Blink-182 pauses European tour as Travis Barker races home due to ‘urgent family matter’

Blink-182 pressed pause on their European tour just hours before their first show, telling fans Friday that drummer Travis Barker had to race back to California to be with his family.

“Due to an urgent family matter, Travis has had to return home to the States,” according to a statement shared on the band’s Instagram account. “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.”

Before the announcement, 47-year-old Barker took to Instagram to share photos snapped from inside an airport prayer room in Glasgow. The early-morning social media post was made up of three images, including the entrance to the room, a stained glass window and a sign reading: “Together we pray.”

Neither Barker nor his bandmates, Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge, provided further details. His pregnant wife, 44-year-old Kourtney Kardashian has also so far remained mum on the matter.

The couple exchanged “I dos” during an intimate wedding ceremony in Portofino, Italy, in May 2022. They were surrounded by lavish decorations and loved ones, including their six total children: Kourtney’s sons Mason, 12, and Reign, 7, and daughter Penelope, 9, and Travis’ son Landon, 18, daughter Alabama, 16, and stepdaughter Atiana, 23.

And in June, Kardashian confirmed she was expecting her first baby with the drummer. She made the reveal as she watched her husband take the stage during the first Los Angeles stop of Blink-182′s tour. Standing among hundreds of screaming fans, Kardashian lifted up a large sign reading, “Travis, I’m Pregnant,” in a nod to the band’s 1999 music video for “All the Small Things.”