Travis Barker injures finger again ahead of Blink-182 tour
Travis Barker has injured his finger again ahead of Blink-182‘s reunion tour and shared a grim photo of the damage.
The pop-punk heroes are set to kick off their reunion tour with Tom DeLonge in Latin America in early March, with the tour running through until 2024.
Earlier this month, Barker damaged his finger in tour rehearsals, putting the first dates of the tour in doubt. He told fans: “I was playing the drums at rehearsals yesterday and I smashed my finger so hard I dislocated it and tore the ligaments.”
Now, he’s shared a photo of an injured finger on his Instagram Stories with the caption: “Again.”
Blink-182’s world tour begins on March 11 in Tijuana, Mexico, and news of Barker’s injury follows DeLonge saying that Blink-182‘s forthcoming album is “the best we’ve ever made”
The co-vocalist and guitarist, rejoined the pop-punk band after seven years in October 2022.
Any remaining tickets to Blink-182’s forthcoming world tour dates in the UK are available here and North American dates here. See the full list of dates below.
LATIN AMERICA (2023)
+With Support from Wallows
MARCH
11 – Tijuana, MX – Imperial GNP (Festival)
14 – Lima, Peru – Estadio San Marcos+
17-19 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina (Festival)
17-19 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile (Festival)
21-22 – Asuncion, Paraguay – Venue TBA
23-26 – Bogotá, Colombia – Estereo Picnic (Festival)
24-26 – São Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza Brasil (Festival)
28 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes+
APRIL
01-02 – Monterrey, MX – Venue TBA
NORTH AMERICA
*With Support from Turnstile
MAY
04 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center*
06 – Chicago, IL – United Center*
09 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena*
11 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena*
12 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre*
16 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse*
17 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena*
19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
20 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena*
21 – Boston, MA – TD Garden*
23 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena*
24 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center*
26 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Arena*
27 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium*
28 – Atlantic City, NJ – Adjacent Music Festival
JUNE
14 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center*
16 – Los Angeles, CA – Bank of California Stadium*
20 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena*
22 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center*
23 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center*
25 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena*
27 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena*
39 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place*
30 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome*
JULY
03 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena*
05 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center*
07 – Austin, TX – Moody Center*
08 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center*
10 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena*
11 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – FLA Live Arena*
13 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena*
14 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center*
16 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena*
UK/Europe
^With Support from The Story So Far
SEPTEMBER
02 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro^
04 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena^
05 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena^
08 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis^
09 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena^
12 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena^
13 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena^
14 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum^
16 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena^
17 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena^
19 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena^
20 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle^
OCTOBER
02– Lisbon, Portugal – Altice Arena^
03 – Madrid, Spain – Wizink Centre^
04 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi^
06 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena^
08 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome^
09 – Paris, France – Accor Arena^
11 – London, UK – The O2^
14 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena^
15 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena^
21 – Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young Festival
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND (2024)
!With Support from Rise Against
FEBRUARY
09 – Perth, Western Australia – RAC Arena!
11 – Adelaide, South Australia – Entertainment Centre!
13 – Melbourne, Victoria – Rod Laver Arena!
16 – Sydney, New South Wales – Qudos Bank Arena!
19 – Brisbane, Queensland – Entertainment Centre!
23 – Auckland, NZ – Spark Arena!
26 – Christchurch, NZ – Christchurch Arena!
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