Pop sensation Busted - including Southend boy James Bourne - are to return to a popular gay event in London.

James, Matt and Charlie are returning to the Astoria which hosts the famous G-A-Y night.

They will be performing their pop-punk tracks from their debut album, as well as their new single tomorrow night.

Rochford-born James, who attended Alleyn Court and Thorpe Hall schools, formed the band after meeting fellow musician Matt in the Minerva pub in Southend.

After a meeting with Pop Idol's Mr Nasty Simon Cowell, the band signed with giant music label Universal. Their first single - What I go to School For - reached number three in the pop charts.

Published Friday, January 10, 2003

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