May US Tour dates Cancelled. Euro dates unaffected.

From Blink-182s Facebook: "The members of blink-182 have announced today the cancelation of all their May 2012 tour dates due to a medical emergency. Blink-182’s drummer, Travis Barker, requires an urgent tonsillectomy with a recovery period expected to extend beyond the scheduled tour dates. The band apologizes for any inconvenience as a result of these cancelations and thanks their fans for their ongoing support. The May 10th and 11th concerts at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, OK have been rescheduled for September 13 and 14, 2012. All previously issued tickets will be honored on the new dates respectively. Refunds are

Re-Starting the Blink Machine

It has been a quiet few months in the blink camp with the record being released, tours finishing and other projects being worked on, but yesterday saw the beginning of the blink-182 machine starting up again ahead of summer tours which include a 20th Anniversary tour accross the US, Bamboozle, two trips to UK, two nights at the O2 in London and dates all over Europe. So with all that ahead rehearsals have begun again with Doug (@dougreesh) and Rob (@robertnoise) providing top quality photographs of the rehearsal space. We have discussion threads for every date of the tour in the forums, so if you are going to a date join in

Happy Birthday Mark!

Today is Marks 40th birthday, so go and wish him a Happy Birthday on his twitter.

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Travis Barker

Travis: my arm

Posted on February 13, 2009 in Travis Barker | 20 Comments

Travis blogged:

So this is a picture of what happens when your” ulner nerve” is compressed by your “guyons canal”. The procedure i just had released my ulner nerve in hopes that i can feel my left hand and fingers again.The doctors say this happened on “impact” or could be cause because of the heat of the burns. Dr. Kulber performed my surgery and was really kool, and thanks for the pictures Doc. See you all in about 8-10 weeks

The blog also contains pictures of the surgery which we will leave you to view at your own discretion due to the graphic nature of the images.  Click continue to see the pictures.

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Video: Access Hollywood Grammys Interview

Posted on February 10, 2009 in blink-182, Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker | 12 Comments

Access Hollywood caught up with blink-182 backstage at the Grammys:

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Pop punk band Blink-182 talks about confirming their rumored reunion onstage during the Grammy Awards. Plus, how is drummer Travis Barker recovering after his near-fatal jet crash?

Video: Extra Interview blink-182

Posted on February 9, 2009 in blink-182, Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker | 16 Comments

According to Extra Travis left the hospital too soon, while not telling the doctor about the numbness he had in his fingers. That seems to be the reason why he had support on his left arm yesterday on the Grammy awards. They’ve also talked to Tom who said:

When you’re in a band, you have this unspoken bond. You’re kind of family with your boys. We took a break for a little bit. I think when Travis had the event happen to him it was something that pulled us back together… we always knew it was inevitable.

Read the whole story here!

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