In a shocking Friday announcement, Blink-182 is revealed that they have to postpone their European tour dates after drummer Travis Barker had to rush home for an “urgent family matter.”
The band shared the news on their officially Instagram this Friday morning. “Due to an urgent family matter, Travis has had to return home to the States. The Glasgow, Belfast, and Dublin shows are being postponed. More information in regards to his return to Europe and rescheduled dates will be provided as soon as available.”
It’s not clear what Barker, 47, has had to return home for as further details were not shared. Fans however noticed that Barker shared a series of snaps on his Instagram Story of him visiting a prayer room. He also shared two additional photos inside the space, one of a stained-glass window and another of a blue sign that read, “Together We Pray.” The sudden news comes as Barker’s wife Kourtney Kardashian is currently pregnant with their baby boy — their first child together.
Reps for Kardashian and Barker has not yet released a statement of their own yet. Howeve, fans have been sending Barker prayers online, hoping that everything will be ok. One fan said “Praying for Travis Barker & his family,” another said, “Saw his instagram story. hope everything is ok 🙏🏼”Hope @travisbarker & the family member are ok 🙏 Disappointed to have travelled hundreds of miles and paid hundreds on a hotel for this to happen on the day. Won’t be able to afford to come to the rescheduled date in Glasgow. I guess this is growing up #blink182 @blink.”
More On Travis Barker And Kourtney Kardashian’s Pregnancy
Kourtney and Travis Barker announced her pregnancy in a sweet and very memorable way back in June. During a Blink-182 concert, Kourtney held up a sign that read: “Travis, I’m Pregnant,” playfully referencing a scene from the band’s iconic All The Small Things music video
That same month, they revealed that they are having a baby boy. Kardashian took to Instagram at the time to share photos from her maternity photoshoot and gender reveal party. In the images, she caresses her baby bump in a light blue ensemble.
“I already know his name,” Barker commented on one of the photos, adding a winking face emoji. Kardashian captioned one set of photos, “little drummer boy coming soon.”
Kourtney is already mom to three children, Mason, 13, Penelope, 10, and 8-year-old Reign, who she shares with ex-finance Scott Disick.
Travis, on the other hand shares children Landon, 19, and Alabama, 17, who he shares with ex-wife Shanna Moakler. He is also a doting stepfather to Shanna’s daughter Atiana, 24, whose father is Oscar De La Hoya.