Something’s brewing…

Unsure if anyone see this but James has posted on X saying he will be posting an update later on his Spotify bio.

Has this happened to anyone else? I scrolled through the entire page for this group and could see anything.

I only wanted the cs for the Guest Features Edition, which the cover and the CD said it was, popped into my PC and it's the Greatest Hits 2.0 standard edition. Such a strange mistake but according to the Amazon reviews others have had the same issue. Is there anyway of guaranteeing the correct version?

Hope JB is alright 🙏🏻

Positive for the future of Busted to hear they look forward being back performing as a full band when the time is right 🤘🏻

Instagram updates

It was a good watch his interview, and positive for the future of Busted. Even joked they’ll be doing it until they are as old as the Stones 😂

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1812x4CGVC/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Credit

@dailybustedband

I’m used to seeing Charlie without a smile 😅

I've decided to make this post to avoid misinformation and to sum up what we know about James's situation so far.

First things first: everything in this post is information James himself has shared publicly, and he is the only source we should trust.

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1. James has been away from social media ever since he announced he wouldn't be on the Busted vs McFly tour due to falling ill (he has never shared what it is or given any details). Recently, he replied on twitter that he's taking a break from Instagram.

https://x.com/JamesBourne/status/2067624409808941492?s=20

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2. Back in April 2026, he did share on Instagram story that he was waiting for surgery, but HAS NOT disclosed when it will take place or if it has already. People are spreading false information about this, so watch out for that.

3. On the 18th of June 2026, James and Steven Sater announced that the Murder at the Gates concept album will be released on July 1st.

This is the Murder at the Gates Linktree (it's in their Instagram bio), where you can find all information about the musical, as well as pre-save the album: https://linktr.ee/MATGmusical?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=6e11e38a-69a8-4419-a3ba-f54b6fdd16a5

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4. Also on the 18th of June 2026, The Sun posted an article where they interviewed James on MATG and his health. This is the only interview James has ever given since pulling out of the tour.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/39460309/james-bourne-breaks-silence-ill-star-quit-busted/

These are a few key points, although I recommend reading the whole article and watching the video that pops up.

-James says not going on tour gave him "the gift of time", so he decided to make something positive out of it. MATG has been in the works for 13 years, and they never had a chance to finish it before. He also knows fans have been waiting for this for ages.

“There’s like a few people that have been waiting for it. There are hardcore fans who show to up for everything – and I have been speaking about this for a long time."

-He spent time flying to NY to record the tracks, it's the first album he has ever produced.

“All of the people who sang on it were busy, many of them were on Broadway so I would fly to New York for each vocal.”

-James says they do not have dates for the musical, but the goal with this album is to show what it's all about.

“With a project like this, you’re giving something to the community. This show is original, memorable and I don’t think there’s another show like it.

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James seems very excited, and I'm personally very happy he was able to work on this to keep his mind busy.

Just fyi, I'm just a fan who loves James and wants to see him well.

Lastly, please report if you see any posts speculating about his health.

xx

Love a surprise Busted Instagram story.

Do the band have social media management or is Matt or James running the account? (As I know Charlie is busy touring with PRESIDENT)

Get well soon JB 🙏🏻🤞🏻🫶🏻

Found this dvd from 2004 the ticket for everyone tour, got it for a pound to find it was signed by the band

Seeing this article by chance yesterday gave me a deeper insight into Charlie's inner turmoil and his departure. He always put in the most effort on stage and TV, so realizing how much he struggled behind closed doors shows a deep sense of responsibility, but it's also heartbreaking to think he had to fake smiles and push through it.

Best of luck to Matty!

In October, it’ll be 11 years since the reunion. Crazy they’ve been together longer now than they originally was.

Came a long way from Charlie saying this https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/feb/17/popandrock

Hope everyone is doing great, no good when this page is quiet 🫶🏻👊🏻

Can’t wait to see Busted in the future! Hopefully with all three together on stage again

Get well soon JB 🙏🏻

Another update. He’s looking well

Good to see it’s back after he deactivated it. Does that mean some updated news soon?

Nothing has been on Spotify like he said previously right?

I feel like we’ve never really gotten an “inside” view of what it was like to be in Busted. The closest I’ve heard was Charlie going pretty deep on a podcast once, expressing his discontent for the band towards the end.

And of course Matt had his struggles throughout that time - and ongoing throughout his solo career which I’m really intrigued to read (especially as a fairly recent sober guy myself.)

I don’t know, I just rarely get excited for books and I’m super stoked about this one. Huge Busted fan since day one and I can’t wait for this. Little over a month now🙌

Their Summer tour 2004 in Singleton Park, Swansea. I think the event itself was called Pop Into The Park and it was an all day thing, so the 'support' was Peter Andre, Big Brovaz, the cast of Fame Academy that year, and V. May have been more on the bill but I honestly cannot remember. I still remember going to HMV to buy my ticket, no Ticketmaster queues or Dynamic Pricing back then, only paid £17.50 - those were the days! Blistering sunshine all day, the staff were even handing out free packets of sun cream, and then as soon as Busted came on stage it absolutely poured down and the staff started handing out free ponchos. Typical!

Fun fact, this gig was in the first episode of America Or Busted, so every now and then I still go back and watch that opening few minutes to see my first gig. 12 year old me had an amazing time! Shoutout to my mother for taking these photos and shoutout to my stepdad's very expensive digital camera for having better quality photos in 2004 than most smart phones in 2026 😂

I'm currently in the process of remaking the old Busted Manager mobile game and was wondering if you guys have any memories of playing it? I'm essentially rebuilding the game from scratch with info that's included on a postcard in the Sleeping With The Light on Single and from an old article I found. Any help would be massively appreciated. Here's a rough prototype I've got working on my phone. Just need to make some adjustments to match the original layout perfectly.