On a rainy cold September evening in Salford, there was only one sparkly boy band that could lighten Barton’s Aerodrome – Britain’s answer to pop punk ‘starboys’ – McFly.
On September 12, 20 years after the band first stepped foot on stage, Mcfly made it clear that their name was still etched on the UK pop hall of fame.
Dubbing their name from the Back to the Future character ‘Marty McFly’, the band were created in 2003 and it is certain this name has lived up to its novice since, as the band have definitely gone ‘back to the future’ in terms of their success.
McFly climbed to pop royalty after the extraordinary triumph of their debut album ‘Room On the 3rd Floor’, which featured fan favourites such as ‘Five Colours in Her Hair’ and ‘Obviously’.
Since then, over the span of two decades, the band have gone from strength to strength with the success of their 2020 song, ‘Happiness’, which now has over 11 million total streams.
The band is compiled of teenage heart-throbs Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Tom Fletcher and Harry Judd.
Each playing a different part within the band, yet often switching between roles as singers and musicians, adding a sense of excitement and intrigue to their overall performances.
Bolton-born Danny Jones, started the performance with a huge: “Are you ready to meet McFly?” and the crowd of all ages cheered, starting the show.
Hundreds of families had made their presence known, lifting their children on shoulders creating a sky line of family-friendly joy.
To some extent their performance and presence on stage echoed a kind-of new age PG Greenday, which was of course enjoyed by all ages.
Throughout the performance there was sprinkles of comedic chit-chat from each member of the band, in particular between dungarees-sporting Dougie and stage-diving Danny.
As they referenced past anecdotes with the band ‘Busted’, who they collaborated with under the name ‘McBusted’
With Dougie even joking that the band are just “A poor man’s Jonas Brothers”, much to the amusement of the crowd.
Each McFly album definitely has a different edge, as showcased during this performance of their greatest hits.
Songs such as ‘Red (The lost songs)’ offered hard hitting rock, cascading red lights throughout the whole stage.
Whereas their classic song ‘It’s all about you’ offered a nostalgic embrace, which casted a euphoric beam of joy throughout the aerodrome.
By performing for all these years it is clear that McFly have mastered the art of stage presence.
As even despite the rain and cold conditions on a dark September night, hundreds of people were still transfixed to the bands every move.
The band covered all base’s, blasting songs from each album as well as an incredible medley of kareoke classics- Bon Jovi’s ‘Livin’ on a prayer’, Village People’s ‘YMCA’, Queen’s ‘Radio Ga-Ga’ and of course British classic The Beatles’ iconic ‘Twist n’ shout’.
Here is a video of some of their cover medley:
With this performance McFly embraced hundreds and celebrated their ever-growing success.
It is clear to see that fans still adore their favourite boy band, even decades later in the rain, allowing Barton Live to provide a warm embrace for the city of Salford.
Here is the link to Barton Live’s website, just in case you missed it.
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