Corner, Lewis (11 November 2013). "Busted 'were approached for Big Reunion' ". Digital Spy . Retrieved 2 April 2020. Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 4 August 2023 . Retrieved 15 September 2023. Charlie: “I would have urinated in my pants if Chino [Moreno] had done it! I think doing something with Oli Sykes would be really fun, because that’s really off the wall and I know the Bring Me [The Horizon] boys.”

Gibsone, Harriet (24 November 2016). "Busted on reforming: 'People don't get why we are here again … they know how it ended' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 January 2021. James Bourne and Willis formed the group in 2000. Simpson came later, in time for them to be launched as a pop-punk boy band in 2002, and also departed first.We'll allow you to fight amongst yourselves as to whose version's superior - the boys' or Jonas Brothers'... Jones, Alan (2 December 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Little Mix hold No.1 spot with Glory Days". Music Week. Intent Media . Retrieved 3 December 2016. Ex-Busted member starts battle for royalties". Business Live. 8 May 2007 . Retrieved 3 April 2023. [ permanent dead link] Smith, Carl (23 March 2023). "Busted announce Greatest Hits tour and new music". Official Charts Company. 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 [7] in May 2016 and released 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. [8] At the end of 2019, the band embarked on a hiatus to pursue solo projects. In 2023, Busted announced their return for their 20 year anniversary, consisting of a greatest hits album, Greatest Hits 2.0, and arena tour.

Busted released their fourth studio album, Half Way There on 1 February 2019, accompanied by the Half Way There tour. After this, each member of the band pursued solo projects for the next few years: James Bourne released his first solo albums, Safe Journey Home (2020) [3] and Sugar Beach (2022), [4] while Simpson brought out his fourth solo effort, Hope Is a Drug. [5] Willis, meanwhile, continued his acting career, appearing in stage productions such as Waitress and 2:22 A Ghost Story. [6] [7]

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This is a discography of the English pop punk band Busted. It consists of four studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, twenty-three singles and fourteen music videos. Here, Matt, James and Charlie talk us through Greatest Hits 2.0 and inspiring today’s pop-punk bands, hoping to work with Bring Me The Horizon one day, and growing up wanting to be blink-182… James: “There are definitely people that accept us now that didn’t in the beginning. But I always felt the band was very popular in 2002, but it was just a specific audience. Whereas now, when you look out, it’s everybody. There’s not just one demographic.” Busted announce reunion tour and new music for 2016". BBC Online. BBC. 10 November 2015 . Retrieved 10 November 2015. In April 2018, it was confirmed the album would release in Q1 2019, and the band would return to their original sound. [77] In May that year, Cobus Potgieter, who had previously stood in as drummer on Busted's 2016 tour, announced that he would be the studio drummer for the upcoming fourth album. [78]

Busted announce new album and UK arena tour". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018 . Retrieved 27 October 2018. Busted team up with Hanson on new version of '90s classic MMMBop". Retro Pop Magazine. 26 May 2023 . Retrieved 27 May 2023. Jonas Brothers & Busted perform Year 3000 LIVE together at STB". Capital. 8 June 2019 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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