Blink 182 Could Be Heading To Australia Without Travis Barker

Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker has hinted that the band’s forthcoming tour of Australia could be completed without him.

The So-Cal trio, who are currently touring Europe for the first time in eight years, recently revealed that they would be travelling down under to play a string of shows at the start of the New Year.

However in a recent interview with Red Bulletin magazine, the 36 year old dad of two stated that his future plans with blink 182 lie in the balance.

"I'm not flying, so it's hard to say what the band potential is, because I can't really get [around] anymore.

In September 2008, Travis Barker was taken critically ill to hospital with 80% burns, after surviving a lethal plane crash over South Carolina and although his fear of air travel could pose a risk to any future touring plans, Barker is adamant that now is the right time to put his troubles aside.

The smouldering remains of which
Travis Barker sensationally survived
from.

"I've got to get over it, man. I could simply say I'm not going to fly for the rest of my life. I'm not going to. It's something I honestly want to try to put behind me.

"I want to overcome that eventually. When I do, I think it is going to be Australia. I trust Qantas. They never had a crash, never had a fatality - knock on wood."

Travis Barker was only one of two survivors that walked away from a deadly plane crash that killed four people, including Barker’s assistant and friend of the band Chris Baker.

Since the fatal crash, Barker has avoided aeroplanes completely, choosing to travel to Europe for this summer's tour via cruise ship with his eight year old son Landon, and six year old daughter Alabama.

Barker’s children are scared of flying since their father’s near-death experience and despite the distress they’ve suffered; Barker believes that he needs to show his children that he is strong enough to overcome his worst nightmares.

"It's something I want to overcome for me - and my kids are scared to death to fly. I want them to witness me overcome it.”

The drummer is the only sole survivor of the plane crash, after friend and colleague DJ AM died from a drug overdose shortly after the crash took place.

Blink 182 are currently on the home straight of touring around Europe, finishing off their sold out tour in London’s O2 Brixton Academy on July 25^th and 26th.