Blink-182 have cancelled a number of North American tour dates after drummer Travis Barker had to undergo an emergency operation.
The pop-punks are rescheduling a small number of the dates, but have pulled the vast majority as Barker needs an urgent tonsillectomy. According to a statement on the band's official website, his recovery period "is expected to extend beyond the scheduled tour dates".
The statement said: "The band apologises for any inconvenience as a result of these cancelations and thanks their fans for their ongoing support."
There is currently no word on whether Barker's condition will affect the trio's UK and Ireland tour, which is due to kick off at Birmingham's NIA in less than a month (June 7). The jaunt also includes dates in Dublin, Belfast, Manchester, Sheffield, Newcastle and Glasgow, along with two nights at London's O2 Arena.
The tour has already been rescheduled once before after originally being pencilled in for last July. The dates were pushed back in order to allow the band to finish their latest album, 2011's 'Neighborhoods'.
Earlier this year, the band revealed they're already working on the follow-up to the album, with frontman Mark Hoppus stating he'd been writing new songs while out on the road with his side-project Angels and Airwaves.
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