97-634: The ChildLine Concert , known for sponsorship reasons as the ' Cheerios ChildLine Concert', was an annual pop music charity event which took place in Ireland between 1997 and 2014. The money raised from the concerts was donated to the young person's charity, ChildLine . Performers at past events included Westlife (who performed at the concert twelve times), Robbie Williams , Anastacia , Girls Aloud , McFly , All Saints , S Club 7 , Sophie Ellis-Bextor , 5ive , Sugababes , Busted , Boyzone , JLS , The Script , Little Mix , Union J and Olly Murs . In 2003,
194-536: A double A-side of " All About You/You've Got a Friend " from their second album, Wonderland , which featured a 60-piece orchestra. The single reached number 1 for a week on 13 March 2005, with all profits donated to Comic Relief . The video for "You've Got a Friend" was shot in Uganda, Africa, which McFly visited for to raise awareness for the cause. Several months later, on 2 July, McFly co-headlined Live 8 Japan , with Björk and Good Charlotte and also took part in
291-539: A 26-date Greatest Hits tour for a month, starting near the end of November 2007 supported by Elliot Minor and Saving Aimee , to promote the album. On 23 February and 1 March 2008, they performed two small gigs at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney, Australia while recording Radio:Active . They performed the same set list as for their Greatest Hits tour. It was here where they recorded the crowd singing "we don't care" which
388-577: A 34-date tour with both Busted and McFly songs. The only member of the original groups not to participate in the new lineup was former Busted singer Charlie Simpson . After Simpson's return to Busted in November 2015, McFly made a return and sold out their Anthology Tour in September 2016. After that, the band took an indefinite hiatus, with their Twitter account confirming that the boys were focusing on solo projects in 2018. In January 2019, Poynter confirmed via
485-412: A DVD following the tour. On 21 June, a solo interview by Fletcher was published by Fabulous magazine in time for Father's Day. Fletcher stated that "McBusted was an opportunity to have fun without knowing where it would take us, but McFly is for life. McBusted has been amazing fun, but it's not where our passion is. McFly is more than a band, we live and breathe it. We want to make album number six." On
582-410: A documentary with Fearne Cotton , Jones confirmed that McFly have three unreleased albums. The band were on a hiatus but Jones hinted at a future reunion, stating "It's really nice to have a bit of breathing space after 12½ years with McFly. We've never really had this time off, so we'll give it a few months and see how we feel. When we're all refreshed, we'll go and smash an album." On 25 April 2016,
679-558: A new Cheerios commercial, with the refrain "Good goes around and around and around." In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , it partnered with Food Banks Canada to do a tribute to food bank workers. Beginning in July 2021, a limited re-release of Cheerios cereal was made across North American markets by reusing the original-brand name "Cheerioats" instead of "Cheerios." Cheerioats used
776-501: A podcast that the band would be reforming that year with a new album and tour. In September the band announced a new album of previously unreleased material and a concert at the O2 Arena in November 2019, followed by a 2020 come-back arena tour, this would however be delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their sixth album, Young Dumb Thrills , was released in 2020. According to
873-553: A popular baby food . Generally first fed to children aged 9–12 months, Cheerios serve to help infants transition to eating solid food, as well as develop fine motor skills. In January 2014, General Mills announced that it would halt the use of genetically modified ingredients in original Cheerios. However, General Mills notes for Original Cheerios that "trace amounts of genetically modified (also known as 'genetically engineered') material may be present due to potential cross contact during manufacturing and shipping". In February 2015,
970-528: A selection of DJs from around Ireland and a karaoke section. As of 2013, there had been no further ChildLine Rocks concerts. Cheerios Cheerios is a brand of cereal manufactured by General Mills in the United States and Canada , consisting of pulverized oats in the shape of a solid torus . In some countries, including the United Kingdom , Cheerios is marketed by Cereal Partners under
1067-523: A supplement in The Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008. It was subsequently released in stores on 22 September 2008 with four additional tracks, a DVD and a 32-page booklet. The album was announced after McFly confirmed that they had left Island Records as they were unhappy with some of the decisions that the label was making for them. Since announcing the launch of their new record label, the band have said that they "won't rule out" signing other acts, but that for
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#17328980689601164-624: A vampire theme along with a sex scene involving Judd. The "Party Girl" video was taken from the movie. This was released on DVD on 29 November exclusively to HMV stores. The film has since been panned by the band themselves. In August 2011, McFly announced that they would be doing a tour consisting of 26 dates around the UK in March/April 2012. On 1 November McFly teamed up with Gioia Jewellery to release their first official jewellery range designs include each member's SuperCity logo. On 4 December, Poynter won
