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.

[19] The pair, both from Essex, coincidentally turned up at 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.

[27][28] Several months later, on 2 July, McFly co-headlined Live 8 Japan, with Björk and Good Charlotte and also took part in the London concert at Hyde Park.

[30] Nemesis, an inverted roller coaster at the Alton Towers theme park was renamed Wonderland for a month in 2005 to celebrate the album's release.

[33] 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.

[11] The original single release date was due to be 26 February,[40] 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.

[46] Motion in 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.

The band went on a 26-date Greatest Hits tour for a month, starting near the end of November 2007[49] supported by Elliot Minor[50] and Saving Aimee,[51] to promote the album.

[52] 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 the moment they're just concentrating on releasing their "own stuff".

Later this month Mcfly did 3 shows for the forestry commission, which are concerts that take place every year to raise awareness of the UK forests.

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 the band.

The band made a mini 30-minute-long movie titled Nowhere Left to Run which featured a vampire theme along with a sex scene involving Judd.

Fletcher announced on Twitter that their next single would be "Red" as it had been so well received on 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 early April, McFly uploaded a video of an acoustic live demo called 'My TVR' to their official YouTube account.

[73][better source needed] All four shows were held in September and featured McBusted, a surprise collaboration between McFly and Busted, minus Charlie Simpson.

[75] 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.

[83] 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.

[15][91][92] Following this, on 9 September, the band's Instagram page posted a video of their microphone logo, accompanied by the sound of guitar feedback as the picture comes into focus.

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).

[94] 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 the O2 Arena (they performed there at the 2010 Jingle Bell Ball).

On 2 July 2020, 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.

[100] On 26 April 2023, McFly released the single "God Of Rock & Roll"[101] and announced their Power to Play UK and Ireland tour, scheduled for October–November 2023.

The episode "The Sound of Drums", saw the band appearing in a spoof party political broadcast, which featured testimonials from British celebrities such as McFly and Sharon Osbourne showing their support and trying to encourage others to "Vote Saxon!"

[118] McFly's performance at KOKO on 24 July 2008, as part of the iTunes Live Festival '08, was broadcast at Vue cinemas across the UK on the same day.

Judd appeared on and won a Children in Need special episode of Strictly Come Dancing, with his partner Ola Jordan.

On 23 March 2013, McFly performed a one-off concert as part of an event organised by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for Earth Hour 2013 which was broadcast live via YouTube.

[125] Reviews for One Direction's debut album, Up All Night, had credited McFly as a notable influence,[126][127][128] and Horan stated the group were very happy to have such a comparison noted.

"[130] Drummer Tristan Evans also spoke of the band, explaining "McFly were an influence on me wanting to get into music and we feel like the next generation of their take on pop," while bassist Connor Ball continued "They're chilled-out and we hope we can have that calm attitude if we ever get that successful.

[135][136] When UK pop/R&B group Rixton were asked which bands they had looked up to when they were younger, Jake Roche said, "I listened to a lot of McFly when I was growing up.

"[138] Studio albums Touring members Number ones in the UK Singles Chart[139] (1) Obviously (27-06-2004) (2) 5 Colours In Her Hair (04-04-2004) (3) All About You (13-03-2005) (4) I'll Be OK (21-08-2005) (5) Star Girl (29-10-2006) (6) Don't Stop Me Now (23-07-2006) (7) Baby's Coming Back (13-05-2007) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014