Recent weeks have seen
Busted team up with
Simple Plan and
Neck Deep for a series of
2.0 reworkings of their fan favourites
‘Loser Kid’ and
‘Meet You There’. Now the campaign continues with a fresh spin on the concept as
Busted team up with
HANSON for a brand new version of the
American brothers’
1997 #1 smash hit
‘MMMBop’. It emerges ahead of
Busted’s upcoming
Greatest Hits tour, which features
HANSON as special guests at all shows from S
eptember 9th onwards.
A Busted and HANSON collab is such a no-brainer it’s surprising that it hasn’t happened before. With HANSON joining the upcoming tour dates, the musical collaboration was essential. This new version of ‘MMMBop’ sees both bands bringing their best to the track, with Busted providing fresh lead vocals and a new burst of pop-punk punchiness, while HANSON provide uplifting vocal harmonies and arguably the most memorable hook of the entire ‘90s. Listen HERE.
Busted’s James Bourne says, “It’s been such an honour to sing this 90’s classic song with the band who made it 25 years on from original release! To have them as special guests on tour with us in september will be really special too, we’re huge fans of Hanson!”
HANSON’s Taylor Hanson adds, “It’s been a thrill to reimagine ‘MMMBop’ with Busted and to see how a song with such history comes to life in a new way. This is a true fusion of HANSON and Busted, we can’t wait to share it.”
And just maybe Busted and HANSON will reunite to perform ‘MMMBop’ on tour…
Tickets for Busted’s 20th anniversary and Greatest Hits tour have been in phenomenal public demand, leading to numerous shows being added to the extensive arena tour and with all dates now either sold-out or with very limited tickets remaining HERE. The line-up is completed by further special guests in the shape of New Hope Club and The Tyne. The dates are:
SEPTEMBER
2nd – Plymouth, Pavilions (SOLD OUT)
3rd – Cardiff, International Arena (SOLD OUT)
5th – Swansea, Arena (SOLD OUT)
6th – Bournemouth, BIC (SOLD OUT)
7th – Brighton, Centre (SOLD OUT)
9th – Birmingham, Utilita Arena (SOLD OUT)
10th – London, The O2 (SOLD OUT)
12th – Bridlington, Spa (SOLD OUT)
13th – Newcastle, Utilita Arena (SOLD OUT)
15th – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena (SOLD OUT)
16th – Newcastle, Utilita Arena
17th – Leeds, First Direct Arena
19th – Aberdeen, P&J Live
20th – Glasgow, OVO Hydro (SOLD OUT)
22nd – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena (SOLD OUT)
23rd – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
24th – Manchester, AO Arena (SOLD OUT)
26th – Cardiff, International Arena
27th – London, The O2
29th – Birmingham, Utilita Arena
30th – Manchester, AO Arena
OCTOBER
1st- Glasgow, OVO Hydro
4th – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
6th – Dublin, 3Arena
8th – Belfast, SSE Arena
10th – London, The O2
Consisting of brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac, HANSON started out as an independent band in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before becoming a worldwide sensation with ‘MMMBop’. A #1 in 27 countries including the UK and the US, the song set them on the path to further success including their international multi-Platinum debut album ‘Middle of Nowhere’, three Grammy Awardnominations and two BRIT nominations. Further hit singles included another three Top 10s in the UK with ‘Where’s The Love’, ‘I Will Come To You’ and ‘Penny & Me’. In more recent years they’ve extended their career as an independent band via their own 3CG label, which saw them return to the upper reaches of the Billboard album charts with ‘Anthem’. They also became the first band to participate on the US edition of ‘The Masked Singer’, and have collaborated with artists as varied as AWOLNATION, Owl City and Blues Traveler.
