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A HUGE noughties boyband have been added to the line-up for Download festival this year.

Derby-based Download takes place in June and will see the likes of Fall Out Boy and Sum 41 hit the stage.

Busted have joined the line-up for Download 2024
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Busted have joined the line-up for Download 2024Credit: Getty
They'll be performing alongside the likes of Fall Out Boy
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They'll be performing alongside the likes of Fall Out BoyCredit: Shutterstock

Now the UK's very own Busted have confirmed they'll also be performing.

In a statement, Busted - made up of Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis and James Bourne - said: "We are honoured and privileged to be at Download Festival this year.

"To be on a bill with so many acts that have inspired us and continue to make us want to be a better band is a real moment in our career.

"We have had the most amazing 12 months of being Busted, and now we have this to add to the list.

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"We are gonna go all out…Get ready to jump up and down and lose your minds with us. Busted at Download! Wicked. Let’s ‘ave it!"

Busted recently took a cheeky swipe at their music "rivals" McFly.

Speaking to The Sun, Charlie said: "It’s not sneaky, it’s an absolute rivalry."

James added: "There’s no competition anymore, we’re the clear cut favourites!"

He then took a brutal swipe at the band, saying: "No-one remembers them anymore.

"Whenever people used to come up to me and say, ‘Oh, wait, like I like you. But you know, I also like, McFly’. Now they just go, ‘I'm so glad you're back’. They don’t say anything about them."

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