Ocurrió en el verano de 2017 pero no ha sido hasta ahora cuando el presentador de ‘Más de uno’ (Onda Cero) ha contado el surrealista momento que vivió en San Diego (California).
It’s not a stretch to say that when Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker gets behind his kit he is an animal. The hard-bashing, in-demand producer and collaborator attacks the skins like they owe him money. But in a new PSA for Humane World For Animals (formerly known as the Humane Society of the United States), Barker, 50, steps out from behind his drums to share a very special message about taking action to stand up for animals as part of the organization’s Small Steps For Good campaign.
“I haven’t eaten meat since I was 13 and I’ve been a vegetarian since then,” Barker, 50, tells Billboard about his longtime meat-free lifestyle. “I didn’t like the taste at the time and then I figured out where hot dogs and ham and steak came from and there’s not a chance … ‘nope, can’t do that!’ I’ve always loved animals and I never liked the taste of meat.”
Barker says he teamed up with the Humane World For Animals because he felt a kinship with their mission. Plus, the goals of the campaign felt like a natural fit for him, including adopting pets from local animal shelters, not wearing products made out of real fur and using cruelty-free products such as those from his own vegan wellness company, Barker Wellness.
He’s been such an outspoken advocate for animal welfare that Barker says some of his favorite designers will make vegan versions of their clothes or sneakers for him and his next collab with VANS is planned as an all-vegan shoe. “All my clothes are vegan-friendly,” says Barker, who describes his daily “uniform” as Dickies pants, all-vegan Vans and a T-shirt.
He’s also happy to put his money where his meat-free mouth is, including investing in L.A.’s upscale plant-based Crossroads Kitchen after chef Tal Ronnen pitched him on the idea at a Bad Brains show. “The other day I was at Jay Leno’s garage and we drove some cars and when I left with my 84-year-old dad I said, ‘let’s eat at this spot,’ and I could tell he wasn’t thrilled,” he said of his choice of Lotus Vegan, a spot he remembered riding his bike to when he lived in North Hollywood.
“And then during our meal, I said, ‘dad, I eat at these places because they’re all vegan and they need the support to stay open for business another month,’” says Barker, who became vegan after his the horrific 2008 plane crash that took the lives of two of his best friends and the plane’s two pilots. “Rather than eating at a restaurant that has vegan options, I like to eat at an actual mom-and-pop, struggling vegan restaurant doing their thing.”
The 30-second PSA opens with Barker in suburban dad mode, chilling out in a cream-colored turtleneck sweater, glasses and jeans, lamenting, “Being good? I always thought that was boring,” before he rips off his shirt to expose his famously inked-up torso. “But f– that. Good is never boring!” he says as the jazzy soundtrack switches to a punk rock beat.
Slipping into a Cookie Monster-blue jacket, Barker says, “Faux fur is way cooler than real fur. Plant based in plant based!,” he adds as he digs into a bowl of beans. “I always support people doing good in the world … just do good. That’s the move.”
“Creating a better world for animals takes bold systemic change, and it starts with the small choices people make every day,” says Humane World for Animals president/CEO Kitty Block in a statement. “That’s the idea behind our Small Steps for Good campaign: Showing that everyone has the power to make a difference for animals. Travis has inspired people for years by using his voice and platform to advocate for animals in a way that is authentic to who he is. We hope this campaign encourages others to discover their own small steps and see how those actions can add up to meaningful change.”
As for whether Barker’s wife, Kourtney Kardashian, or their blended family are on board the vegan train, Travis says that he doesn’t judge anyone for their choices — his good friend podcaster Joe Rogan is a loud and proud meat eating hunter — but he said his daughter Alabama has been a vegetarian her whole life and his other kids eat vegan when they’re out to dinner with him, including the couple’s two-year-old son, Rocky Thirteen.
At the end of the day, Barker says the campaign’s message is perfectly clear: “Be nice to animals. It’s not that hard and it won’t cause too much of an identity crisis for anyone.”
Check out Barker’s PSA below.
Charli XCX has responded to fan frustration over the limited number of dates on the upcoming UK and European leg of her Music, Fashion, Film tour, explaining that touring takes a significant toll on her.
The singer recently announced a six-show 2027 run across Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, London, Amsterdam and Paris, prompting some fans to voice disappointment in the comments over the small number of arena dates.
In an Instagram statement, Charli acknowledged the reaction directly. “I know there’s a lot of frustration in the comments about the fact that I am not doing lots of dates. I am really sorry if you feel disappointed, but I have to honor my truth as an artist: touring is really emotionally and physically hard for me,” she wrote.
“I am not looking for sympathy and I have a huge amount of respect for artists who can handle it at an intense, lengthy and high-octane level, but I am just not one of those human beings and I never have been,” she continued, noting she had opted for a shorter run on her current North American tour for the same reasons.
“I’m sorry if you feel I am letting you down; I really am. Perhaps one day I will be built for the kind of touring you expect from me, but right now I am not.” She added that she hoped both fans and herself would enjoy the shows, saying she would “try my best to stay in a healthy and positive mindset.”
The tour supports Music, Fashion, Film, Charli’s seventh studio album, released July 24 as the follow-up to her culture-dominating 2024 record Brat.
The album marked another sharp turn for the Essex-raised artist, leaning into darker, grittier rock sounds, and debuted at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart — her fourth U.K. chart-topper, and one that made her the first British female artist to score two new No. 1 albums in the same calendar year.
In the U.S., the album opened at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and gave Charli her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart. The UK and European run follows a landmark summer that included her first headline set at Reading Festival, and precedes the North American leg of the tour, which commenced on Friday (Sept. 11) in Philadelphia.
The 12-date arena trek includes stops in New York, Toronto, Boston, Atlanta and Los Angeles before wrapping in Las Vegas on Oct. 23. Electronic artist Underscores will join Charli on the road.
Icehouse will mark the 40th anniversary of their landmark album Man of Colours with a 2027 Australian tour that doubles as their first indoor headline run in more than 20 years.
Across June and July 2027, the Australian rock band led by Iva Davies will perform the 1987 album in full for the first time — including songs they have never played live — alongside a set of career-spanning hits. “We’ve never played some of the songs from the album, so this tour is going to include some firsts for us as well as our fans,” Davies said. He noted the seated, indoor format marks a shift from the band’s recent output: “Compared to the big outdoor shows we’ve mainly been playing over the past 15 years, indoors means we get to play more songs and create an even bigger show for us all.”
The six-date run opens at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on June 5 and travels to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, wrapping July 10. Fan-club and PayPal presales begin Sept. 16, with general tickets on sale Friday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. local time via TEG Live. Special guests are to be announced. Beyond the album, the shows will feature signature tracks including “Great Southern Land,” “Hey Little Girl,” “We Can Get Together” and “Love in Motion.”
Man of Colours, released in September 1987, was the commercial peak of Icehouse’s career. The band’s fifth studio album, it spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Australian albums chart, also topped the New Zealand chart, and has sold more than one million copies. It won ARIA Awards for Album of the Year and Highest Selling Album in 1988.
The album also gave Icehouse their biggest U.S. success. “Electric Blue” — co-written by Davies and John Oates of Hall & Oates — became the band’s only Australian No. 1 single and reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, their highest-charting U.S. single, while “Crazy” climbed to No. 14. Both were also top 10 hits on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, and Man of Colours reached No. 43 on the Billboard 200.
ICEHOUSE — MAN OF COLOURS 40TH ANNIVERSARY + THE HITS, AUSTRALIA 2027
June 5 — Newcastle — Newcastle Entertainment Centre
June 12 — Brisbane — Brisbane Entertainment Centre
June 19 — Sydney — TikTok Entertainment Centre
June 26 — Melbourne — Margaret Court Arena
July 3 — Adelaide — Adelaide Entertainment Centre
July 10 — Perth — RAC Arena
The Fray are returning to Australia and New Zealand in February 2027 for the Summer of Light Tour, less than two years after selling out their last run Down Under.
The eight-date trek pairs four indoor headline shows with four outdoor dates staged as part of the Lookout Festival series, and will conclude in Auckland for the band’s first-ever performance in New Zealand.
The indoor run, presented by TEG Live, opens at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena on Feb. 5 and continues through Wollongong, Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion and Auckland’s Eventfinda Stadium, with support from Dashboard Confessional and Australian artist Rachael Fahim. The Lookout Festival dates, presented by Face to Face Touring, add British indie-pop act Bastille to the bill alongside Dashboard Confessional and local acts Killing Heidi and Little Birdy, running across Torquay, Perth, Lake Macquarie and Sandstone Point.
The tour supports A Light That Waits, the Denver band’s first full-length album in more than a decade, released in March. It is also their first as a core trio of singer-guitarist Joe King, guitarist Dave Welsh and drummer Ben Wysocki.
“We had such an incredible time touring in Australia in 2025. The energy from those crowds was unbelievable,” King said. “To come back and be able to share A Light That Waits alongside the songs fans have grown up with — and to have our long-time friends Dashboard Confessional with us — is going to make these nights unforgettable.”
The Fray rose to prominence in the mid-2000s as one of the defining piano-rock acts of their era. Their 2005 debut album How to Save a Life was certified four-times platinum in the U.S. and remains one of the best-selling digital debuts of all time, powered by two enduring singles: “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and the title track. “How to Save a Life” became a cultural touchstone through its use on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, spent a marathon 58 weeks on the chart and has since been certified Diamond by the RIAA. The band’s 2009 self-titled follow-up debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and across their career they have earned four Grammy nominations and three Billboard Music Awards.
Tickets go on general sale Thursday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. local time, following artist and promoter presales earlier in the week.
THE FRAY — AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2027
Indoor shows (TEG Live)
Feb. 5 — Melbourne — Margaret Court Arena
Feb. 10 — Wollongong — Waves
Feb. 11 — Sydney — Hordern Pavilion
Feb. 17 — Auckland — Eventfinda Stadium
Lookout Festival (Face to Face Touring)
Feb. 6 — Torquay — Torquay Common
Feb. 7 — Perth — Kings Park & Botanic Garden
Feb. 13 — Lake Macquarie — Speers Point Park
Feb. 14 — Sandstone Point — Sandstone Point Hotel
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