McFly flabbergasted over fans throwing things and admit they’re coming prepared with ‘riot shields and bee suits’ ahead of tour 

McFly are no strangers to a packed audience emulating outrageous excitement as they eagerly await their favourite boyband’s on-stage arrival – however, even a decorated four-piece such as themselves couldn’t hide their shock over recent aerial antics at concerts. 

Since their inception in 2003, the four members – Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd – have thrilled die-hard fans with cult classic tunes and Friday afternoon was no different as they hosted a secret gig in the middle of London’s Soho. 

Taking over PizzaExpress in Dean Street, they played an intimate show as part of the brand’s Live Summer Series and teased selected fans with a glimpse of what was to come at upcoming tour dates.

Luckily for them, despite the room being full of pizza, dough balls and other arguably throwable items, the crowd kept it civilised and all food items stayed on their plates – but that hasn’t always been the case for the chart-toppers.

Speaking after the performance, the Obviously hitmakers exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘We were lucky. We got nice things [thrown at us].

‘We had a song called Broccoli and everyone threw Broccoli. We should have written about a Ferrari!’

The band thrilled fans in Soho (Picture: Getty Images)

They teamed up to surprise fans with PizzaExpress Live Summer Sessions (Picture: Getty Images)

Their comments came in response to a question about a seemingly escalating trend at concerts that involves artists being pelted with objects while singing on stage. 

The band peered at each other perplexed over the phenomenon and Harry immediately thought out loud: ‘Why are people doing that?’

They continued, saying: ‘That’s not acceptable. I don’t know what the motivation is though.

‘Is it for attention? Is it just over-excitement and just wanting to get something to the artist? I think it oversteps the mark in our opinion. 

‘Is it for a viral moment? It used to mean that people hated you. If you got bottles or things thrown at you. But now it’s like a sign of “we love you”. 

‘Ouch. I think it must be the minority because I mean who in their right mind thinks that’s acceptable?’ 

The band offered fans a taste of their greatest hits (Picture: Getty Images)

McFly weighed in on the recent concert culture debate (Picture: Getty Images)

Danny chimed in with: ‘Well you’ve gotta have a good shot,’ while Tom quickly warned: ‘Don’t test them!’ 

When asked whether the growing number of incidents worried them ahead of their next tour – for their new album Power to Play – the singers revealed: ‘Well, it does now! I’m gonna start wearing a bee [keepers] suit.’

Following Dougie’s outfit revelations, Tom explained how he planned to protect himself and suggested: ‘I could have a shield built into my mic – like a riot shield. I’m gonna have a helmet with a mic inside. We’ll come prepared.’

The Honey I’m Home musicians also chatted about Lewis Capaldi’s recent announcement and exit from the touring circuit, amid revelations they would no longer be joining him during his Belfast slot later in September as his supporting act. 

They reflected on mental health in the music industry: ‘It can happen in any anyone’s life, anxiety can hit at any point. 

‘It’s just nice that we can talk about it. It’s nice that Lewis has opened up about it and realized that you’ve got to take a step back because everyone goes through it. 

‘Everyone’s human, you know.’

Being together for two decades, the four-piece have learnt how to support each other both on and off stage, something that was evident while they offered an acoustic taster of their greatest hits at the underground London club.

Tom said of their invite to sing on the iconic wooden platform in Soho: ‘We get a real buzz from entertaining a crowd so we’re excited to partner with PizzaExpress on our shared passion for live music. 

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‘PizzaExpress has a long history of championing great acts and Live Summer Sessions is a brilliant way of giving performers the chance to showcase their talent with live audiences. 

‘It was really special to be able to surprise our fans at the intimate Dean Street venue today.’ 

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‘It used to mean that people hated you. If you got bottles or things thrown at you’.