The acclaimed musical group, Busted, have announced their return to the stage, in celebration of their 20th anniversary. The band is embarking on a tour across the United Kingdom, called the 20th Anniversary & Greatest Hits Tour, will feature Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis, and James Bourne, and is scheduled for the autumn season.
In an interview with Good Morning Britain, Charlie Simpson, talked about how he thought the music industry had changed in the last 20 years, he said, “The music industry is unrecognisable, it’s like the way people consume music, the way, um, just the way the industry works is so different.” Matt Willis, told Good Morning Britain, what it feels like to be performing again and added, “We’re the same idiots that we were when we were 16 in a bedroom making music.”
Busted is set to be supported by the American pop-rock band Hanson and the British band The Tyne.
Fans can expect to hear songs from their new album Greatest Hits 2.0. Busted have taken some of their biggest singles and reworked these songs with 15 feature artists, including, You Me at Six, Dashboard Confessionals, Wheatus, Jonas Brothers and many more.
Busted had a remarkable comeback in 2013 when Matt and James joined forces with McFly to form the highly anticipated supergroup, McBusted. The reunion of the original lineup was further solidified with Charlie’s return in 2015, after pursing his own solo career. In February this year, Charlie Simpson won the fourth series of The Masked Singer as ‘Rhino’, making him the first male winner in the UK .
In 2019, the group decided to take a break and go on hiatus. Now, after a significant four-year gap, their comeback is expected to be their most significant and enthusiastically received return to date.
With the success of the tour, Busted announced on their social media, that they would be preforming at the Hits Live show in Birmingham and Manchester 24th/25th November.
SURPRISE We’ll be playing the #hitslive shows in both Birmingham and Manchester on 24th and 25th November. Grab your tickets here this is going to be fun https://t.co/itpcMN6ibU @hitsradiouk pic.twitter.com/uwUgyFjuZi
— Busted (@Busted) September 27, 2023
Busted Tour Dates – Purchase tickets here.
29/09/23 – Utillita – Birmingham
30/09 – AO Arena – Manchester
01/10 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow
04/10 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
08/10 – SSE Arena – Belfast
10/10 – O2 Arena – London
12/10 – Pryzm Kingston – London
The Hits Show Tickets purchase here
24/11 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham
25/11 – AO Arena – Manchester