1261-718: A week, matching a limited edition Elvis Presley single, "One Night". This record was broken by the 2015 NHS charity single A Bridge Over You ; after becoming the Christmas number one on 25 December 2015, the single fell to Number 29 the following week. McFly held their Motion in the Ocean tour from 17 September 2006 and were supported by The Click Five and Nylon . They also held their McFly Up Close and Personal tour, supported by Lil' Chris , which started on 20 March 2007, and consisted of performing in twenty four locations not covered by their arena tours over thirty four dates. Motion in
1358-468: Is an independent label operated and owned by McFly. Initially, McFly were signed to major record outlet Universal Island Records . Although they have left Universal, McFly's singles are distributed by a company named "Absolute" who also distribute for acts like Cascada and Jay Sean and are part of the Universal Group. Super Records was created after McFly decided to leave Island, Universal Records at
1455-484: Is right. Poynter started a band called Ink. Fletcher has several books out, including the Christmasaurus which has been adapted to the stage and Fletcher was working on the film version. Judd went on tour with a production called Rip It Up , a musical. Jones released his own website with his own music released in July 2018 titled Is This Still Love . In July 2018, McFly played Matt's anniversary celebrations,
1552-420: Is sponsored by Cheerios and a 50/50 joint venture of General Mills and Simon & Schuster . Mini-sized versions of Simon & Schuster children's books are published within the program when the book drive occurs. The program also includes a New Author contest; winners' books are published in miniature inside boxes of Cheerios. In 2009, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion gymnast Shawn Johnson became
1649-624: The Back to the Future character Marty McFly . The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, harmonica, and guitar), Dougie Poynter (bass guitar, vocals) and Harry Judd (drums). They were signed to Island Records from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records . McFly rose to fame after fellow band Busted , with whom they later formed McBusted , helped launch them by inviting them to tour in 2004. In 2005, they won
1746-448: The 3Arena in Dublin, and was hosted by Nicky Byrne . Performers included Boyzone , Olly Murs , McBusted , Shane Filan , Jedward , and HomeTown . An annual concert featuring rock and indie acts from around Ireland called ChildLine Rocks was launching in 2007, acting as a rock alternative to the pop ChildLine Concert to raise money for ChildLine . The performers played for free meaning
1843-699: The Brit Award for Best British Pop Act. McFly's debut album Room on the 3rd Floor debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and is certified as double platinum ; this led to them taking the record, in the Guinness Book of Records , as being the youngest band ever to have an album debut at number one—a title taken from the Beatles . A month after the album was released, the band had their first UK headlining tour. The band's second album, Wonderland , which
1940-541: The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), McFly has been certified for 2 million albums and 2.6 million singles in the UK. and more than 10 million records worldwide. As of 2016, McFly have had 18 consecutive UK top 20 singles, seven of which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart and fifteen of which were consecutive top ten singles. In 2001, Tom Fletcher auditioned for Busted , but lost out on
2037-655: The Japanese manga/anime of the same title . "Dragonball" did not enter the Official UK Top 100 Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 57 on the Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100. On 2 December 2021, they released their cover version of " Walking in the Air ". The single did not enter the Official UK Top 100 Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 25 on the Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100. On 29 March 2023
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#17328980689602134-557: The London concert at Hyde Park . The second single from Wonderland , " I'll Be OK ", was released in the UK on 15 August 2005 and scored them their fourth UK number 1. The album itself was released on 29 August 2005 entering at number 1. The third single from Wonderland , " I Wanna Hold You ", was released on 17 October 2005 with an unknown song Easy Way Out on the single and it gave them their 6th top 3 single. Their fourth and final single, " Ultraviolet/The Ballad of Paul K " from Wonderland
2231-498: The Nestlé brand; in Australia and New Zealand , Cheerios is sold as an Uncle Tobys product. It was first manufactured in 1941 as CheeriOats . Cheerios were introduced on May 1, 1941, as "Cheerioats". The name was shortened to "Cheerios" in 1945, after a competing cereal manufacturer, Quaker Oats , claimed to hold the rights to use the term "oats". Cheerios' production was based upon
2328-626: The Vortexx Saturday morning block on The CW Television Network in August 2012, special boxes of Cheerios were branded as "Vortexx O's," complete with the schedule on the back, and the wordmark plastered on one of the Vortexx promotional backgrounds. Toys were also included in the box, featuring John Cena , Iron Man , and the Pink Power Ranger . In 2017, Latrell James was hired to sing a song for
