Busted and Fightstar’s Charlie Simpson joins ‘The War Of The Worlds’ UK tour alongside Enter Shikari’s Rou Reynolds

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Charlie Simpson has been announced as joining the upcoming musical adaptation of Jeff Wayne’s The War Of The Worlds.With the adaptation of H.G.

Wells’ iconic Sci-fi story set to hit the road as a series of shows next year, Simpson joins an already packed line-up. This includes Enter Shikari frontman Rou Reynolds, who is making his acting debut in the role of The Artilleryman, and The Wanted’s Max George, who is playing Parson Nathaniel.For his role, Simpson – who is frontman for both Busted and Fightstar, as well as winner of The Masked Singer 2023 – will be playing The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist.

It is a role that has been previously performed by Gary Barlow, Brian McFadden, Marti Pellow and Justin Hayward.“When Jeff Wayne called to ask whether I wanted to perform the role of The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist in his next arena tour, I knew I had to rise to the challenge — who wouldn’t want to battle against the Martians?” Simpson said in a new statement.“The War of The Worlds is one of those iconic pieces of music that’s become a building block in popular culture over the last forty-six years.

I have vivid memories of listening to the album during my childhood, and I’m so thrilled that I get to sing ‘The Eve of The War’ and ‘Forever Autumn’ next year on arena stages across the country.”Busted & Fightstar’s @CharlieSimpson will be joining Jeff Wayne’s TWOTW as The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist.