It’s been a tumultuous month for pop-punk fans. On the week of October 7, 2024, one of McFly’s London O2 Arena shows was gatecrashed by Busted. This performance was a tongue-in-cheek act of aggression, as Busted threw down the gauntlet and challenged McFly to a battle of the bands across the UK in 2025.

The result is an epic tour with both bands headlining kicking off September 2025, where they’ll play arenas around the country.On this journey they’ll be hitting Birmingham’s BP Pulse Live,…