American pop-punk band Blink-182 have cancelled two shows at Glasgow's Hydro due to an "urgent family matter".
The trio were due to perform sold-out shows on Friday and Saturday, as they tour for the first time since singer and guitarist Tom DeLonge returned to the group.
However, just hours before the band were due to take the stage they announced the gig would be postponed.
A statement said: "Due to an urgent family matter, Travis has had to return home to the States.
"The Glasgow, Belfast, and Dublin shows are being postponed.
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"More information in regards to his return to Europe and rescheduled dates will be provided as soon as available."
The band shot to fame on the back of their 1999 album Enema of the State and hit singles 'What's My Age Again?', 'All The Small Things' and 'Adam's Song'.
They continued their success with follow-up Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and darker self-titled album Blink-182.
They announced an indefinite hiatus in 2005, with bassist Mark Hoppus forming +44 and DeLonge fronting Angels & Airwaves, both of which Barker drummed for.
The virtuoso sticksman was involved in a fatal plane crash in which killed four and left him and DJ Adam Goldstein as the only survivors.
That incident prompted the band to reform in 2009 and they released album Neighbourhoods, two years later but DeLonge once again departed to spend more time on "non-musical activities" which include hunting for evidence of alien life.
Hoppus and Barker continued with Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio and released two albums, California and Nine.
It was announced last year that DeLonge would return, having reunited with the group following Hoppus being diagnosed with cancer.
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