Blink-182 has pulled out of performing at SPAC in Saratoga, NY, Monday night due to the recent passing of the band's close friend, DJ AM.

Mark, Tom and Travis posted the following message regarding the cancellation on their official website:

Due to circumstances surrounding the unfortunate and untimely passing of our dear friend Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, Blink-182 will not be playing tonight in Saratoga, NY at SPAC. Performances by Weezer, Taking Back Sunday and Chester French will take place as planned along with some special surprises. We thank all of our fans for their support in this tough time. For additional information, pleas visit http://www.blink-182.com.

Stay strong, fellas.

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Famed addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinksy believes that the pain medication given to DJ AM for injuries in the plane crash he survived last year, may have contributed to his untimely demise.

"It very slowly and subtly reawakens addiction," said Drew of prescribed meds igniting a possible relapse. "I'm not saying it was inappropriately prescribed, I'm saying he didn't know the risks."

DJ AM was said to be taking anxiety and pain medication for two skin graft surgeries undergone due to injuries sustained in a 2008 plane crash.

Tragic.

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As the New York City Medical Examiners office struggles to find the cause of DJ AM's tragic passing, authorities have discovered the inner workings of his last day.

At 1 a.m. on the day he was discovered in his NYC apartment, Adam Goldstein (AKA DJ AM) sent a text message to two friends about his Las Vegas gig that day at Rain Nightclub at the Palms.

Sixteen hours later, his friends called 911 because the deejay could not be reached before his scheduled flight as he was not answering his cell phone.

According to a police source, the NYPD broke down the door to his SoHo apartment to find him lifeless.

The initial autopsy report was proved "inconclusive," so a toxicology report will be expected in the following weeks, despite drugs found on the scene.

So sad.

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The band took a moment to honor Adam at their concert in Hartford, CT, on Saturday night.

An emotional Mark Hoppus broke down in tears as he spoke about the passing of their friend.

Check it out (above).

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DJ AM's former girlfriend and close friend Mandy Moore has released a statement about AM's untimely passing.

Says Mandy:

I am absolutely heartbroken. For those of us lucky enough to have known him, Adam radiated a contagious exuberance for life and also personified the very definition of a true friend. To say that he will be missed beyond words is an understatement. My heart goes out to his loved ones

So, so sad.

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Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker was more than just a friend to DJ A.M., who passed away Friday of a suspected drug overdose.

The two were also musical collaborators and both survived that deadly airplane crash that killed four people last year.

On Saturday, Barker opened up for the first time about the loss of A.M.

He says:

"Don't know how i am gonna play 2night but i am for AM. My brother is gone.i love u and miss u, i'll never forget all the good times we had.

I'll never forget everything we've been thru and every time i play the drums i'll think of you. U were an amazing friend/DJ/human being.

Rest In Peace my brother, this really fucks me up.

Such a huge loss.

Adam was truly one of those people that NO ONE had anything bad to say about.

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Sources believe DJ AM's recent breakup with his girlfriend, Hayley Wood, coupled with the post-traumatic stress from his September '08 plane crash may have triggered the former addict to use.

AM was said to be "completely devastated" when Wood ended the relationship last week.

The DJ was sober for nine years before being found in his NY apartment from an alleged overdose on Friday afternoon, which goes to show how incredibly harrowing a disease addiction is.

Our thoughts continue to go out to AM's family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched.

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The marquee of the Roxy Theater, on the legendary Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, early Friday evening, August 28th, 2009.

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DJ A.M. has passed away, PerezHilton.com has confirmed.

Born Adam Goldstein, he formerly was engaged to Nicole Richie and miraculously escaped a plane crash last year.

His body was discovered by the New York Police Department at his apartment in NYC on Friday.

No further details are known at this time.

He was 36 years old.

Update: The New York Post is reporting that drug paraphernalia was found in the apartment.

So sad!!!!

The DJ had seemingly overcome his addiction to drugs and was even recently working on an MTV show to help young people get sober.

We truly are so incredibly sad right now. Adam was a friend and even spun at our birthday party two years ago.

The only thing we can think of is that his traumatic plane crash scarred him worse than anyone knew.

So sad.

Update #2: On August 25th, in what would now be his last public communication, DJ AM wrote on his Twitter, "New york, new york. Big city of dreams, but everything in new york aint always what it seems." It was a line from a Grandmaster Flash song.

Chilling!

Update #3: According to NBC New York, "DJ AM had not been heard from for a few days, and one of his friends went to check on him, but got no response after knocking on his apartment door, law-enforcement sources said. The friend then called the police, who broke into the apartment and found the DJ's body."

Update #4: Click here to read DJ AM's last known interview, posted on Wednesday of this week.

Update #5: According to reports, AM had been battling with depression lately. "DJ AM thought the depression was a result of trying to stop taking pain medication since his tragic plane accident."

Update #6: Prescription pill bottles and a pipe commonly used to smoke drugs (a crack pipe) were found at DJ AM's apartment, according to reports. He was wearing sweatpants and no shirt and was pronounced dead on the scene when paramedics arrived.

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