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Daisy Jackson -23rd March 2023
Busted have announced a huge new arena tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary and greatest hits.
The comeback tour was finally announced this morning after the trio had teased some big news yesterday, sending their fans into a tailspin.
Busted’s new tour will take them across the UK this September, including a night at the AO Arena on 24 September to wrap up the run of shows.
The group, consisting of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson, formed back in 2000 and dominated the charts with songs like Year 3000, Air Hostess, and What I Go To School For.
They released two studio albums before splitting in 2005 when drummer Charlie left to focus on rock band Fightstar.
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And although Busted did return with two more albums (Night Driver and Halfway There), this latest arena tour announcement has sent fans wild.
Joining Busted on the 20th Anniversary and Greatest Hits Tour will be fellow boyband royalty Hanson, as well as New Hope Club and The Tyne.
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The boys will also release a 15-track album featuring new recordings of their biggest hits, including a new version of Loser Kid with Simple Plan.
In a nostalgic video trailer released this morning, Charlie said: “It’s about celebrating what Busted meant to the fans and it’s about us being able to go out and share that experience with them.”
Frontman Matt added: “I think at the end of the day we just wanna go out and play really f**king cool shows. That’s what I really wanna do.”
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Reacting to the announcement, one person wrote: “Not to be dramatic but I’ve waited my whole bloody life for this.”
Another said: “Heart palpitations obsessed as a 8 year old, cried to my local radio when you broke up now 27 with three kids down the line still obsessed still tempted to ring the local radio crying.”
Tickets will go on sale on Friday 31 March.
Busted 20th Anniversary and Greatest Hits tour dates
September 2 – Plymouth, Pavilions
September 3 – Cardiff, International Arena
September 5 – Swansea, Arena
September 6 – Bournemouth, BIC
September 7 – Brighton, Centre
September 9 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
September 10 – London, The O2
September 12 – Bridlington, Spa
September 15 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
September 16 – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
September 17 – Leeds, First Direct Arena
September 19 – Aberdeen, P&J Live
September 20 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
September 22 – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
September 24 – Manchester, AO Arena
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It’s no wonder Kendal Calling sells out every year – it’s one of the most well-rounded festivals in the NorthDanny Jones
Another year, another absolutely stunning festival in the fields at Kendal Calling 2024, which also happened to be the 19th consecutive sell-out year – and it really is no wonder.
The massive music, arts and cultural event, along with tens of thousands of festival-goers, descended upon the beautiful multi-coloured, flag-laden valley of Lowther Deer Park to kick off August in style and, naturally, Audio North just had to drive down for another taste of it.
Arriving early on Friday after already seeing the superb scenes on Thursday’s opening night – with the likes of Paul Heaton, Declan McKenna, The Covasettes and more all playing – we were keen to get stuck straight in and we did just that, landing at the main stage just in time to see CMAT.
Start as you mean to go: by waving your cowboy/bucket hat in the air with pride.
Safe to say our day one was pretty packed, ticking off some names that for many might be considered bucket list gigs, not least the likes of Keane, Noel Gallagher and, of course, Dick and Dom (no, seriously, they’re genuinely mint).
And that’s just the day-time music. From walking around the expansive 3,000-acre national park, sampling far too many of the fantastic food vendors than our waistlines would care to admit, to walking through the forest village and seeing bits of live theatre, comedy and more, there was something different around every corner.
One of the things we love most about Kendal Calling is the all ages crowd, with countless families in fun festival fits, bucket hat-wearing teenagers enjoying their first big live music weekend, plus plenty of older punters still gigging only from the comfort of a camping chair, it all warmed the heart just the same.
We also had some pretty stunning weather this year, with much warmer temperatures than 2023 and plenty of sunshine throughout to the point that the short spells of spitting rain came as merely a faint and somewhat refreshing little reminder that we were in fact in the Lake District.
Once again, Kendal Calling 2024 also had a theme, so it was fun to stumble across hordes of pirates, sailors, sea creatures and pretty much anything related to the ‘High Seas’, not to mention to see the continued committment to being one of the most evironmentally friendly events of its kind.
