2015–present: Simpson's return, Comeback tour and Night Driver
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On October 5th 2015, "The Sun" rumoured that Simpson was set to rejoin Busted. After this, a photo made its way around the Internet that showed the three members of Busted silhouetted in front of a red background. Words appeared to be blurred out at the bottom of the image,
but above that was the words "Join us for a special announcement Tuesday November 10th 2015."
This implied that the band was reuniting, with further speculation that the three would embark on a reunion tour together.
 
On November 10th 2015, Busted announced a thirteen-date arena tour in the UK and Ireland would take place on May 2016. At the same press conference Busted announced their third studio album. 100,000 tickets were sold in the first hour of being put on sale. Subsequent tour dates were added as a result of high demand.
 
Busted performing in Glasgow during the "Pigs Can Fly" Tour
Regarding his decision to rejoin the band, Simpson told Newsbeat: "I reckon I said it [so many times], privately and publicly, and I meant it every single time. But as I say I have changed my mind and that has been down to the circumstances changing. I never thought we would get to a point where we were in a studio writing music we all got behind creatively and that was a huge shock to me.".
In early 2016, Busted recorded their third studio album in Los Angeles. On 17 March 2016,
 
'Bourne told a fan on Twitter that Busted would decide the release date for their third album that day. It is scheduled for release in the Autumn.
The band have also insisted that their reunion is for the long-term;
as 'Bourne told Digital Spy, "We want this to be something that is ongoing. Anything we write now goes towards album four."
 
On April 4th 2016, Busted announced that their tour would be called the "Pigs Can Fly Tour 2016" and would include Wheatus and Emma Blackery as special guests. Regarding the title, 'Willis told Newsbeat,
"The whole pigs can fly thing sums up how we feel about this. There have been times that we thought Busted could never, ever possibly happen and we were quite right in thinking that. But this summarizes that anything is possible."
In an interview with Digital Spy, the band revealed that their fans will get a taste of their new sound before their reunion tour, and that their eleventh single will be released in the summer, and their album would follow in the Autumn.
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On April 25th 2016, it was officially announced that South African drummer Cobus Potgieter, popular on YouTube, would be the supporting drummer for the band during the tour. On May 3rd, Busted released
"Coming Home", their first new song for 12 years, as a free download from their website.
[Link is at the downloads page!]
During the "Pigs Can Fly" tour, Busted premiered two new tracks titled "Easy" and "One of a Kind", from the upcoming 2016 album. In an interview with "The Sun", Busted revealed that they had signed with East West Records. 'Willis told Dan Wootton,
"We've had an incredible time on our arena tour, and are now looking forward to releasing new music through a global partnership with East West." ""Chalmers", (President of East West), said:
"Watching Busted play live over the past few weeks and seeing people respond to their music and energy has been amazing. Busted have a huge global fan base who are going to be really excited to hear the new music the guys are working on. They've managed to combine the classic Busted sound with a modern twist,
it's sure to remind people of why they love them. We're really happy to be working with Charlie, Matt and James."
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On 14 July 2016, Busted revealed that the "final touches" to the album were complete.
 
On 18 August 2016, it was announced by BBC News that a musical based on the band's history written by Bourne and Elliot Davis was to be staged, 'What I Go To School For' will depict the group's rise to fame. It will be performed at the Theatre Royal Brighton in August 2016 and will feature songs like Air Hostess, Crashed the Wedding and Year 3000. If the show is a success Bourne and Davis have said they would like to take it to the West End.
 
On 9 September 2016, Busted revealed that their long-awaited third album was called Night Driver and would be released on 11 November.
 
On 19 September 2016 Busted announced "On What You're On" as their next single and they released it on 30 September 2016.