McBusted have added 23 extra tour dates to their 2014 UK tour.

Starting off on
Friday 11 April at Glasgows SSE Hydro, they were due to play 11 shows around the
UK, yet the tickets sold out within minutes, so they added another 23 dates which
took them around the UK and Republic of Ireland.
They also were to headline Hyde Park on the 6th July performing with bands such as
Backstreet Boys and The Vamps. Matt Willis and James Bourne joined Danny Jones,
Dougie Poynter, Harry Judd and Tom Fletcher for the tour. Former Busted member
Charlie Simpson will not join them on their journey.
The group made the announcement at the Soho hotel in London to various media
outlets and then later, on Twitter at 11.10am. Huge announcement... McFly &
Busted are coming together for a tour in April 2014. Follow @mcbusted for more
news! #McBusted.
McFly and Busted previously joined together as McBusted earlier in 2013 for McFlys
10th anniversary show at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Under the new name, the
six-piece performed hits from both groups such as Busteds Year 3000 and McFlys
Shine A Light. This then sparked the rumours that Busted might be making a
comeback. McFlys Tom revealed that he was blown away by the reaction that their
previous collaboration received when they performed at the Albert Hall.
Shortly after McBusted announced their exciting news, Charlie Simpson, formally of
Busted took to Twitter to break some sad stating Just wanted to say that though I
am not joining @mattjwillis and @JamesBourne on their new venture, I wish them all
the very best with it! He says that he doesnt want to take part, as he wants to focus
on his career as a solo artist. As his former band mates, Matt and James stood up for
him saying hes not ready to do this yet and we dont know if he will but we are still
good friends. Back in 2005 Charlie quit Busted to go and form another band
Fightstar, but since then he has been working as a solo artist. Since leaving the
group, he has distanced himself from Busted.
In April, it was said that McBusted were to release their first album together,
following on from their 2014 tour. Their first single Air Guitar is to be released on
23rd November, with the album release on the 1st December.

Obituary
Dougie Poynter, a much-loved musician who was from the band McFly, has sadly
passed away suddenly after being found in his family home in Essex a few days ago.
Early Saturday morning, police were called to the family home where Dougie
currently lived after his sister Jazzie went to his bedroom when she found it was
locked and no sign of life inside. Once police and ambulance arrived, Dougie was
pronounced dead after he had overdosed on pills and alcohol.
Known for being in pop band McFly from the age of 16, he has made a huge
impression on everyone who knows the bassist. During his career he made
appearances on shows such as All Star Family Fortunes earlier this year and Im A
Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! When he beat fellow TOWIE contestant Mark Wright
to King of the Jungle in 2011.
Born Dougie Lee Poynter, he attended Gable Hall Performing Arts School in his
hometown of Corringham, Essex between the ages of 11-15. It was soon after that
where he met fellow bandmate Danny Jones after turning up for an audition to be in
a boy band. A source told us that all the members of McFly are distraught and that
they couldnt believe he is gone.
Sources tell us that after his recent break up with Ellie Goulding, he has gone
downhill and spiraled back into depression after she called off the engagement. Hes
relapsed to when he was with Frankie in 2010 and at the time, Dougie had moved in
with bandmate Tom where they both shared late night drinking sessions. Sources
say this is what turned him to go in rehab.
Being in McFly has gained him a lot of fans and over the years they have won many
awards as a band such as Artist of the Year in 2008 and Dougie himself even won
The Most Sexiest Men of the Year award in 2009. The band have done 12 tours
since they started in 2003 which proved successful as they also managed to produce
5 studio albums, 24 singles and 25 music videos within that time. Their number one
selling single was All About You which sold 463,000 copies and they went on to
receive 6 number 1 singles and 2 number 1 albums. They also got awarded with 3
platinum records and 1 gold record.
Dougie has always talked openly about his struggles with depression and alcohol and
substance abuse yet his friends, family and fans have always stuck by the pop star.
Dougie has always been my favourite member, hes funny, shy and such a sweet
guy are just some of the words that fans would describe him.