South American tour dates to 2024 following Travis Barker‘s finger damage.
The drummer went into surgical procedure for the damage at the moment (March 1) which he sustained throughout rehearsals for the band’s upcoming world tour. Final month, he dislocated and tore the ligaments in his finger whereas he was enjoying the drums, earlier than hurting it once more in one other rehearsal two weeks later.
Now, guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge has up to date followers in an Instagram video.
“I’m so sorry to everybody in South America, that we couldn’t be down there,” DeLonge started. “That is one thing that we’ve been aiming to do for therefore lengthy, and we labored so laborious, and we simply sort of had a type of freak accidents that no one noticed coming.
“Travis must go in and have surgical procedure on his finger and we’ve to get that effectively, we’ve to get that sturdy earlier than we are able to do the rest.
“That is simply so unhappy. These are the most important reveals we’ve ever performed, these are a number of the most necessary locations on this planet of our band. That is like the head of our profession, coming down and enjoying for you guys so I actually need you all to know that we’re devastated.
He continued: “I do know it looks as if you’ve waited so lengthy – which you’ve gotten. And we’ve waited too. That is simply devastating on so many ranges. However we’re gonna get Travis higher, we’re gonna come down – the three of us, collectively – and we’re gonna rock, and we’re gonna have an unbelievable time with you guys.
“However I actually need you to know, from my coronary heart to yours, how necessary you guys are to us, and this isn’t one thing that we might have even have noticed coming. That is simply devastating. However we love you, blink-182 loves you. We are going to see you quickly.”
The next reveals have been affected, with new dates to be introduced in the end:
MARCH
11 – Tijuana, MX – Imperial GNP (Competition)
14 – Lima, Peru – Estadio San Marcos+
17-19 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina (Competition)
17-19 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile (Competition)
21-22 – Asuncion, Paraguay – Venue TBA
23-26 – Bogotá, Colombia – Estereo Picnic (Competition)
24-26 – São Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza Brasil (Competition)
28 – Mexico Metropolis, MX – Palacio de los Deportes+
APRIL
1, 2- Monterey, MX – Venue TBA
With the postponement of those dates, the tour now seems to be more likely to begin within the US in Could.
A brand new album from Blink-182 is within the works, with DeLonge beforehand saying it was “the very best we’ve ever made”.
