Busted announce reunion tour with 15 UK dates to celebrate band's 20th anniversary

Busted is back, ITV News' Faye Barker reports

Boyband Busted has announced a comeback tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

The British trio, comprised of Masked Singer winner Charlie Simpson and bandmates James Bourne and Matt Willis, have announced 15 tour dates across the UK to mark their 20th anniversary.

The Year 3000 band also announced a new single called Loser Kid 2.0 featuring Simple Plan which will be released in April.

American pop band Hanson, best known for their 1997 hit MMMBop, will join the trio on tour.

In a video posted to Instagram on Thursday morning, Bourne said: "A decade is a long time. Two decades is an even longer time."

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The clip showed footage from the band's past music videos including Air Hostess, You Said No, and What I Go to School For.

"We were writing songs that made us laugh and the songs that made us laugh made other people laugh and feel good," Bourne said.

He added that they have that "special feeling - like it's Busted time".

Simpson, who later went on to front rock band Fightstar, said Busted "really broke the mould" when they started making music in 2000.

"It's about celebrating what Busted meant to the fans and it's about us being able to go out and share that experience with them," Simpson said.

When and where are Busted touring?

  • September 2 – Pavilions, Plymouth

  • September 3 – Cardiff International Arena

  • September 5 – Swansea Arena

  • September 6 – Bournemouth International Centre

  • September 7 – Brighton Centre, Brighton

  • September 9 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham

  • September 10 – The O2, London

  • September 12 – Bridlington Spa, Bridlington

  • September 15 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

  • September 16 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle

  • September 17 – First Direct Arena, Leeds

  • September 19 – P&J Live, Aberdeen

  • September 20 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow

  • September 22 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

  • September 24 – AO Arena, Manchester

The confirmation of the reunion tour follows a cryptic video posted on the band's Instagram page on Wednesday. The teaser clip showed a Busted videotape being put into a VHS player. The caption read: "23/03/23" along with the hashtag "Busted20".

Thousands of fans responded to the teaser expressing their hopes for an album, tour, or single.

Thankfully fans didn't have to wait long until their hopes were confirmed on Thursday.

Tickets go on sale on Friday 31 March.

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