McFly's Dougie Poynter dubs Busted 'STDs of the music industry' in pre-tour trash talk

Even with rehearsals months away, Dougie Poynter showed he is already going for their rival band's jugular when asked about 'going at it WWE-style' in our exclusive interview

McFly’s Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter can’t wait to square up to Busted on stage… and claim they already have the edge when it comes to trash talk.

The two bands will take their friendly rivalry on the road next year with the Busted vs McFly tour, which kicks off next September. But even with rehearsals months away, Dougie showed he is already going for their rival band’s jugular when asked about “going at it WWE-style” in our exclusive interview.

He admits: “I’ve been calling them the STDs of the music industry. Because you can never get rid of them – every now and again they show up again unannounced. And like an STD, their last album was a real slow burn.”

But Busted’s James Bourne insists he is unfazed by the jibe, adding: “Believe it or not, that’s quite tame compared to what we’re used to.” Bandmate Matt Willis chimes in: “This is definitely a ‘versus’ tour. We’re going at it WWE-style, and the s***-talking thing gets quite real.

“There’s a line that we’re still learning how to tread, because it just comes naturally.” While the rivalry is a healthy(ish) one, the lads say both bands do have some hardcore fans who get involved with their own trash talk on social media.

And they admit they even considered dividing tour audiences by their band loyalty – but ditched the idea because of the “massive” crossover among their fans. Matt says: “The exciting thing about this is that no one’s ever done it before. I’m not sure what other bands could – they wouldn’t have the same history as us.

“We’re intertwined, you can’t talk about either without mentioning the other. That’s why this works so well. We want it to be more than just two shows in one, there’ll be fun bits.

“There’s a thing that happens with us when both bands get together – it takes away the need to try to make the gig cool. We just say right, let’s make this the most entertaining, fun f****** show you could see. Let’s throw all these creative ideas at the wall and see what sticks. It’s no holds barred.” We can’t wait to see the outcome…

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