Travis Barker says he and Tom DeLonge got extremely high with Cypress Hill before a Blink-182 show in 2004, turning the performance into what felt like an endless ordeal. Despite how uncomfortable they felt onstage, fans reportedly remember the concert as one of the band’s most electrifying.
You might have heard through the grapevine that Travis Barker, drummer for the iconic 2000s band Blink-182, really likes weed. So much so that he launched his own cannabis brand, and has publicly said that the plant helps him in several areas of his life, from creativity to physical well-being. But everyone has their limits. And for Barker, that limit seems to be Cypress Hill (or, more specifically, their stash).
In a recent interview with Apple Music, the Blink-182 drummer shared an anecdote that might surprise some fans. In 2004, he said, the band was on tour with Cypress Hill. Toward the end of that tour, B-Real and Sen Dog convinced Barker and Tom DeLonge (Blink’s guitarist and singer) to light one up before the show.
Although he hesitated at first, Barker eventually agreed, because when two of the biggest legends in 420 culture invite you to share a joint, it’s hard to say no. And it was Cypress Hill’s final show on the tour they were on together, so how could he refuse?
For the musicians, the result was a disaster. “Dude, let me tell you, it was the longest f**king show. The songs felt like they lasted forever,” the drummer said. “It was like my body was working, but everything up here was silent, and I was noticing stuff I don’t normally notice.”
DeLonge didn’t fare much better. In the middle of the show, the guitarist reportedly came over to Barker and told him, with brutal honesty, “I want to go home.” The drummer’s response? “Me too.” Well, misery loves company, as they say.
Barker’s final verdict: “It was awful. Smoking before shows is not my thing.”
Now, you might think that kind of discomfort would have been obvious to the audience, or at the very least that it would have negatively affected the quality of the show. But that doesn’t seem to have been the case; in fact, quite the opposite. According to Vice, Blink-182 fans remember this particular show as one of the band’s “most electrifying.” Some of the performances recorded that night even went down in history, including renditions of the hits I Miss You and The Rock Show, which appeared in the live music documentary series Pepsi Smash.
Cover photo: Journalist 2nd Class Denny Lester, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
