FIRST TOUR IN 12 YEARS SET FOR UK ARENAS IN 2016

NEW MUSIC IS ON THE WAY!

“A year ago James and I got together and just started hanging out … and it felt really different, somehow, to how it had ten years ago. And the idea crept into my head after all that time apart: what would Busted look like today?” – Charlie Simpson

It’s the reunion they said could never happen - even the members themselves have admitted it. But today Busted announce their return to the world of pop in 2016. Matt, James and Charlie are returning to the road with a full UK arena tour, and they are working on brand new Busted music for the first time since 2004.

 “For me, there’s a huge sense of unfinished business …  I always thought in my heart we’d do Busted again, but that it was just a matter of when and how” – Matt Willis

Wednesday 11th May 2016 will be their first show together in 12 years – and the first time in 12 years anyone will be able to see the three members play all their greatest hits together live – among them the simply huge, unforgettable smashes “What I Go To School For”, “Crashed The Wedding”, “You Said No”, “Air Hostess” and “Year 3000.”

For the gig Busted will return to the home of their biggest triumph, the venue where anybody last saw them – Wembley Arena. It was here that they broke a record in 2004 by selling out an incredible 12 shows. And it’s here that they will make their long overdue comeback.

"We’ve done this crazy, exciting, adventurous, scenic route back to being Busted. And now we're here, we’re all super-re-energised” – James Bourne

With an incredible five million record sales, two 4 x platinum albums and four number one singles to their name, a staggering 700,000 concert tickets sold in one year, two BRIT Awards and a Record of the Year Award, Busted are one of the biggest home-grown pop acts of the 21st century. 

Busted? These boys are fixed, back and ready to shake up the pop world all over again.

Busted May 2016 tour dates:

Wed 11th                      The SSE Wembley Arena, London

Sat 14th                        The SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow

Sun 15th                        Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Tues 17th                     Sheffield Arena

Weds 18th                    Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

Fri 20th                         Genting Arena, Birmingham

Sat 21st                        Manchester Arena

Sun 22nd                      Echo Arena, Liverpool

Tues 24th                     Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

Weds 25th                    BIC, Bournemouth

Sat 28th                        The O2, London

Mon 30th                      The SSE Arena, Belfast

Tues 31st                      3Arena, Dublin

Tickets are on-sale from 9am on Friday 13th November (subject to per-ticket charge plus order processing fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk

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