Watch Busted’s Matt Willis choke back tears in tribute to James Bourne at Wembley as concern grows for ill star

BUSTED’s Matt Willis was left choking back tears at their Wembley show as he paid an emotional tribute to his stricken bandmate James Bourne.

The pop-punk band were playing to a packed OVO Arena Wembley with McFly when Matt’s voice cracked as he revealed James is “really f*****g sick” – sparking huge concern from fans.

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Matt Willis was overcome with emotion on stage at Wembly on Sunday night[/caption]

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James, left, has been forced to pull out of the tour[/caption]

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Matt with Danny from McFly as the two bands join forces on an epic tour[/caption]

Bandmate Charlie Simpson told the crowd: “Mr James Bourne is really f*****g sick and we love him so much and we miss him.”

Choking back tears, Matt added: “We love him, we talked to him and we said, mate, do we pull out of this? What do we do? He said no – I want you to keep playing the shows.”

Matt then explained how the band discussed who could fill in on guitar during James’ absence.

He told fans: “We came up with some suggestions, and he went, what about if my little brother Chris plays with you? 

“You might recognise him – he was in the Year 3000 videos. You still get a Bourne.”

The crowd erupted with cheers as Chris joined the group on stage.

Chris then appeared from the wings and fans of the band supported the move, with one saying on social media: “Chris is an amazing musician in himself. Best choice for the replacement.”

Another said: “So emotional. Love the support to James. His brother did an incredible job.”

A third shared: “What a great night. Fantastic performances all round.”

James revealed over the weekend that he was “not in good enough health to play these shows” and said he was “really sorry” to step back from the UK and Ireland tour with McFly.

In his statement, James cited health problems and said he “hoped to come back further down the line”.

He wrote: “The VS tour kicks off tomorrow night in Birmingham and as excited as I’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,”

Although he didn’t disclose what the health issue is, James said: “There’s a lot of information I still don’t have about my condition but my bandmates, management and I are unanimous in deciding that I should focus on medical stuff for now.

“I really hope I can be in a position to come back further down the line.

“It’s still going to be an amazing show and I will miss being there!”

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James Bourne is battling a mystery health condition[/caption]

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James Bourne’s brother Chris has stepped in for him[/caption]

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Chris in the Year 3000 video released in 2006[/caption]

He ended it with: “See you all as soon as possible.”

James’s followers rushed to wish him well, including McFly drummer Harry Judd, who wrote: “Won’t be the same without you dude.

“Hope you’re back on Tour asap.”

Another fan echoed this, and said: “Aww, wishing you a speedy recovery James.”

James shot to fame when Busted arrived on the pop scene in 2002 with What I Go To School For.

After that the band continued to rack up hit after hit.