2425-514: The eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! . On 17 December, Judd won the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing . On the band's latest tour, entitled Keep Calm and Play Louder Tour , they showcased three brand new songs entitled "Do Whatcha", "Red" and "Touch the Rain", all of which would be on their sixth studio album. Judd was invited to carry the Olympic Torch as part of
2522-709: The 3rd Floor and Wonderland , as well as a new version of "Five Colours in Her Hair". The band played several gigs in Los Angeles and New York, as well as attending the American premiere of Just My Luck in Hollywood . McFly's first single of 2006 was " Please, Please ", released in the UK as a double A-side with a cover of the Queen hit " Don't Stop Me Now " on 17 July as the official song for Sport Relief 2006 . It reached number 1 in
2619-550: The Anthology Tour due to Judd herniating a disc in his neck. McFly eventually toured in September 2016. After the tour, the band revealed that they had scrapped two albums worth of songs recorded since Above the Noise . Fletcher said: "After a certain amount of time, you feel like that was where you were at, at a moment[...] If we released stuff we recorded three years ago, we wouldn't be 100 per cent behind it any more. We still love
2716-526: The O2 Arena (they performed there at the 2010 Jingle Bell Ball ). Following the selling-out of the O2 Show the band announced a further eleven tour dates forming an official comeback arena tour in 2020. However, the band rescheduled the tour three times (now called the Young Dumb Thrills Tour due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ; they eventually undertook the tour in September 2021. On 2 July 2020,
2813-668: The Ocean was re-released as a double disc edition with "Baby's Coming Back" and DVD from the Wembley show on 14 May 2007 and reached number 14. McFly's All the Greatest Hits compilation album was released on 5 November 2007 and reached number 4 in the charts. The first single from the album, The Heart Never Lies , which reached number 3 in the UK singles chart, was premiered at the V Festival in August. The album also featured two new songs alongside "The Heart Never Lies", "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Don't Wake Me Up". The band went on
2910-641: The Olympic Torch Relay Run for the 2012 London Olympics . On 4 August 2012, McFly played for a crowd of 50,000 people at an outdoor show in Hyde Park as part of the Olympic BTLondonLive celebration. In September 2012, McFly played four shows in America. Two at L.A.'s famed Roxy and two at New York's legendary Gramercy Theatre. All four shows sold out in less than a minute and fans lined up hours before
3007-596: The Rain" were both previewed during McFly's Keep Calm and Play Louder tour in 2012. "Love Is on the Radio" was previewed during McFly's 10th anniversary shows at the Royal Albert Hall in 2013. "Love Is on the Radio", the first single taken from their new album, was released on 24 November. The album was due to be released in the northern spring of 2014, but this has been put on hold. In the McBusted biography by Jennifer Parker it
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3104-578: The UK before going on to do 7 dates in South America including Brasil, Argentina and Chile. David Archuleta , the American Idol runner up, supported them on their UK stint. McFly achieved their third number 1 album, Radio:Active , with the Radio:Active – Live at Wembley Tour DVD on 17 May 2009. The Up Close... And This Time It's Personal tour ended on 9 June. Later this month Mcfly did 3 shows for
3201-399: The UK charts on 23 July, making it the band's fifth number 1 single of their career. On 14 September 2006, it was confirmed via an email newsletter from McFly's official website that the third album would be called Motion in the Ocean . The album was released on 6 November 2006 and reached number 6. The second release from the album, " Star Girl " was released on 23 October 2006, to promote
3298-656: The United Kingdom are not gluten-free. Cheerios in the United States are made solely from oats and, since 2015, can be called gluten-free. Many television commercials for Cheerios have targeted children, featuring animated characters (such as a Honeybee ). Bullwinkle was featured in early 1960s commercials, with the tagline at the end of the ad being "Go with Cheerios!" followed by Bullwinkle, usually worse for wear due to his Cheerios-inspired bravery somewhat backfiring, saying "...but watch where you're going!" Hoppity Hooper
3395-696: The album name came from where Jones and Fletcher wrote most of the songs for the album: room 363 in the InterContinental Hotel in London. The third single, " That Girl ", was released on 6 September 2004, placing at number 3. The fourth single, Room on the 3rd Floor , the album's title track, was released on 15 November 2004 and reached number 5. McFly supported Busted on their nationwide arena tour along with V in February 2004 and then had their first headlining tour in September 2004. In March 2005, McFly released
3492-581: The album was " Do Ya/Stay With Me ", released 23 November 2008. The song was released in aid of 2008's Children in Need and reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart , the lowest charting position of any of their singles to date, and their first single not to reach Top 10. In 2009 McFly decided to once again arrange a tour to situate smaller venues, this time being called Up Close... And This Time It's Personal starting on 18 April in Amsterdam . They then did 14 dates in
