The head to head mega tour Busted Vs McFly – announce the final battles

Next year’s Busted vs McFly mega tour has already been a knockout, the head-to-head bout of two of pop-punk’s biggest bands already one of 2025’s hottest tickets with shows rapidly selling-out. But now, it’s ding-ding, round two as another 21 massive arena shows are announced to fulfil phenomenal public demand – in the process, more than doubling the size of the tour. The sheer scale of the tour is immense – the two bands will do battle in front of a combined total of 110,000 fans in London alone!
 
The Busted v McFly beef started when Busted stormed the stage at McFly’s 21st anniversary show at The O2 in London to challenge them to a vs tour. The trash talk has continued ever since, with both bands claiming credits for the tour’s huge ticket sales. 
 

SEPTEMBER 2025
16th – Birmingham, bp pulse Live
17th – Birmingham, bp pulse Live (ADDED DATE)
19th – London, OVO Arena Wembley
20th – London, The O2
21st – London, The O2 (ADDED DATE)
23rd – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
24th – Cardiff, Utilita Arena (ADDED DATE)
26th – Sheffield, Utilita Arena
27th – Leeds, First Direct Arena
28th – Leeds, First Direct Arena (ADDED DATE)
30th – Aberdeen, P&J Live

OCTOBER 2025
2nd – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
3rd – Glasgow, OVO Hydro (ADDED DATE)
6th – Cardiff, Utilita Arena (ADDED DATE)
7th – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
8th – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena (ADDED DATE)
10th – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
11th – Newcastle, Utilita Arena (ADDED DATE)
12th – Newcastle, Utilita Arena (ADDED DATE)
14th – Nottingham,  Motorpoint Arena
15th – Nottingham,  Motorpoint Arena (ADDED DATE)
17th – Manchester, AO Arena
18th – Manchester, AO Arena (ADDED DATE)
20th – Dublin, 3Arena
21st – Belfast, SSE Arena
22nd – Belfast, SSE Arena (ADDED DATE)
26th – Dublin, 3Arena (ADDED DATE)
28th – Birmingham, Utilita Arena (ADDED DATE)
30th – London, The O2 (ADDED DATE)
31st – London, The O2 (ADDED DATE)

NOVEMBER 2025
1st – London, The O2 (ADDED DATE)
3rd – Glasgow, OVO Hydro (ADDED DATE)
5th – Manchester, Co-op Live (ADDED DATE)
6th – Sheffield, Utilita Arena (ADDED DATE)
8th – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena (ADDED DATE)
 

Tickets for the final battles in Newcastle (October 12th), Birmingham (October 28th) and London (October 30th) go on sale HERE from 9am this Friday, October 25th. Very limited tickets for all other shows are available via that same link.

Ian Mc Donnell

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