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All the latest news and updates on 2000s boyband Busted, and members Charlie Simpson, James Bourne and Matt Willis. They're best known for hit songs such as Year 3000 (2002), What I Go To School For (2002), Crashed The Wedding (2003) and Air Hostess (2004). After splitting in 2005, Busted reformed in 2023 for a reunion tour and in 2025 for the McFly vs Busted tour.

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Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa, Oasis: How to get tickets to 2025’s most anticipated tours

Channel: Music Music January 27, 2025 By Danni Scott
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The biggest tours of 2025 that can't be missed - and not just Oasis

Channel: Music Music January 25, 2025 By Danni Scott
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Busted apologise for worst McFly song ‘on behalf’ of band

Channel: Music Music November 5, 2024 By Kitty Chrisp
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Iconic 00s supergroup announce huge 2025 reunion tour with a twist

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz October 10, 2024 By Lillie Rohan
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00s rockstar told he 'looks exactly' like Hollywood actor – and it's so true

Channel: TV TV August 22, 2024 By Sabrina Barr
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Busted pull off ‘nerve-wracking’ surprise on stage in sweet tour moment

Channel: Music Music August 20, 2024 By Alistair McGeorge

Charlie Simpson refuses to change Busted's 'icky' lyrics to suit modern times

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz July 8, 2024 By Emily Bashforth
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Matt Willis gets huge tattoo of wife Emma's face but fans say it looks nothing like her

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz July 5, 2024 By Asyia Iftikhar
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Pop icon shows off seriously grim injury after spider attack

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz December 29, 2023 By Rishma Dosani
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Ed Sheeran credits Busted as huge inspiration and joins band for surprise performance

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz October 12, 2023 By Lucy Norris
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Busted's Flux Capacitor launches us back to 2002 with dizzyingly fun set at the O2

Channel: Music Music September 11, 2023 By Rachael O'Connor
Busted teams up with Jonas Brothers for Year 3000 2.0

Busted teams up with Jonas Brothers for Year 3000 2.0 and fans are beside themselves

Channel: Music Music July 25, 2023 By Tori Brazier
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Why isn't Busted star James Bourne in BBC documentary Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction?

Channel: TV TV May 17, 2023 By Ruth Lawes
Undated BBC handout photo of Matt Willis. Matt Willis, who has said his new BBC documentary detailing his history with addiction is ???hard for me to watch???, but hopes it reminds viewers that there is no status, wealth or age barriers to addiction. Issue date: Tuesday May 9, 2023. PA Photo. The 40-year-old, who is rose to fame in 90s pop punk band Busted, has spoken about his battle with drugs and alcohol which ???pushed him to the edge??? and his daily struggle to keep himself clean and sober ??? as well as his fear of relapse. See PA story SHOWBIZ Willis. Photo credit should read: Phil Sharp/BBC/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Who is Matt Willis' wife and do they have any children?

Channel: TV TV August 7, 2024 By Caroline Westbrook

Emma Willis shares sweet birthday message to husband Matt after addiction struggles

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz May 9, 2023 By Lucy Norris
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Matt Willis reveals he consumed 6 grams of cocaine a day after relapse on Busted tour

Channel: TV TV May 9, 2023 By Ruth Lawes
James Bourne, Charlie Simpson and Matt Willis from the band Busted, during an interview at The Londoner hotel, central London, as they announce a 20th anniversary tour and a new album of their greatest hits. Picture date: Thursday March 23, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Busted. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire

How to get Busted 2023 tour tickets and when do they go on sale?

Channel: Music Music March 31, 2023 By Natalie Tambini
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James Bourne feels the frustration in queue for his own Busted tickets and we're baffled

Channel: Music Music March 29, 2023 By Kitty Chrisp
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Busted confess reunion was ‘awkward’ but insist ‘ice has been broken’

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz March 28, 2023 By Aisha Nozari
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Busted’s Matt Willis reveals how he secretly spied on fans on MySpace

Channel: TV TV March 28, 2023 By Sabrina Barr

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