3589-527: The album. "Star Girl" reached number 1 in its first week. The third release from the album, " Sorry's Not Good Enough/Friday Night ", was released on 18 December 2006, and reached number 3 in the UK singles charts. "Friday Night" is featured in the movie Night at the Museum , which was released on 22 December 2006, in Canada and the US and 26 December 2006, in the UK. Their next single, " Baby's Coming Back/Transylvania ",
3686-518: The band announced that they would be going back on tour in June 2016, where they would be playing all five albums and including some original new songs for a potential new album over three dates in each of four chosen cities: Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London, with the tour called "The Anthology". Talking to 1883 Magazine , Fletcher said: "After doing two massive Arena tours with McBusted, we really wanted to do something different for this tour to herald
3783-402: The band announced they had signed a new record deal with BMG Rights Management and confirmed they will be releasing their first album of new material later in the year. On 27 July 2020, the band announced their sixth studio album Young Dumb Thrills . Pre-orders began 30 July 2020, with the lead single Happiness releasing on the same day. The instant gratification single from the new album
3880-503: The band announced via their Twitter page that they would also be playing a two-date special concert at the Royal Albert Hall in celebration of their 10th anniversary as a band. Due to huge demand, two extra dates were announced. In addition, the Saturday show was streamed live from the band's website for fans who couldn't attend. During an interview with the Big Top 40 Webchat, Fletcher described
3977-626: The band released the single "Broken By You", a bilingual song (English/Portuguese) featuring Brazilian band Fresno . McFly brought the Power To Play tour to Brazil for 3 nights in May 2024. On 9 October 2024, during McFly's concert at the O2 Arena, Busted and McFly announced the Busted vs McFly Tour for 2025. This marks the first time all seven members of each band have performed together since Busted invited McFly to tour with them in 2003. Super Records Ltd.
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4074-404: The band. Subscribers would be able to download CDs before they were sold in stores. They would also gain access to video streams, web-chats, VIP access at gigs, and first call on tickets. This website was developed in a hope to combat any leaks (piracy) and gain loyalty from their fans, as they would have access to any new materials before they could be leaked. The website had about 50,000 visitors
4171-403: The cereal is suitable according to the box which states that whole grain oats lower cholesterol. The next scene features the father waking up as a pile of Cheerios spills down his chest, which the daughter placed there having taken her father's words literally. The commercial received unintentional notoriety due to intense backlash. This was so extreme that General Mills disabled further comments on
4268-437: The charts. This was followed by the album Room on the 3rd Floor debuting at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart . It would go on to be certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry . The album broke records, as McFly earned an award from Guinness World Records for being the youngest band to have a debut album enter the charts in the top position, a distinction previously held by The Beatles . The idea for
4365-411: The commercials, the characters become tired in the middle of performing an activity (e.g. taking a dance lesson, or playing tennis), but then another character tells them that they did not have a healthy Cheerios breakfast. Then, at the end of the commercial, the character would be energized, followed by children singing "You're on your toes with Cheerios!" The Spoonfuls of Stories program, begun in 2002,
4462-527: The company announced that it would be making Cheerios gluten-free by removing the traces of wheat, rye, and barley that usually come into contact with the oat supply used to make Cheerios during transportation to the General Mills plant in Buffalo , New York , along Lake Erie . In the United Kingdom, Cheerios differ somewhat from their US counterpart, being made from oats , wheat and barley , thus Cheerios in
4559-404: The concert also celebrated ChildLine's 25th birthday. Hosted by Westlife 's Nicky Byrne the line-up included The Wanted , Shane Filan , Little Mix , Union J , Conor Maynard and B*Witched . Boyzone opened the concert 16 years after helping to launch the concert in 1997 and also celebrated their 20th anniversary. Tickets went on sale 4 October 2013 and ChildLine hoped to raise €400,000 from
4656-574: The concert. Speaking on their continued sponsorship of the concert, Alison Healy of Cheerios said "we are delighted to once again be sponsoring the Cheerios Childline Concert and are very much looking forward to another great night in The O2." Special "Cheer for ChildLine" packs of Cheerios were also sold allowing people to send "cheer" to their favourite act and raise more money. The 17th annual ChildLine Concert took place on 30 November 2014 at