The ‘Leave Nothing But Memories’ initiative underpins the entire festival’s approach to delviering a good time, from creating carbon neutral productions wherever they can to making the facilities as sustainable as possible, it’s no mean feat given the 40k people that attend each day, let alone the artists and all those beind the scenes.
This stuff doesn’t go unnoticed either; even in a short chat with our very own Manchester-based music collective The Untold Orchestra, when pressed for an answer on what makes it so special and why the Northern music indsutry is the best, the first thing they did was shout out all the staff making it happen.
Another big higlight for us was watching Gary Neville’s b2b DJ set with The Charlatans frontman and Manc music legend Tim Burgess over at the Parklands stage. The Man United legend may have been a bit shy at first but he definitely grew into things.
As The Manc representatives attending the festival, we particualrly enjoyed this moment…
— The Manc (@TheMancUK) August 4, 2024Oi, @GNev2 – what do you think of Scousers?…
The @KendalCalling crowd giving him a warm reception over on the Parklands stage. 😂
His b2b DJ set with @Tim_Burgess has gone down a treat. 👏#kendalcalling #MUFC #LFC pic.twitter.com/8xVMX6EnZ4
Last and certainly not least, a special mention simply has to go to Kendal Calling’s after hours scene, where you can potentially have an even better time than you ever would have expected.
We certainly got a great glimpse of it last year but, in all honesty, perhaps we didn’t throw outseves into it as much as we should have. We didn’t make that mistake this time.
It only takes walking through the aforementioned forest village known as Lost Eden to literally feel transported to some kind of flourescent, kaleidoscopic alternate reality where fantasy and sci-fi seem to merge in a perfect marriage.
Whether you pull on a pair of headphones for the silent disco, stare up at the night sky with a rainbow of streamers hanging overhead, or do we what we did and literally stand mesmerised by the floating Earth for what felt like half an hour, it does feel like some much-needed escapism.
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All in all, it was another incredible year for Kendal Calling, with some incredible perfomances across the whopping 17 stages.
Some of our highlights included Peace, Franz Von, the masterful DJ set from Vookoo inside the Chai Wallahs tent; Manc locals Sugarstone, finally hearing The Streets play ‘Blinding Lights’ live, and being part of a pub quiz hosted by The Lottery Winners at the festival’s flagship pub, The Stagger Inn.
In the spirit of that wonderful name, we can’t wait to do just that again next year and we’ll see you back in the fields come August 2025 – consider that a promise.
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Major artist Arijit Singh postpones Co-op Live show due to ‘unforeseen medical circ*mstances’Daisy Jackson
One of the biggest acts set to play in Manchester this summer has had to postpone his gig due to ‘unforeseen medical circ*mstances’.
Award-winning Indian singer and composer Arijit Singh announced the news yesterday to his legions of fans.
The star – one of the most famous voices in Bollywood – said that he was ‘truly sorry for the disappointment’.
Arijit Singh had been lined up to play at Co-op Live in Manchester on 11 August.
The show promised to be packed with some of Bollywood’s biggest hits, with Arijit’s incredible voice featured in some huge films over the years.
His summer touring schedule also included shows in London, Birmingham and Rotterdam – all of these shows have been pushed back.
Arijit has promised ‘an even more magical reunion’ when he is able to perform again later this year.
His Manchester show has already been rescheduled to 22 September, so fans won’t have too long to wait.
Arijit Singh said in a statement shared online: “Dear Fans, It pains me to share that unforeseen medical circ*mstances have forced me to postpone our August concerts.
“I know how eagerly you were awaiting these shows and I’m truly sorry for the disappointment.
“Your love and support are my strength. Let’s turn this pause into a promise of an even more magical reunion.”
He continued: “Thank you for your understanding, patience, and unwavering love.
“I can’t wait to create unforgettable memories with you all.
“With heartfelt apologies and endless gratitude. Arijit Singh.”
Existing tickets remain valid for the new dates.
Rescheduled dates for Arijit Singh including Manchester
- 15 September – London (previous date 17 August)
- 16 September – Birmingham (previous date 16 August)
- 22 September – Manchester (previous date 11 August)
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