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McFly released a new single and announced a highly anticipated UK tour on Wednesday.
The pop band, made up of Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter, premiered their new single God Of Rock & Roll on BBC Two with Zoe Ball on Wednesday morning.
It is the second track from their seventh album Power To Play, which will be released on June 9.
The tour promises to be intimate, with the Five Colors In Her Hair band opting to play smaller venues in October and November 2023.
General ticket sales start on May 5, after the presale on May 3.
Exciting: McFly announced a new single and new tour on the Zoe Ball breakfast show on Wednesday
New music: The pop band consists of Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter
McFly announced the news on Instagram, saying they were “excited” to be performing again.
Meanwhile, Tom Fletcher described the tour as “sweaty and small,” urging fans to buy tickets ASAP.
Many fans were overjoyed at the news and took to Twitter to express their excitement.
One said, “New song, new tour… brilliant day!!” while a second yelled, “OMG MCFLY HAVE ANNOUNCED A TOUR!!!”
Others, however, were bitterly disappointed with the choice of venues and dates.
One disgruntled tweeter said: ‘so mcfly is not coming to Sheffield on tour and Leeds Manchester and Nottingham are all on their own.’
One simply replied, “Terrible locations do. Seems very rushed. I would have waited until next year and done Arenas. The small halls are terrible.’
Another user said, ‘why is mcfly, who has sold out arenas in 2020/2021, playing in small venues when it’s their 20th anniversary? This tape makes no sense.’
Dates: McFly will tour in October and November 2023 and ticket sales will start in May
A fourth said “Mcfly isn’t announcing the most inconvenient tour dates they could possibly have chosen. EVERY OTHER BAND IS ON TOUR DURING THESE MONTHS absolute melons”, while another said “can we talk about how horrible the dates for McFly’s tour are are. ‘
The band last toured in September 2021 for the Young Dumb Thrills tour – which was rescheduled three times due to covid.
During the new tour they will play at Alexandra Palace in London for the first time.
Last month they released the first single from their new album Power To Play, called Where Did All The Guitars Go.
McFly has scored seven number-one singles, released six albums, two of which charted, and played thousands of sold-out shows.
They have sold over 10 million records worldwide, won numerous awards including a BRIT for Best Pop Act, have over 1.2 million Spotify listeners per month, and have over 91 million views on their YouTube channel.
Speaking of the song and the new record, McFly said, “Once we got down to the fact that we were going to do ’80s rock, there was just something in it that had such McFlyness to it.
‘High concept, guitars central, colorful. It’s all the things that we’ve always loved about music and what we’re doing with this band.
“It’s a party rock song at its core, but the bottom line was that if there was a god of rock and roll, we’d no doubt worship him.
“A lot of that came from going to shows myself. We all went to Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer last year and it was incredible to see so many people come to the same place to enjoy rock music.
“Rock music is a celebration of life and fun, and it feels like we’ve all been missing that for so long.”
It comes after McFly singer Tom Fletcher revealed he was rushed to hospital over Easter weekend after suffering a nasty eye emergency.
The star took to his Instagram Stories on Easter Sunday to share that he was forced to run to the emergency room after being in pain due to an eye condition.
He shared a series of snaps from the hospital as he waited for medical attention over the holiday weekend.
Tom also shared a selfie showing his noticeably inflamed eye, which looked sore and droopy while remaining partially closed.
In an accompanying caption, he gave a health update when he revealed he was suffering from uveitis, the inflammation of the middle layer of the eye.
Ouch! Tom Fletcher has revealed he was rushed to hospital over Easter weekend after a nasty eye emergency
After being seen in the emergency room by medics, he updated his fans by writing, “Home. Another 6 weeks of steroid eye drops, here we go.”
On Easter Monday, he also posted another selfie and shared that he’d slept all day, saying it’s the third time he’s had uveitis.
Uveitis can cause eye pain and changes in your vision and should be treated early to avoid the risk of glaucoma or cataracts, according to the NHS.
He explained, “I literally slept all day. Just awake. Third time I’ve had uveitis and each time it’s so wiped me out.”
Tom was rushed to hospital earlier in the run up to Christmas with the painful eye condition and had to six weeks of steroid treatment.
Pre-sales for McFly’s Power To Play tour begin May 3, while general sales begin May 5.
McFly release a brand new single and announce a much-anticipated UK tour… but fans are not happy