4753-486: The concerts had raised over €1 million, in 2007 that had risen to €2.5 million, and by 2013 €4.6 million had been raised. According to the ISPCC website, the events raised over €5 million between 1997 and 2014. The annual ChildLine Concert was founded to raise money for ChildLine, a 24-hour phone line dedicated to helping children. The performers, organisers and venue provided their services for free in order for all
4850-510: The entire ticket fee went to ChildLine. The first ChildLine Rocks concert was held at The Village in Dublin in February 2007 with a sellout attendance. Republic of Loose and The Blizzards headlined. Following the success of the first concert the second was held in Dublin in The Academy , a venue twice the size of The Village. It took place on 28 February 2008 with an attendance of 1,400 and had over 20 performers raising €26,000. The concert
4947-567: The event which was televised live on RTÉ Television. ChildLine received over €200,000. Acts who performed at the O 2 on 16 December included Enrique Iglesias , Boyzone , Shayne Ward , Anastacia Scouting for Girls , The Script , Alphabeat , The Saturdays , Eoghan Quigg and JLS . The show was hosted by Westlife 's Nicky Byrne . The 2009 event was held on Wednesday 18 November at The O 2 featuring Westlife , Alexandra Burke , JLS , Taio Cruz , Cascada , The Saturdays , and The Script . The concert raised €400,000. The 2010 event
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#17328980689605044-640: The extrusion process invented for Kix in 1937. The oat flour process starts in Minneapolis before being shipped to factories in Iowa , Georgia , and Buffalo , New York. On 1976, 35 years after the cereal was first introduced, "Cinnamon Nut Cheerios" became the first alternate variety of Cheerios to be sold in stores. Nearly 3 years later, in 1979, " Honey Nut Cheerios " was introduced. General Mills sold approximately 1.8 million cases of Honey Nut Cheerios in its first year. Since their introduction, Cheerios have become
5141-578: The first athlete to have her photo featured on the front of the Cheerios box. The limited edition was distributed in the Midwestern region of the United States by the Hy-Vee grocery store chain. In 2013, a Cheerios commercial aired, titled "Just Checking," showcasing an interracial family in which a daughter asks her mother (white) if Cheerios is good for the heart, as her father (black) mentioned. The mother says
5238-457: The first day, causing the site to shut down for two weeks. The first single from their fifth album, " Party Girl ", was written in Atlanta with Dallas Austin . It premiered on 14 July on BBC Radio 1 and was released on 5 September and reached number 6 in the UK charts. The "Party Girl" music video was voted number 1 by fans, in the 4Music Video Honours of 2010. The album, Above the Noise ,
5335-410: The first time performing as a band in almost 2 years. On 28 December 2018, Poynter confirmed via a podcast on Sappenin' Podcast with Sean Smith that McFly would be returning from their hiatus with a new album during the year and they would also be doing a new tour during the summer. Following this, on 9 September, the band's Instagram page posted a video of their microphone logo, accompanied by
5432-567: The forestry commission, which are concerts that take place every year to raise awareness of the UK forests. They were supported by indie-rock band Vagabond. Also in June, McFly made a surprise appearance at the Jonas Brothers ' show at Wembley Stadium on 15 June, joining them on stage to sing " Star Girl ". In Autumn 2010, McFly re-signed and partnered with their previous Label (Island Records) to create and launch an interactive website, Super City , which provided fans with unprecedented access to
5529-424: The group announced that their seventh studio album Power to Play would be released on 9 June 2023. The lead single from the album, "Where Did All The Guitars Go?" was released on 31 March 2023. On 26 April 2023, McFly released the single "God Of Rock & Roll" and announced their Power to Play UK and Ireland tour, scheduled for October–November 2023. Power to Play released on 9 June 2023. On 21 July 2023,
5626-584: The iTunes Live Festival '08. An EP of the performance, released 4 August 2008, was made available to download from the iTunes Store . The second single from the album, " Lies " was released on 15 September 2008 and reached number 4 in the charts. McFly embarked on their sixth arena tour in 2008, starting from 7 November 2008, attending 14 dates, supported by manufactured pop band Avenue and Indie pop rock band Reemer. They also performed four concerts in Brazil from 5 October 2008 to 11 October 2008. The third single from
5723-421: The mid-1950s and continuing through the early 1960s, "The Cheerios Kid" was a mainstay in Cheerios commercials. The Kid, after eating Cheerios, quickly dealt with whatever problem presented in the commercial, using oat-produced "Big-G, little-o" "Go-power." By the late 1960s, there was a jingle called "Get Yourself Go" (written by Neil Diamond ), which played as the two used power to solve the problem. The character
5820-422: The moment they're just concentrating on releasing their "own stuff". Radio:Active mixes their love of vintage rock with a British twist on the modern pop-rock sound. The first single released from the Radio:Active album was " One for the Radio ", a song about as the band's "constant struggle for critical acceptance". The single was premiered on BBC Radio 1 's Switch with Nick Grimshaw on 1 June 2008 and
