Busted are back on tour – and it’s not even yet the Year 3000 (Picture: Ian West/PA Wire)
This article contains affiliate links. We will earn a small commission on purchases made through one of these links but this never influences our experts’ opinions. Products are tested and reviewed independently of commercial initiatives.
The boys of Busted are back – and they’re going on a massive UK arena tour to showcase new songs and belt out old favourites.
More than twenty years on from vocalists Charlie Simpson, James Bourne and Matt Willis bursting on to the scene in the early noughties, they are taking to the road with new material and reworked classics such as Year 3000, What I Go To School For and Air Hostess.
Charlie was recently on our screens as Rhino, winner of The Masked Singer.
The three 39-year-olds kick off their 15-date arena tour in September with support from Mmmbop stars Hanson and New Hope Club.
Plymouth is their first stop (September 2) and the 20th anniversary reunion tour also takes in a host of other towns and cities including London, Brighton, Cardiff, Aberdeen, Manchester and Leeds.
With tickets likely to be in high demand, when do they go on sale and how can you get your hands on some?
Here’s what you need to know.
When do Busted tickets go on sale?
The general sale for Busted tickets goes live on Ticketmaster at 9am tomorrow, Friday, March 31.
The boys back in the day (Picture: South Coast Press/Shutterstock)
More: Trending
The tour will take in England, Scotland and Wales, starting on September 2 and ending on September 24.
Where are Busted playing?
Busted are playing 15 different venues across the UK in September 2023.
Busted 20th anniversary tour dates
September 2 – Plymouth, Pavilions
September 3 – Cardiff, International Arena
September 5 – Swansea, Arena
September 6 – Bournemouth, BIC
September 7 – Brighton, Centre
September 9 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
September 10 – London, The O2
September 12 – Bridlington, Spa
September 15 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
September 16 – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
September 17 – Leeds, First Direct Arena
September 19 – Aberdeen, P&J Live
September 20 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
September 22 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
September 24 – Manchester, AO Arena
The links in the box above will take you direct to the booking page for each venue, where you can book direct and in some cases see seating plans.
In an interview, the band confessed that their reunion was initially awkward.
Busted released their first, self-titled album in 2002, followed by A Present For Everyone in 2003.
Fans were devastated when they split in 2005 but all three members went on to form solo careers or front new bands.
Matt Willis’s wife Emma shared the reunion announcement to her Instagram stories alongside a photo of her rocker husband with the caption: ‘Fit’.
MORE : James Bourne feels the frustration in queue for his own Busted tour tickets and everyone’s baffled
MORE : Busted’s Matt Willis secretly spied on fans on MySpace to see what they were saying online
MORE : Busted: ‘We were always the outsiders. We weren’t invited to Atomic Kitten’s f*****g party’
Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Share your views in the comments below
Thunderbirds are go!
