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McBusted
McBusted were an English pop-punk Supergroup (music), supergroup composed of members from bands McFly (Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, and Harry Judd) and Busted (band), Busted (James Bourne and Matt Willis). The only member of the original groups not participating in the new lineup was former Busted guitarist and vocalist Charlie Simpson, who instead opted to focus on his solo career and his rock band Fightstar. Having previously appeared as special guests during McFly's tenth-anniversary concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, it was announced on 11 November 2013 that former Busted members Bourne and Willis would join McFly to form the six-piece supergroup "McBusted" and go on an arena tour in April and May 2014. The original eleven-concert McBusted Tour quickly sold out and was eventually extended to 34 shows, including headlining Hyde Park, London, Hyde Park on 6 July 2014. On 16 June 2014, McBusted made their overseas debut, supporting One Direction on their Where We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McBusted (album)
''McBusted'' is the self-titled debut and only studio album by the English pop punk supergroup McBusted. It was released through Island Records on 1 December 2014. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "Air Guitar (McBusted song), Air Guitar", which peaked at number 12 in the United Kingdom. The album received positive reviews from music criticism, music critics. It debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, whilst also making 31 in the Republic of Ireland. Background and development In November 2013, it was announced that Busted (band), Busted's James Bourne and Matt Willis would come together with McFly and tour together as the Supergroup (music), supergroup "McBusted". Between April and June 2014, they performed 42 sold-out shows across the UK and Ireland, playing Busted and McFly's greatest hits. They also headlined British Summer Time (concerts), British Summer Time in Hyde Park, London, Hyde Park on 6 July. Due to the enormous success of the tour, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McBusted Tour
The McBusted Tour was a 2014 concert tour by English supergroup McBusted, composed of members of pop rock bands McFly and Busted. It consisted of 36 shows around cities in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland from April–June 2014. The tour began on 17 April in Glasgow and ended on 27 June in Scarborough. Background From 19 to 22 September 2013, Matt Willis and James Bourne made a surprise brief reunion as Busted when they joined McFly as special guests during McFly's four 10th anniversary concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. Willis and Bourne's ex-bandmate Charlie Simpson, whose decision to quit Busted led to the band's break-up in January 2005, chose not to take part at the concerts. Under the name "McBusted", the six-piece performed Busted's " Year 3000" and "Air Hostess" and McFly's " Shine a Light". This sparked rumours that Busted could make a comeback. On 11 November 2013, it was announced that Bourne and Willis would join Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McFly
McFly are a British pop rock band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from the ''Back to the Future (franchise), Back to the Future'' character Marty McFly. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, harmonica, and guitar), Dougie Poynter (bass guitar, vocals) and Harry Judd (drums). They were signed to Island Records from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records. McFly rose to fame after fellow band Busted (band), Busted, with whom they later formed McBusted, helped launch them by inviting them to tour in 2004. In 2005, they won the Brit Award for Best British Pop Act. McFly's debut album, ''Room on the 3rd Floor'', debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and is certified as British Phonographic Industry, double platinum; this led to them taking the record, in the ''Guinness Book of Records'', as being the youngest band ever to have an album debut at number one� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Guitar (McBusted Song)
"Air Guitar" is the debut single by English pop rock supergroup McBusted. It was written by Tom Fletcher, James Bourne, Matt Willis and Steve Robson, and produced by Robson and Jason Perry. The song was released on 23 November 2014 through Island Records as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut studio album, ''McBusted'' (2014). The song's lyrics contain references to Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Page and Brian May. It debuted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Background and composition In November 2013, it was announced that Busted's James Bourne and Matt Willis would come together with McFly and tour together as the supergroup "McBusted". Due to enormous success, it was reported that they could release new material together. During an interview on '' The Jonathan Ross Show'' in February 2014, Willis said: "We always said that we weren't going to say we were going to bring out music, because we didn't want to say that we were going to make music and it be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busted (band)
Busted are an English pop-punk band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 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 (2002 Busted album), Busted'' in 2002 and ''A Present for Everyone'' in 2003 before disbanding in January 2005. 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 Tour 2016, Pigs Can Fly arena tour in May 2016 and releasing their third studio album, ''Night Driver (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. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bourne
James Elliot Bourne (born 13 September 1983) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is known as the co-founder of pop-punk bands Busted (band), Busted and Son of Dork, and he also created his own electronic project under the alias Future Boy. From 2013 to 2015 he was a member of McBusted, which consisted of himself, Busted bandmate Matt Willis, and McFly. Early life Bourne was born in Rochford, Essex to Peter and Maria Bourne and moved to Southend-on-Sea at age ten months. He has a sister named Melissa and two brothers named Nick and Chris. Bourne attended the independent fee-paying Thorpe Hall School in Southend-on-Sea. Bourne plays electric guitar, piano, drums and bass guitar. He later attended Morgan Academy of Performing Arts, based in Essex. Music career Busted At the age of 17, Bourne dropped out of the South East Essex College course in Music Technology to pursue his music career. He met Matt Willis at a gig and they started writing songs together at Bourne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dougie Poynter