5917-574: The money from ticket sales to go to the financial support and aid of ChildLine. The ChildLine Concert was sponsored for several years by the Cheerios brand. Acts to have performed at the concert included Robbie Williams , The Script , JLS , Girls Aloud , Enrique Iglesias , S Club 7 , McFly , Little Mix , and Olly Murs . The first ChildLine Concert was held at the Point Theatre , Dublin in 1997. By 2003 over €1 million had been raised. In 2013 it
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#17328980689606014-630: The place to Charlie Simpson . Fletcher was originally accepted as part of Busted's line-up, but Island Records went on to reassess the situation and eventually decided to have the band as a three-piece rather than a four-piece. Though the record label decided against offering Fletcher a place in Busted, they were intrigued by his songwriting talents and later offered him a place on Busted's songwriting 'team', alongside band member (and already accomplished songwriter) James Bourne , whom Fletcher credits with helping him to compose melodies. While writing Busted's second album, A Present for Everyone , Fletcher
6111-404: The return of McFly. So we're playing some iconic rock venues that will allow our fans to experience the songs in a much more up close and personal environment." They also revealed that they'll be making new music after the tour, with Judd stating, "We all agreed to go on tour first and then that will be the catalyst of what's to come." On 25 May 2016, it was announced the band would have to postpone
6208-535: The same audition and discussed their shared appreciation of the band the Starting Line , after Poynter noticed their name and logo was printed on Judd's T-shirt. McFly's early sound was surf/pop rock. Their debut single, " 5 Colours in Her Hair ", released 29 March 2004, entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1 in April 2004 and stayed there the following week. In July 2004 their second single, " Obviously ", also topped
6305-419: The same ingredients as modern-day Cheerios but were repackaged in a throwback campaign to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Cheerios cereals being sold (1941–2021). In May 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to General Mills indicating that Cheerios was being sold as an unapproved new drug, due to labeling which read in part: The FDA letter indicated that General Mills needed to change
6402-452: The shows as his "favourite shows we've ever played". All four shows were held in September and featured McBusted , a surprise collaboration between McFly and Busted, minus Charlie Simpson . Following the shows with Busted, the two bands announced a 30-date UK arena tour as McBusted. The McBusted Tour was the biggest tour of 2014. In 2015, they embarked on a second McBusted tour, McBusted's Most Excellent Adventure Tour . They also released
6499-510: The shows. On the American shows, they premiered another brand new song entitled " Love Is Easy ". In 2012, it was announced an autobiography entitled Unsaid Things: Our Story would be due for release on Amazon Stores in October 2012 and to coincide with the autobiography, the band also announced that they would be releasing another Greatest Hits album. Fletcher announced on Twitter that their next single would be "Red" as it had been so well received on
6596-516: The songs but we'd be excited about doing new things." The following day, they announced that they would finally begin recording new material in January 2017. In December 2016, Judd revealed that the McBusted -recorded song 'Getting It Out' would have appeared on the band's scrapped album. McFly's return was still in doubt, with Fletcher working on a feature-length film and regularly writing new books. Jones
6693-435: The sound of guitar feedback as the picture comes into focus. This was the first post made by the page since 2017. All members of the band then proceeded to post the same thing on their personal social media profiles, announcing an ‘ Instagram Live ’ at 9:30am on the following day (10 September). The announcement involved the band's first album of new material in 9 years, The Lost Songs , as well as their first ever solo show at
6790-474: The tour but this was later changed to "Love Is Easy", which was released on 11 November 2012, a week before the new Greatest Hits compilation. In September 2012, for the final Chris Moyles Show, the band put together a special video for Chris's feature McFly day, where he would normally play Star Girl every Friday (since January 2010), this latest edition was called Star Boy as a tribute, thanking Chris Moyles for playing "Star Girl" every week. In October 2012, it
6887-519: The two began collaborating for their own (yet unnamed) band and, eventually, moved into the InterContinental Hotel in London for two months, (while still receiving help from Bourne) to concentrate on writing together. Bassist Dougie Poynter and drummer Harry Judd were subsequently recruited via a classified advertisement in the NME magazine. The pair, both from Essex, coincidentally turned up at
6984-411: The video. In 2014, General Mills released a Super Bowl ad titled "Gracie," featuring the same family: in the commercial, the father, using Cheerios to illustrate his meaning, tells the daughter that a new baby is coming, that her mother is pregnant, and the daughter accepts this—as long as they also get a puppy—and the father agrees, while the mother looks a little surprised. To promote the premiere of
