Travis Barker reveals he tested positive for Covid… before traveling to Portugal for his band Blink-182’s ongoing Rock Hard world tour
Travis Barker revealed on Friday that he tested positive for Covid.
The 47-year-old drummer shared a photo on his Instagram Story of just his hand holding up a positive test, with three emojis expressing both a feeling of nausea and shock.
He recently traveled through Europe with his band Blink-182 for their Rock Hard Tour.
Two days earlier, he and his bandmates performed a show in Vienna, Austria. The group is currently taking a break before heading to Lisbon, Portugal on October 2.
Two weeks earlier, the musician had to postpone several shows to be with his pregnant wife, Kourtney Kardashian, as she underwent emergency fetal surgery to save their unborn baby.
Bad news: Travis Barker, 47, revealed on Friday that he tested positive for Covid
Positive test results: The drummer took to his Instagram Story and shared a photo of just his hand holding up a positive test with three emojis expressing both a feeling of nausea and shock
Earlier the same day, he shared his positive Covid test. He had also posted throwback photos and clips of himself with his Blink-182 bandmates.
Together with Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge he was filming their latest music video – which was released – for their new songs One More Time and More Than You Know.
The two songs are part of their upcoming studio album, One More Time…, which shares the same name as their title track.
The 17-song track list also includes their single Edging, which the band released in late 2022.
One More Time… will be the line-up’s first new album since 2011.
Blink-182’s upcoming ninth studio album will be released on October 20.
Earlier this month, Barker and his bandmates three concerts in Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin postponed due to ‘an urgent family matter’.
It was later revealed that Kardashian had suffered a pregnancy complication and had undergone “urgent fetal surgery” to save their unborn baby.
Postponed shows: Two weeks earlier, the musician had to postpone several shows to be with his pregnant wife, Kourtney Kardashian, as she underwent emergency fetal surgery to save their unborn baby
Current tour: He recently traveled through Europe with his band, Blink-182, for their Rock Hard Tour. Two days earlier, he and his bandmates performed a show in Vienna, Austria. The group is currently taking a break before heading to Lisbon, Portugal on October 2
He abruptly stopped his band’s tour to return home to be by her side.
After the surgery was successful, he shared several posts on Instagram of himself in Europe before taking the stage in Belgium.
The Rock Hard Tour will conclude briefly at the end of October after playing two shows at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas.
In February 2024, Barker and his bandmates will travel through Oceania before heading to Latin America and wrapping up their world tour in Mexico on April 6.