Dougie Lee Poynter (born 30 November 1987) is an English musician, songwriter, fashion model, aspiring clothing designer and children's author. He is the bassist of the pop rock band McFly. He won the eleventh series of the ITV reality series ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Biography Early life Poynter was born in Orsett, Essex, England. He went to school at Herd Lane Primary School and Gable Hall School, both located in neighbouring Corringham. He has one sister. Musical career McFly In 2003, a then 15 year-old Poynter auditioned for and subsequently became the bass player for the British band McFly. The band consists of Poynter, Tom Fletcher (vocals/guitar), Danny Jones (guitar/vocals), and Harry Judd (drums). McFly rose to fame with their first single, "Five Colours in Her Hair," which was released March 2004 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number one in April 2004. Their first album, '' Room on the 3rd Floor'', also hit number one in the UK Albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Willis
Matt Willis (born 8 May 1983) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He is known as co-founder, bassist and co-vocalist of the pop-punk band Busted (band), Busted. Willis released his debut solo album ''Don't Let It Go to Waste'' on 20 November 2006. It contains three top-20 singles. In December 2006, Willis won the I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 6), sixth series of the ITV (TV network), ITV reality series ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. He co-presented the ITV2 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!, spin-off show with his wife Emma Willis, Emma in 2007 and 2008. In 2014 Willis played the role of Garth Stubbs in the revived ITV (TV network), ITV sitcom ''Birds of a Feather (TV series), Birds of a Feather'' and List of EastEnders characters (2014)#Luke Riley, Luke Riley in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders''. Early life Willis attended Sylvia Young Theatre School in Marylebone, London, where he met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Fletcher
Thomas Michael Fletcher (born 17 July 1985) is an English musician, composer, author and vlogger. He is one of the lead vocalists and rhythm guitarist of British pop rock band McFly, in addition to being the group's founder. In his 20-year career as a professional songwriter, Fletcher has written 10 UK number one singles and 21 top-ten singles. He is credited as having written songs for One Direction, Busted, the Vamps and 5 Seconds of Summer. Early life Fletcher was born on 17 July 1985, in Harrow, London. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London, where, at the age of 13, he met Giovanna Falcone, whom he would later marry in 2012. He has a younger sister, Carrie Hope Fletcher, who is a musical theatre actress. When he was 10 years old, Fletcher starred as the main role in ''Oliver!'' at the London Palladium alongside Jim Dale as Fagin. He then went on to do a documentary about HIV for schools and starred in a commercial. In 1995, Fletcher made a small app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Jones
Daniel Alan David Jones''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2005'' (born 12 March 1986) is a British singer, songwriter and musician who is one of the lead vocalists and the lead guitarist for pop-rock band McFly. From 2018, Jones released a handful of solo singles, with his debut EP being released in 2019. He also appeared as a coach and mentor on '' The Voice Kids UK'' (2017–2023), and ''The Voice UK'' (2024). In 2024, he won the fifth series of '' The Masked Singer UK'' and the 24th series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. Early life Jones was born and raised in Breightmet in Bolton, Greater Manchester, where his mother runs a hairdressing business. He was educated at Thornleigh Salesian College and, briefly, Haberdashers’ Boys’ School. He and his sister Vicky were interested in music from an early age. In 2014, Vicky took part in the third series of '' The Voice'' but was eliminated during the battle round. Jones attended B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Road Again Tour
The ''On The Road Again Tour'' was the fourth and final headlining concert tour, and second all-stadium tour, by English-Irish boy band One Direction, in support of their fourth studio album'' Four''. The tour began on 7 February 2015 in Sydney, Australia and ended on 31 October 2015 in Sheffield, England. The tour grossed $208 million from 77 shows, selling over 2.3 million tickets. It became the second highest-grossing concert tour of 2015, only behind Taylor Swift's '' The 1989 World Tour''. Less than two months into the tour, Zayn Malik left the band. His last performance with the group was in Hong Kong, on 18 March, while he gave his departure announcement publicly during the band's show in Indonesia on 25 March. The group then continued touring as a foursome, and began recording new material that was released in the latter half of that year. This was also One Direction's last tour before a hiatus began in 2016. Background The tour was announced on the Australian brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where We Are Tour (One Direction)
The Where We Are Tour was the third headlining concert tour by English-Irish boy band One Direction, in support of their third studio album, '' Midnight Memories'' (2013). It marks the group's first all-stadium tour with an average attendance of 49,848. The tour began on 25 April 2014 in Bogotá, Colombia and concluded on 5 October 2014 in Miami, Florida. Australian pop rock band, 5 Seconds of Summer, served as the opening act for the European and North American dates. The tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2014. It is One Direction's most attended and highest-grossing tour to date, mobilising 3,439,560 fans and $290,178,452 in revenue. This is the band's last full-length tour with band member Zayn Malik, before his departure during On the Road Again Tour in 2015. Development On 16 May 2013, the tour was announced by One Direction during a press conference at Wembley Stadium, during which the band revealed their first stadium tour would kickoff in Colombia in April 2014, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
