Emma Blackery and Wheatus To Support Busted on Pigs Can Fly Tour

Time for a throwback to the early 2000's after today's announcements! Busted have confirmed the supporting artists on their upcoming tour.

Joining the band will be the rock-pop stars Wheatus and YouTube sensation Emma Blackery, who also supported Charlie Simpson on his solo tour last year.

Busted also confirmed that the tour, which will be their first in 12 years, will be called Pigs Can Fly. "We're calling the tour 'Pigs Can Fly' because it just goes to show that anything can happen!" explains Charlie Simpson to Metro, who agreed to rejoin the band in 2015 after refusing for years.

Emma Blackery took to Twitter and Snapchat to announce the news, using the hashtag #pigscanfly. 

.@busted were the reason i picked up a guitar at the age of 12. this was all i ever wanted. never stop dreaming. pic.twitter.com/dXqhKHD1va

— emma blackery (@emmablackery) April 4, 2016

The tour begins in May with tickets still available. When the tickets originally went on sale in November, 100,000 were sold within the first hour of release. London's O2 Arena was quickly sold out, and the band have added additional dates in Manchester, Glasgow and London after the 'phenomenal demand'.

The Pigs Can Fly tour dates are below:

11th May Wembley SSE Arena

13th May Glasgow The SSE Hydro
14th May Glasgow The SSE Hydro
17th May Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
18th May Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
20th May Birmingham Genting Arena
21st May Manchester Arena
22nd May Liverpool Echo Arena
24th May Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
25th May Bournemouth BIC
27th May London O2
28th May London O2
30th May Belfast SSE Arena
31th May Dublin 3 Arena
2nd Jun Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
3rd Jun Manchester Arena
4th Jun Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham
15th May Newcastle Metro Radio Arena

Watch the video for Busted's hit Year 3000: