What an incredible weekend we had at Trentham Live!
Jess Glynne and Busted took to the stage
Last updated 19th Aug 2024
Trentham Live was incredible this weekend as some HUGE artists took to the stage at the Trentham estate from Thursday 15th to Sunday 18 August 2024.
On Friday night Jess Glynne took to the stage at Trentham Live 2024, she had the audience jumping and singing along to her hits 'Hold My Hand' and 'I'll Be There'.
Busted had the crowd rocking on Sunday for their headline slot at this year's Trentham Live. Closing the incredible weekend of amazing music, with some of their huge hits like 'Air Hostess' and 'Year 3000'!
Also across the weekend the incredible Deacon Blue and Manic Street Preachers took to the stage at the Trentham Estate.
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Now take a look at Busted's career so far...
2000 – Busted were created
James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson formed Busted in 2000. The band originally had the line-up of James, and Matt along with Ki Fitzgerald and Owen Doyle, after they auditioned to be in a new band for Warner Music, however that line-up didn't last long.
Both Charlie Simpson and Tom Fletcher (now part of McFly) were offered places to complete the band's line-up, however it was later decided that Charlie would join James and Matt to form the line-up we know and love.
2002 – Busted released their debut album and single
The band officially launched in August 2002 and released their debut song 'What I Go To School For'. The song was written by Matt about a teacher he used to have a crush on and it saw the band get their first Top 5 song, with it reaching Number 3 in the UK.
This success was followed by the release of their debut album 'Busted' which went to Number 2 in the UK.
2003 – Busted got their first Number 1 ‘You Said No’
Following the success of their debut song they released 'Year 3000' a few months later which reached Number 2 in the UK. However, it was with the release of their third song 'You Said No', that Busted got their first Number 1.
The band went on tour and also released their second album 'A Present for Everyone' in November 2003, which featured their Number 1 hits 'Crashed the Wedding', 'Who's David' and their double A side 'Thunderbirds' / '3AM'.
2004 – Busted go on tour TWICE
Busted went on their second and third tours in 2004 called 'Busted: A Ticket for Everyone' and 'Busted: A Ticket for Everyone Else'. They also released three Top 2 hits from their album, 'Who's David', 'Air Hostess' and the double A side 'Thunderbirds' and '3AM'.
2004 was also the year that Busted picked up Best British Breakthrough Act and Best Pop Act at the BRIT Awards, and they took part in Band Aid 20's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'.
2005 – Busted decided to split
Tensions started to form in the band after Charlie decided to leave at the end of 2004, so the band finally split, announcing the news at a press conference in January 2005.
2006 – 2012 – Solo projects
During the years that Busted had separated the individual members did their own solo work.
Charlie spent time playing with the rock band Fightstar, which he joined while he was part of Busted. He also released four solo albums, the first two of which reached the Top 10 in the UK.
James also released music, both with pop punk band Son of Dork and as a solo artist Future Boy. He also became a songwriter, writing for Melanie C, McFly and the Jonas Brothers, as well as for the ITV hit show Britannia High.
After the band's split, Matt released several solo songs and an album called 'Don't Let It Go to Waste'. He also released a song called 'Crash' for the film Mr Bean's Holiday.
Away from music, Matt won I'm a Celeb back in 2006, and acted in several other TV shows including EastEnders and Birds of a Feather, as well appearing in several musicals on stage.
2013 – McBusted formed
Despite the band splitting back in 2005, Matt Willis and James Bourne joined forces with McFly members Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, and Harry Judd, to form the supergroup McBusted.
2014 – McBusted went on tour
The new supergroup went on tour in 2014 and even supported One Direction on their European tour, continuing into 2015.
In October 2014 they released their first song as a supergroup, 'Air Guitar', followed by their album 'McBusted'.
2015 - Busted reunited
Busted reunited with Charlie Simpson in November 2015 with a 13-date tour, and announced they would be releasing their third album.
2016 – Busted released ‘Night Driver’ and went on tour
The reunited band released their third album 'Night Driver' in November 2016, which featured songs such as 'Coming Home' and 'On What You're On'. The band also went on their 'Busted: Pigs Can Fly' tour.
2017 – Busted took ‘Night Driver’ on tour
The band took their third album on tour with their 'Busted: Night Driver Tour' playing 49 dates around the world including 46 in Europe.
2019 – ‘Half Way There ‘Tour
Busted released their album 'Half Way There' in February 2019 receiving positive reviews and seeing it reach Number 2 in the UK. The band then took the album on tour in March of that year.
2023 – Busted reunite and go on tour
In March 2023 Busted announced they were reuniting for the first time in three years and would be going on tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The band sold out their tour on the day the tickets went on general sale, and added seven more dates due to high demand.
Their tour started in September 2023.
2023 - Busted release their 'Greatest Hits 2.0' album
In September 2023, Busted released their 'Greatest Hits 2.0' album. The band's latest compilation album is full of their classic hits with collaborations from the likes of the Jonas Brothers, McFly and Hanson.
2024 - Busted release a live and extended version of 'Greatest Hits 2.0'
In December 2023, Busted announced they would be re-releasing their 'Greatest Hits 2.0' album on 5th January 2024. The new album called 'Another Present For Everyone' is now available.