Blink 182 were all packed up and ready to tour when the unimaginable happened. A medical emergency that you generally don't think of for anyone over the age of 15. It has been revealed that the drummer, Travis Barker, "required an urgent tonsillectomy".
Tonsillectomies are no fun, I swigged a bottle of codeine in a closet after they took them out and if I think about it I can still feel the pain. No clue what went down to require Travis to have the 'emergency' version. Perhaps it was caused by the idiotic neck tattoos, who knows. C'mon already this guy is the king of death cheating and now I'm getting mad, we're losing people like MCA and Barker and bounce out of a plane with just a flesh wound,
So refunds are up for their shows. Well, not all of them. If you are holding tickets to Bamboozle in New Jersey next weekend your ship has literally come in since Blink has been replaced with My Chemical Romance. Stop a moment though cuz Blink sucks but MCR really sucked the last time I saw them which was last May in Boston. So its not that great of a replacement.
Official statement "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."