Travis Barker Takes A Break...Literally
This week has gone from bad to worse for Travis Barker. First the drummer/producer/clothing designer had to deal with a feud between his Ex Wife and his current "lady friend" Paris Hilton, and now he has some medical news that's really putting him down for the count. After returning from some gigs in Europe with +44, he had some tests done on a sore arm. According to Travis himself, "I had every test possible to see what was going on in my arm. The MRI/X-Ray showed I'd been playing with a broken arm for 3 weeks and or possible tumor in my arm ... I've been told to eat meat and change my diet (I've been a vegetarian for 16 years) cause it's making my bones weak. I never thought I'd break a bone from playing my drums too hard/too long."
While Travis may be out for a while, have no fear. He's attempting to play the +44 songs with just 1 arm (which he is testing tonight). If he's unable to do so, you can catch him again in 8 weeks after his arm is fully healed.
Plus-44 Anounces Official Tour Dates
The "punk rock" side project featuring Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus has announced their upcoming tour dates after some rumors sent false dates swirling around the Internet. While there isn't much out there in terms of recorded songs for us to listen to, you can check out their first punk ballad at their website, Plus-44.com . For some reason I think it's a sappy breakup song sent to their ex Blink 182 member Tom Delonge who has moved on to grown up "alternative band Angels And Airwaves, but I could be wrong. Anyways, check out the tour dates and try to catch Travis Barker pounding the skins for this pop-punk outfit before he hopefully returns to a real band, The Aquabats!
10/13 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA 10/14 - Pomona, CA @ Cal Poly (Bamboozle Left Festival) 10/15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Brickhouse Theatre 10/18 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 10/19 - Seattle, WA @ The Fenix 10/21 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk 10/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore 10/24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue 10/25 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre 10/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ TBD 10/28 - Milwaukee, WI @ Rave 10/29 - St. Louis, MO @ Mississippi Nights 10/31 - Chicago, IL @ Metro 11/1 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's 11/3 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit 11/4 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa 11/5 - Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Ballroom 11/6 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse 11/8 - St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing 11/9 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues 11/10 - Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theater 11/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts 11/13 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 11/14 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 11/16 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's 11/17 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall 11/19 - Boston, MA @ Avalon 11/21 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix 11/22 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
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