Months after being forced to pull out of Busted‘s tour with McFly, James Bourne has shared an update on his health with fans on social media.

The ‘Year 3000’ hitmaker was due to perform across the UK and Ireland with his band and the ‘Obviously’ group, but withdrew 24 hours before the first show due to not being “in good enough health”.

Now, in a post on Instagram, Bourne – who has been working on new material with the band – elaborated on his condition, admitting it “sucks to be out of the game” while revealing plans to undergo “major surgery” in the near future.

“I realised it’s been about six months since I posted last,” he wrote.

“I have a plan in place to have a major surgery that should extend my life and hopefully make me well enough to come back to what I love the most which is touring and making music.

“It really sucks to be out of the game. But there is hope!”

The ‘Air Hostess’ rocker didn’t disclose what type of surgery he’s set to undergo or detail the condition he is suffering with, having previously cited a lack of information back in September.

The night before the ‘Busted vs McFly’ shows were due to launch, he wrote on Instagram: “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.

“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 the 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! See you all as soon as possible.”