Pop-rock perfection: CAA’s Busted vs McFly battle plan
Agent Paul Franklin breaks down the winning formula after the groups united for the UK’s largest arena tour of the year
News By James Hanley | 14 October 2025
CAA has lifted the lid on Busted and McFly’s smash co-headline tour, which has officially become the UK’s largest arena run of the year.
The Busted vs McFly outing, which sees the bands share equal billing, culminates next month after selling more than 320,000 tickets across 35 arenas, including five nights at The O2 in London.
Members from both groups – who emerged from the early 2000s pop-rock era and have 11 UK #1 singles between them – previously united…
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