Blink-182 have postponed their reunion tour after drummer Travis Barker sustained an injury to one of his fingers.
The band were due to embark on their world tour on March 14, after not playing together as a band for a decade.
Mark Hoppus, 50, Barker, 47, and Tom DeLonge, 47, have now been forced delay their comeback and have postponed the first 11 shows of the tour, which were set to take place throughout the whole of March and April, with the first gig being held in Lima, Peru.
Barker reportedly injured his ring finger while practicing in February, going on to then injure it a second time. He has since had surgery to rectify the issue.
DeLonge, 47, took to Instagram to notify fans of the tour postponement, filming a short clip and uploading it to the social media site, saying: “Hey everyone, it's Tom DeLonge from Blink-182 here. I wanted to say I'm so sorry to everyone down in South America that we couldn't be there.
“This has been something we have been aiming to do for so long, and we worked so hard and we just had one of those freak accidents that nobody saw coming.”
He went on to say that Travis’s injury needed to heal before the trio could “do anything else”.
The guitarist continued: “These were the biggest shows we ever played in some of the most important places in the world. For a band this is the pinnacle of our career was coming down and playing for you guys, so I really want you to know that we are devastated and we are planning to come back.”
Barker’s busted finger was operated on yesterday, with the drummer uploading a picture to social media in order to update his fans on the situation.
Wearing a hospital gown with an IV in his arm, Barker captioned the image: “Surgery tomorrow”, with an emoji of hands praying.
He also included a clip of his finger being manipulated, and an image of his hand taped up to prevent further damage.
He broke the news of his injury on February 8, tweeting: “I was playing the drums at rehearsals yesterday and I smashed my finger so hard I dislocated it and tore the ligaments.”
The first date of the Blink-182 world tour is now May 4, with the band performing in St. Paul, Minnesota.
