McBusted are an English pop rock supergroup composed of members of bands McFly and Busted.
The only member of the original groups not participating in the new lineup is former
Busted singer Charlie Simpson.
Having previously appeared as special guests during McFly's tenth-anniversary concerts
at the Royal Albert Hall, it was announced on 11 November 2013 that former Busted members
Bourne and Willis would join McFly to form the six-piece supergroup McBusted and go on
an arena tour in April and May 2014.
Simpson opted not to be a part of McBusted as he wished to focus on his solo career.
The original eleven-concert McBusted Tour quickly sold out and has since been extended
to 34 shows, including headlining Hyde Park on 6 July 2014.
At this performance and three others, McBusted will be joined by the Backstreet Boys, Five,
Scouting for Girls and dance troupe Diversity.
In April 2014, Judd revealed that McBusted would be making an album together.
Until the release of new material, the supergroup are performing their backcatalogue of greatest
hits from both bands.
On 16 June 2014, McBusted made their overseas debut, supporting One Direction on their Where
We Are Tour in Denmark, following the cancellation of 5 Seconds of Summer.
McBusted then continued to support One Direction the following night June, and again in France
on 21 June.
History 2013: Formation and tour announcement
From 19 to 22 September 2013, McFly commemorated their tenth anniversary by performing four
concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.
During these shows Matt Willis and James Bourne made a surprise brief reunion as Busted when
they joined as special guests.
Under the name "McBusted", the six-piece performed Busted's "Year 3000" and "Air Hostess" and
McFly's "Shine a Light".
This sparked rumours that Busted could make a comeback.
On 11 November 2013, it was announced that Willis and Bourne would join Tom Fletcher,
Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd and go on an eleven-date arena tour as McBusted
in 2014, and play both Busted and McFly songs.
Simpson refused to be a part of McBusted as he wanted to focus on his own career, but
he was paid a "six-figure sum" by Willis and Bourne after he sold his third of the copyrighted
Busted name.
A source told the Daily Mirror that Simpson's decision not to be part of McBusted was an
amicable one: "Charlie wishes the boys lots of luck but he wanted absolutely no involvement.
All three sat down amicably and worked out a figure that everyone was happy with.
Charlie made it clear in no uncertain terms that that's it for him and the boys now, it's
finished."
Pre-sale tickets for the eleven shows went on sale at 9am on 14 November and sold out
in minutes.
Tickets went on general sale the following morning and quickly sold out as well, resulting
in the addition of six more concerts in Glasgow, Bournemouth, London, Birmingham, Cardiff and
Manchester.
Another four dates were then added on 17 November, bringing the tour to 20 dates.
Since then, the tour has increased to a total 34 dates throughout April–June 2014.
It comprises dates in Glasgow, Liverpool, Bournemouth, London, Newcastle, Nottingham,
Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield, Cardiff, Manchester, Brighton, Dublin and Belfast.
Regarding the tour, Judd said, "it's bigger than what Busted ever were and it's bigger
than what McFly ever were".
On 9 December, McBusted announced that they would be headlining British Summer Time Hyde
Park Festival on 6 July 2014 with the Backstreet Boys, Five, Scouting for Girls and dance troupe
Diversity as special guests.
On 15 November, McBusted made their first official TV performance, appearing on Children
in Need 2013 and playing a medley of four songs: "All About You", "Year 3000", "Air
Hostess" and "Shine a Light".
A McBusted version of McFly's song "Love Is on the Radio" was released on 24 November.
2014: McBusted Tour, album and overseas debut During an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show
on 22 February 2014, Willis said: "We always said that we weren't going to say we were
going to bring out music, because we didn't want to say that we were going to make music
and it be terrible.
But we went away, we did some writing and it wasn't terrible."
Fletcher added, "We've written a song called 'OMFG'."
On 1 April, Judd revealed that McBusted would be making an album together.
On 16 June 2014, McBusted made their overseas debut, supporting One Direction on their Where
We Are Tour in Denmark, following the cancellation of 5 Seconds of Summer.
McBusted then continued to support One Direction the following night, and again in France on
21 June.
Members James Bourne – vocals, guitar, piano
Matt Willis – vocals, bass guitar Danny Jones – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tom Fletcher – vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele Dougie Poynter – vocals, bass guitar
Harry Judd – drums, percussion Touring members
Isaac Aryee – keyboards Tours
McBusted Tour References
External links Official website
McBusted on Twitter