7081-596: The way it marketed Cheerios or apply for federal approval to sell Cheerios as a drug. General Mills responded with a statement that the FDA had approved their claim of soluble fiber content, and that claims about lowering cholesterol had been featured on the box for two years. In 2012, the FDA followed up with a letter approving the Cheerios labeling and declaring that the matter was moot and required no further action. McFly McFly are an English pop rock / pop band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from
7178-462: The writing stage of this album and worked with Matt Willis and Bourne in writing. Titles for songs were to be "Hyperion", "Break Me", "We Were Only Kids", "Dare You To Move", "Hammer Ring", "Josephine", " Love Is Easy ", "Do Watcha", "Cherry Cola", "Red", " Love Is on the Radio " and "Touch the Rain". "Love Is Easy" was released as a single in 2012 while "Do Watcha" and "Cherry Cola" were both featured on Memory Lane: The Best of McFly . "Red" and "Touch
7275-464: Was "Growing Up" featuring Mark Hoppus , released on 4 September 2020 as the second single. It failed to chart on the UK Singles Top 100 but debuted and peaked at number 80 on the Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 on 11 September 2020. The third single was "Tonight Is The Night", released on 1 October 2020. On 24 September 2021, they released the single "Dragonball", with lyrics making references to
7372-526: Was a tell-all story which featured exclusive information that they revealed for the first time from the band's start to their present. They shared stories about their childhoods, the band's rise to fame and even the challenges they faced along the way. McFly confirmed that they would embark an original 18-date tour (21 later) to promote their 2012 Memory Lane: The Best of McFly album which would run from April–May. They were joined for some for these dates by James Bourne . McFly went on several writing trips for
7469-498: Was also featured in ads in the mid-1960s; General Mills was the primary sponsor of his animated program. This cartoon character, a cheery young girl, was seen in 1942–1943 magazine advertising and Sunday newspaper's comics sections. These ads were multi-panel cartoons where Cheeri O'Leary interacted with entertainers of the day, including Charlotte Greenwood , Barbara Stanwyck , Dick Powell , Joan Blondell , Johnny Mack Brown , Betty Hutton , and Claudette Colbert . Beginning in
7566-436: Was announced on 24 September 2010 and took place at The O2 on 3 December 2010 with acts including as Westlife , Shayne Ward , Jedward , Jason Derulo , The Wanted , Olly Murs , Wonderland and McFly . Nicky Byrne of Westlife hosted. The concert was broadcast on TV3 on 18 December 2010. On 5 September 2011 it was announced that the 2011 Childline Concert would take place on 12 November 2011 at The O2 in Dublin. It
7663-418: Was announced that they would release a greatest hits which is titled Memory Lane: The Best of McFly featuring most of the band's hits and 3 brand new songs, Love Is Easy , "Do Whatcha" and "Cherry Cola". The album was released on 26 November 2012 and the new single "Love Is Easy" was released on 18 November 2012. It debuted at number 10, with the album following at number 21. A few weeks before "Love Is Easy"
7760-548: Was announced that €4.6 million had been raised from the concerts between 1997 and 2012, rising to €5 million after the 2014 event. The 2008 event was held at The O2 in Dublin, becoming the first ever concert to take place at the venue. Acts who performed at the Point Theatre on 26 January included Samantha Mumba , Sugababes , Girls Aloud , Six , Busted , Mankind , Broken Hill and Big Brovaz . Westlife 's Nicky Byrne , Mark Feehily and Brian McFadden hosted
7857-501: Was asked by the record label if he was available to film auditions for a new band, V . It was at this time that Jones and Fletcher met for the first time; Danny Jones went to the audition mistaking the band to be an instrumental band rather than the conventional, all-singing, all-dancing boyband, for which they were intended. Fletcher was impressed with Jones' unique style and so approached and invited him to write with himself and Bourne. When writing projects for Busted had come to an end,
7954-438: Was due to go on sale, McFly announced that they would bring the release date forward a week, meaning that the new release date would be 11 November 2012. In November 2012, they also announced that they would be doing 18 tour dates in the UK between April and May 2013 in support of the album. On 11 October 2012, McFly published their first autobiography, Unsaid Things: Our Story , named after a song from their first album. The book
8051-447: Was given away for free as a supplement in the Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008, before being released in the conventional manner (via physical release) on 2 September 2008. Their fifth album Above the Noise was released in November 2010 and charted at number 20. In November 2013, it was announced that McFly would be joining forces with Busted to form the "supergroup" McBusted . They played
8148-433: Was hinted that the sixth album was abandoned in favour of the debut album of McBusted . In November 2013, the band wrote and performed the new theme tune to The Paul O'Grady Show . In late January 2013, McFly went on a writing trip with Bourne and wrote five songs. In early April, McFly uploaded a video of an acoustic live demo called 'My TVR' to their official YouTube account. The song was written with Bourne. On 19 May
