James Bourne has stepped down from the Busted Vs McFly tour with just over 24 hours to go.

The two pop rock juggernauts are set to collide in a unique joint run of shows across the UK, which kicks off tomorrow night in Birmingham and rolls on until November 8 in Nottingham.

With one day to go, Year 3000 hitmaker James has confirmed he won’t be taking part due to health reasons.

He wrote on Instagram: ‘The VS tour kicks off tomorrow night in Birmingham and as excited as l’ve been all year for this tour to begin.

‘I’m really sorry to say that over the last 8 days it has become clear that I am not in good enough health to play these shows :-(‘

James didn’t go into any further details on his health issues, but noted his bandmates Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson support his decision to ste

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