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Busted (band)
English pop-punk band
Busted are an English pop-punk[5] band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex,[6] consisting of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson. Formed in 2000, the band has had four UK number-one singles, won two Brit Awards, released four studio albums and sold over 5 million records worldwide. The band released the albums Busted in 2002 and A Present for Everyone in 2003 before disbanding in January 2005.[7]
Following the split, all three members pursued separate musical careers: Simpson as the frontman for the post-hardcore band Fightstar, Bourne as the lead singer of pop-punk band Son of Dork and Willis as a solo artist. The band reunited in 2015, embarking on the Pigs Can Fly arena tour[8] in May 2016 and releasing their third studio album, Night Driver, on 25 November 2016. On 26 October 2018, Busted announced their fourth album, Half Way There, released on 1 February 2019, as well as a UK arena tour.[9] At the end of 2019, the band embarked on a hiatus to pursue solo projects. In 2023,
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Impossible though it may seem, it’s been twenty years since Busted bounced into the charts with the irrepressible pop-punk energy of their debut single ‘What I Go To School For’. It kickstarted a succession of hits for the trio, including the #1 smashes ‘Crashed The Wedding’, ‘Who’s David’, ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’, ‘You Said No’ and the Top 3 singles ‘Year 3000’, ‘Air Hostess’ and ‘Sleeping WIth The Light On’. Busted recently celebrated their 20th anniversary with a major UK arena tour alongside releasing a series of new versions of fifteen of their classic hits.
Busted’s 20th anniversary tour followed Charlie Simpson’s recent triumph as the winner of 2023’s ’The Masked Singer’, adding to his other projects which have included four solo albums and four albums with the rock band Fightst Rayohits radioentertainmentmusic They've come a long way Busted reunited and announced their '20th Anniversary' tour in March 2023, as well as releasing their 'Greatest Hits 2.0' album, which now has a live and extended version. And if that wasn't enough, in 2024 the band went on tour, even joining the Jonas Brothers on stage as part of the American band's UK tour. Starting out more than two decades ago, Busted formed with the line-up James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson, and released their debut song 'What I Go To School For' back in 2002. James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson formed Busted in 2000. The band originally had the line-up of James, and Matt along with Ki Fitzgerald and Owen Doyle, after they auditioned to be in a new band for Warner Music, however t
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Busted through the years from their debut hit to present day
Last updated 20th Sep 2024Take a look at Busted through the years:
2000 – Busted were created
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