8245-450: Was hosted by Keith Duffy and Glenda Gilson and the acts that took part included The Script , JLS , Little Mix , Jedward , Lawson , Stooshe , and Hudson Taylor . Irish The X Factor contestant Mary Byrne also appeared with Level 5 to sing on their charity single. The concert was broadcast on TV3 on 1 December 2012. Over €440,000 was raised. The 16th annual ChildLine Concert took place on 20 November 2013 at The O2 in Dublin,
8342-452: Was hosted once again by Nicky Byrne and featured Westlife , Jedward , The Wanted , JLS , Cher Lloyd and Parade . Westlife announced in October 2011 that they were retiring from music and the 2011 ChildLine Concert was their 12th and final ChildLine Concert performance. The concert raised over €400,000. In October 2012 it was announced that the 15th annual Childline Concert would take place on 24 November 2012 at The O2 in Dublin. It
8439-452: Was later used on their single "One for the Radio". A compilation album of B-Sides was also released on 3 December 2007, The Greatest Bits: B-Sides & Rarities , which contains 12 B-sides of their UK singles. On 20 May 2008, McFly confirmed that their fourth studio album would be titled Radio:Active (typeset as Radio:ACTIVE ). It was recorded in Australia, and given away for free as
8536-465: Was made towards album six. On 14 March 2018, the band confirmed via their Twitter account that they were focusing on solo projects in 2018, but looking forward to making more music in the future. The members still supported each other on their individual projects such as Tom, Jones and Judd collaborating in March 2018. All members have stated that new music will eventually be released when the time and music
8633-475: Was released in 2005, also charted at number one in the UK making them the youngest band to have topped the UK Albums Chart twice. Their third album, Motion in the Ocean , was released on 6 November 2006 and charted at number 6 in the UK. McFly released their All the Greatest Hits compilation album on 5 November 2007, which charted at number 4 in the UK. The band's fourth studio album, Radio:Active ,
8730-575: Was released on 12 December 2005 and reached number 9. McFly headlined their Wonderland Arena Tour, which started on 15 September 2005, supported by Tyler James and Famous Last Words. A DVD of the tour, recorded live at the MEN Arena in Manchester, was released on 28 November. The band also played at the 2005 Royal Variety Performance . Nemesis , an inverted roller coaster at the Alton Towers theme park
8827-410: Was released on 14 July 2008. As of 25 June 2008, "One for the Radio" was included in Radio 2's A list, meaning that it receives primary airplay during the daytime. The single charted at number 2 in the charts. The album was recorded, and produced in Australia. McFly performed a showcase concert on 10 July 2008 at Shepherd's Bush Empire and performed another concert at KOKO on 24 July 2008 as part of
8924-481: Was released on 15 November. It debuted at number 20 in the album charts & reached number 7 in the album download charts. The second single released from the album was " Shine a Light ", a song penned with Taio Cruz . "Shine a Light" reached number 3 in the UK charts. The third single, " That's the Truth ", was released on 6 March 2011. The band made a mini 30-minute-long movie titled Nowhere Left to Run which featured
9021-458: Was released on 7 May 2007, becoming the band's seventh number 1. The original single release date was due to be 26 February, but the band took up the offer to return at that time to the town of Kamwokya in Uganda, which they previously visited for Comic Relief in 2005. Until 1 January 2016,"Baby's Coming Back/Transylvania" held the record for the biggest fall from number one for a non-limited edition single. It fell from number 1 to number 20 after
9118-456: Was renamed Wonderland for a month in 2005 to celebrate the album's release. The band were filmed riding Nemesis with competition winners by music show CD:UK . In 2006, McFly turned their attentions to the United States, appearing in the Lindsay Lohan movie Just My Luck , released on 12 May, three days after the soundtrack of the movie, which comprised McFly songs taken from both Room on
9215-570: Was revived briefly in the late 1980s in similar commercials. In 2012, The Cheerios Kid and his sidekick Sue were revived in an internet video that showed how Cheerios "can lower cholesterol." Video clips of "the Kid" and Sue are part of a montage included in a 2014 TV commercial, along with clips of the Honey Nut Cheerios bee's early commercials. In 1984 and 1985, characters from the comic strip Peanuts were featured in many Cheerios commercials. In
9312-427: Was said to be launching solo music and has had a new born son. In early 2018, it was announced Poynter was to go on tour with the band A . Those tour dates are now completed and it is unknown whether Poynter will play with them again. Judd was promoting his new book 'Get Fit, Get Happy' as well as raising his new son Kit. A writing trip was last taken in January 2017 for their sixth album, otherwise no obvious progression
9409-504: Was split into three stages, The Star Stage, sponsored by the Irish Daily Star , The Phantom 105.2 Stage, sponsored by Irish radio station Phantom 105.2 (now TXFM ) and the Songs of Praise Stage. It was hosted by Michelle Doherty . Acts included Cathy Davey , The Coronas , Future Kings of Spain , Ham Sandwich , Super Extra Bonus Party , Rarely Seen Above Ground and Jape as well as
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