Travis Barker shares update after “life-threatening emergency” that postponed Blink-182 dates

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Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has shared an update after he was forced to fly home from the band’s UK and Ireland tour – leading them to postpone a number of dates.Last week saw the pop punk icons pull a run of UK and Ireland shows as they were due to kick off the tour in Glasgow, citing an “urgent family matter” that forced the drummer to return to the States.

Upon his exit, he shared photos from Glasgow airport’s prayer room.Now, after reports that his wife Kourtney Kardashian was out of hospital and “feeling better“, Barker has revealed that she underwent “life-threatening emergency surgery” for their unborn baby – and that their shows will continue at Antwerp in Belgium on Friday (September 8).“God is great,” the drummer wrote on Twitter. “I flew home for a life-threatening emergency surgery for our baby that I’m so grateful went well.

I want to say thank you for all the support. Tour resumes Friday.God is great. I flew home for a life-threatening emergency surgery for our baby that I’m so grateful went well.

I want to say thank you for all the support. Tour resumes Friday.— Travis Barker (@travisbarker) September 6, 2023Kardashian first revealed her pregnancy at a Blink show back in June, holding up a sign in reference to the band’s iconic ‘What’s My Age Again’ video.The long-awaited shows were set to be the trio’s first UK and Ireland performances since Tom DeLonge returned to line-up.