Busted and McFly are teaming up for a co-headlining UK arena tour in 2025.
The news was announced during McFly’s 20th anniversary show at London’s O2 Arena last night (October 09) as Busted crashed the stage to set a head to head challenge – the ‘Busted Vs McFly’ Tour.
Check out footage of the moment below:
Speaking of the tour, McFly said “Busted gatecrashed our show last night (not cool), and challenged us to a VS tour next year. They’re old men now, and we are gonna blow them and their carers off the stage next year. We’ve had a great time celebrating our 21st birthday this week and next year is going to be even better – P.S Busted Suck.“
Busted added “There’s been a lot of talk recently…. This is where the talking ends….! We are ready to show who is the better band once and for all. McFly suck and Busted Rock!“
Have a look at the full list of dates below:
SEPTEMBER 2025
16 – BIRMINGHAM, bp pulse Live
19 – LONDON, OVO Arena Wembley
20 – LONDON, The O2
23 – CARDIFF Utilita Arena
26 – SHEFFIELD Utilita Arena
27 – LEEDS First Direct Arena
30 – ABERDEEN P&J Live
OCTOBER 2025
02 – GLASGOW OVO Hydro
07 – LIVERPOOL M&S Bank Arena
10 – NEWCASTLE Utilita Arena
14 – NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena
17 – MANCHESTER AO Arena
20 – DUBLIN 3Arena
21 – BELFAST SSE Arena
Tickets go on sale via artist pre-sale from 9am on October 16 here and general tickets are on sale October 18 at 9am here.
McFly released their latest album ‘Power To Play’ in 2023 which featured collaborations with LostAlone‘s Steven Battelle and Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus. Busted’s re-recorded ‘Greatest Hits’ album was also released last year and included appearances by Neck Deep, You Me At Six, Charlotte Sands and more.
They also made their Download Festival debut this summer – watch our backstage chat with the band below: