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Say it ain’t so.
Blink-182have canceled their upcoming tour as drummerTravis Barkercontinues to recover from theblood clots found in both of his armsback in June.
“It is with a heavy heart to report that blink mustcancel its fall mini-tourwhich was set to kick off September 8th on their way to headline Riot Fest in Chicago,” the bandannounced in a statementshared on their Facebook page.
In his own statement shared alongside the announcement, Barker, 42, wrote that “unfortunately, the risks associated with drumming are still too great.”
“I am doing everything I need to do so I can get back on the road as soon as possible,” he added, before thanking “my fans, family, friends, and bandmates for all the love and support.”
While the band shared they were disappointed to miss Riot Fest, which they described as “one of our favorite festivals,” they added that “we plan to be back headlining Riot Fest in 2019 in celebration of the Festival’s 15th anniversary.”
After adding that fans will receive refunds for all of the canceled performances, they wrote, “Thank you for your continued support and checkblink182.comfor updates.”
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In June, Blink-182postponedtheir residency at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas after Barker wasreadmitted to the hospitaldue to complications from the blood clots that were found in both of his arms. In addition to the clots, the rock star was also suffering from a staph infection and the skin infection known as cellulitis.
“I am recovering, I have blood clots,” Barkertold E! Newsat the time. “I have, I think, like 30 in my right hand and arm and I have about 10 in my left so I’m just waiting for them to clear up. I’m on blood thinners.”
Commenting on his many health struggles, in July Barker also tweeted out a list of the various ways life had tried to “kill me” recently.
“Feels like I’m livingFinal Destinationthe movie for the 2nd time in my life,” he wrote, before remarking that he was “#unbreakable.”
Prior to being readmitted to the hospital, Barker released a nearly 4-minute clip documenting hisrecovery process. In the video, the drummer spoke with his doctor, who informed the musician that the blood clots were not deep and therefore wouldn’t be spreading to his lungs.
He left with the good news that he would be good to play soon, but that “drumming will aggravate inflammation in [his] arms.”
“It’s been the longest 4 weeks without playing drums,” the musician wrote on Twitter alongside the video. “Here’s an update on my road to recovery.”
source: people.com
