STEPHEN Bunting has become a notable name within the world of darts.
Therefore, it comes as no surprise that fans of the popular World Darts Championships player wan’t to know more about his walk-on music and why he has changed it – here’s everything you need to know.
Stephen Bunting, also nicknamed The Bullet, was born on April 9, 1985.
Bunting is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
As of January 2025, the darts player is ranked number 8 in the world by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).
Bunting’s career highlights include winning the Winmau World Masters and Zuiderduin Masters in 2012, and earning the titles of the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and World Darts Federation (WDF) world number one.
He also beat Michael van Gerwen to win the Cazoo Darts Masters in 2024.
Away from the spotlight, the sportsman is married to wife Keila and the couple share two sons, Toby and Theo.
Fans of The Bullet will know that the darts player walks on to David Guetta’s hit song Titanium.
In December 2024, after booking his place in the PDC World Championships last-16, Bunting appeared to be emotional after walking out to the hit track.
At the time, he said: “We did the walk-on and then did a second chorus into the walk-on.
“I was crying during the walk-on it was that emotional.”
He continued: “Maybe I need to rein it in a tiny bit and not get so invested in the walk-on.
“But it is a special place to play, here in the Ally Pally.
”To get a win, it’s special.
“When you’re up there and you’ve got thousands shouting your name, you know your opponent is hearing that and maybe it’s affecting them.
“I rode the crest of that wave and kept on. I’m so happy the Bunting bandwagon goes on.”
Although Bunting now uses the DJ’s song for his walk-on music, this wasn’t always the case.
He previously used the song ‘Bird Is The Word’ by The Trashmen, which once again gained popularity after it was played during a 2008 episode of Family Guy.
Following this, a video of Bunting appearing as a character from the show dancing to the song circulated on social media.
Since then, Bunting has admitted that the links to Family Guy have ”affected my game”.
During a discussion with Wayne Mardle on Club 501, he explained: ”The Bird Is The Word, I got paid a lot of money to change my walk on to that.
“It was all well and good at the time but I was more nervous in thinking more about the walk-on than I was about playing.
”So, it sort of affected my game.”
