Travis Barker Suffers From An Injury Ahead Of Massive Blink-182 Tour

Travis Barker has suffered a devastating setback during rehearsals for blink-182's upcoming tour, which is set to begin in Mexico next month.

Taking to Twitter, the famous punk rock drummer wrote, "Fuck... I was playing the drums at rehearsals yesterday and I smashed my finger so hard I dislocated it and tore the ligaments". M Shadows, the vocalist in Avenged Sevenfold, responded, "Damn - nothing worse than a lingering injury on tour. Get better soon."

I was playing the drums at rehearsals yesterday and I smashed my finger so hard I dislocated it and tore the ligaments 🤬

— Travis Barker (@travisbarker) February 8, 2023

In December, the band revealed that they were working on the next story in the Anthem saga, with the band teasing Anthem Pt. 3 on social media. 

Anthem was released on the American pop punk band's breakthrough album, 1999's Enema Of The State, and received a sequel in 2001 with Anthem Pt. 2 featuring on the album Take Off Your Pants And Jacket. A live rendition of Anthem Pt. 2 appeared as a bonus track on the Untitled record (2003).

In a video shared by Barker, the renowned drummer smashes the drum kit while wearing a t-shirt that reads, "FUCK ME I'M TIRED". The video is captioned "Anthem Pt. 3", and the official blink-182 account commented with the sly eyeballs emoji.

Tom DeLonge announced that he rejoined blink-182 in October. The band then released a new song, Edging, which showcased why fans had been clamouring for DeLonge to return to the group he departed in 2015. 

The first song to feature the classic lineup of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker since 2012, the jovial mid-tempo pop-punk track comes to life with Tom's trademark vocal tone delivering the first line "I ain’t that cool a little fucked in the head" over a swinging beat from Barker, his voice taking a leading role against a backdrop of subtle guitar and bass work, before taking off with an earworm of a chorus that features Tom and Mark's infamous vocal interplay.

The pop-punk legends are embarking on their “biggest tour ever” this year and next, performing in Latin America with Wallows before a massive run of shows across North America with Turnstile and dates all across Europe with The Story So Far before playing next year’s When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas and finally making their way to Australia and New Zealand in February 2024 with Rise Against.

BLINK-182 2024 AUSTRALIAN TOUR

9 Feb – RAC Arena, Perth

11 Feb – Adelaide Entertainment Centre

13 Feb – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

16 Feb – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

19 Feb – Brisbane Entertainment Centre

For tickets and more info on the band’s 2024 Australian tour, click here.