10/10/06, 4:30 P.M. CDT
Plus 44 Scraps First Leg of U.S. Tour



Ex-Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker recently broke his arm, and the injury has forced his new group, (+44)--which also features fellow former Blink-182 bassist/singer Mark Hoppus--to scratch the first leg of its inaugural US tour.

Originally scheduled to launch Friday (10/13) on the band's home turf of San Diego, the run will now commence with a Nov. 8 performance in Tampa, FL. That show and nine other previously announced November stops are the only confirmed engagements on the band's itinerary, which is included below.

In all, the group has pulled the plug on 18 shows, which it plans to reschedule; the make-up dates, which have not yet been announced, will take place in December, according to a press release.

"We can't wait to get out on the road and show everyone what we've been up to for the past year and a half," Hoppus said in a statement issued Monday (10/9). "We will get the word out with the new dates in the next couple of days."

In addition to the pre-Nov. 8 cancellations, the group has also killed a previously announced Nov. 16 show in Providence, RI; no reason was given.

Last week, Barker revealed that he had broken his right arm while shooting a video for "When Your Heart Stops Beating," the title track from (+44)'s forthcoming debut. The injury was exacerbated after Barker forged ahead with seven shows during a European promo tour. Doctors have instructed the drummer to rest the arm for eight weeks.

As previously reported, Interscope Records will issue (+44)'s debut album, "When Your Heart Stops Beating," on Nov. 14. The set was produced by Hoppus and Barker, with longtime Blink-182 producer Jerry Finn serving as executive producer.

Rounding out (+44)'s lineup are guitarists Shane Gallagher (The Nervous Return) and Craig Farbaugh (Transplants, Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards). The band takes its name from the international dialing code for the United Kingdom.

Blink-182 split in 2004, and vocalist/guitarist Tom DeLonge formed a new band dubbed Angels and Airwaves.

Source: Live Daily