Travis Barker has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID. blink-182 are currently in the middle of the European leg of their extensive world tour. After a Summer spent in America playing to thousands of fans as Mark, Tom and Travis for the first time in over a decade, it’s been a special sight to behold. Since kicking things off in Belgium, the band have made their way through Germany, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic. After a week of recovery and relaxation, they were due to pick things up again in Portugal on October 02. However, that may change with this revelation from Travis.
He revealed this via his Instagram, where he posted a photo of a positive test. Luckily Travis is back in Los Angeles at the moment rather than on a tour bus in between countries, but it is something that could affect the band’s plans. So let’s see what happens and if the band make it to Lisbon next week.
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This comes after the start of the tour was postponed as Travis had to return home. The shows that got moved were in Glasgow, Dublin and Belfast. It was due to Travis’ wife, Kourtney Kardashian, having to go into “life-threatening emergency surgery” to help their unborn baby.
Only time will tell if more shows get moved around, but for now, here is where blink-182 will be heading over the coming weeks.
Tour Dates:
- Oct. 02 – Lisbon, PT @ Altice Arena
- Oct. 03 – Madrid, ES @ Wizink Centre
- Oct. 04 – Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi
- Oct. 06 – Bologna, IT @ Unipol Arena
- Oct. 08 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
- Oct. 09 – Paris, FR @ Accor Arena
- Oct. 11 – London, UK @ The O2
- Oct. 14 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena
- Oct. 15 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena
blink-182 have also just announced the details of their long-awaited new album. It’s going to be called One More Time… and will be released on October 20, the day before they headline When We Were Young Fest. They also shared two new songs, “More Than You Know” and the title track, the latter being an absolute heartbreaker.
