Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong’s rehab stay is “no joke;” may lead to further tour cancellations

According to Warner Bros. Records Chairman Rob Cavallo, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's current rehab stay could lead to further Green Day show cancellations. 

"His rehab is no joke," Cavallo told Rolling Stone. "All I can say is I don't know if we'll see him before or after Christmas. It's basically undetermined when he'll be back."

"Before Christmas," on Green Day's tour schedule includes 7 U.S. dates.  

Billie Joe entered rehab for substance abuse last month.

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Vines Singer Arrested

 The Vines' Craig Nicholls has been arrested for assaulting his parents, according to reports.the Sydney Morning Herald says that 35-year-old Nicholls has been charged with five offences, including domestic assault, after an altercation at his parent's house in Sydney over the weekend (October 13). 

  The frontman allegedly punched his mother twice in the head and then tried to run away from police who were called to the property in Sydney. They were forced to use a form of pepper spray to subdue the singer, with one officer reportedly sustaining injuries during the course of trying to arrest him. 

  

Inspector Robert Duncan said: He tried to evade police and [a] violent struggle ensued. A police officer suffered grazes, cuts and bruises to both elbows and knees, and was treated at St George Hospital."

  Nicholls has suffered from a high-profile battle with Asperger's Syndrome in the past – in 2008, the band were forced to shelve all of their scheduled tour dates due to fears that his mental condition had "deteriorated extremely rapidly".

Grimes Cancels Shows

Grimes has canceled shows claiming "inner ear complications, from now until October 21 on her recent tour. Canceled shows include ones in Calgary, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg.

The Artist tweets:
"Hey guys, so sorry 4 the cancelled shows. im having trouble w hearing loss, tinnitus & am trying 2 stay away from loud music 4 a bit -_-"

For more information and tour dates click here.

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Blink 182 reveal possible release date

Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus revealed last night (October 16th) at his talk at the Oxford University Union that Blink are aiming to release their new album by this time next year.

Hoppus also mentioned that guitarist Tom DeLonge was due to start pre-production on the new album this week.

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