The singer will hit the country in October for a batch of dates in promotion of her latest album 'Halcyon'.

The jaunt will kick off on October 3 in Sheffield before visiting a number of cities in England and Wales.

The run of dates are set to conclude with a show at London's Hammersmith Apollo on October 16.

Tickets are due to go on sale from 9am UK time on Friday (May 24). The full schedule is as follows:

• Thu October 3 2013 - SHEFFIELD O2 Academy Sheffield
• Fri October 4 2013 - YORK Barbican Centre
• Sun October 6 2013 - WOLVERHAMPTON Civic Hall
• Mon October 7 2013 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 Academy Newcastle
• Thu October 10 2013 - CARDIFF University
• Fri October 11 2013 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
• Wed October 16 2013 - LONDON Hammersmith Apollo

The British songstress teamed up with Calvin Harris for track 'I Need Your Love', which featured on the Scottish DJ's 2012 record '18 Months'.

The pair were filming the new video in Miami recently when Goulding admits she felt uncomfortable with "flaunting" her figure.

Speaking to British magazine Closer, the star explained: "I was taking time out to relax by the pool, then I spotted a photographer and ran away! I'd never take my clothes off for a video! I don't believe in flaunting myself, but I like to keep fit."

Speaking to Capital FM about the promo recently, Goulding said:

"It's funny pretending to be someone's girlfriend for the day! It's very strange. But, you know, me and Calvin are such good friends, we just had a laugh. We talked about it, we knew what the concept was, and we were just texting and laughing about it, thinking it was funny."

The musical duo previously teamed up for the track 'I Need Your Love', which featured on the Scottish DJ's 2012 record '18 Months'.

Images have emerged from the song's video shoot - and it seems there was a lot of love between the pair.

Goulding and Harris can be seen kissing each other, despite not being romantically linked in real life.

Speaking to Capital FM about the clip, Goulding said:

"It's funny pretending to be someone's girlfriend for the day! It's very strange. But, you know, me and Calvin are such good friends, we just had a laugh. We talked about it, we knew what the concept was, and we were just texting and laughing about it, thinking it was funny."

HP Connected Music is a partnership between the technology company and the Universal Music Group, and this will mark its first UK concert. The event will take place in England's capital on March 21 and fans can win tickets to attend.

Winners will be drawn from a pool of UK registered users of HP Connected Music and the concert is also set to be streamed live on HP's official YouTube page.

In addition to being able to win passes for the show, fans of the hitmaker will be given the chance to score a meet and greet with her. HP is also offering up the opportunity for budding photographers to shoot the event and you can apply here.

Watch Goulding perform on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' recently here:

The blonde singer's newest release from her second studio album, 'Halcyon' is accompanied by a stunning black and white promo, which features footage of Goulding performing the track during her current headline tour of America.

The release of 'Explosions' follows 'Anything Can Happen' and 'Figure 8', which were both released last year.

The 26-year-old star revealed recently that filming her music videos is one of her least favourite things to do.

She explained: "There's lots of things that come with my job that I didn't ever expect I'd have to do. I like coming up with the ideas for videos and it's exciting watching the final product but on the day of the video it's not glamorous! It's lots of waiting around, lots of takes."

The 'Halcyon' singer has revealed her plans for 2013, and says sky-diving is on her list of things to do.

She told Billboard: "I want to be a bit more adventurous next year. I need to man up."

Goulding has a busy schedule coming up, and although it's too early to confirm a new album in 2013, the blonde star would like to keep making music in one way or another.

She explained: "Next year is going to be so much [touring], so many shows. It's just going to continue.

She added: "I'd like to do a side-project thing. I might be bringing out something next year. We'll see how much time I have."

Goulding also spoke about the success of her debut album, 'Lights' in the US this year.

She smiled: "What we'd say in the UK is mental. Just because I have written and finished my record this year, and been around the world promoting it."

The 'Anything Could Happen' singer and 'Never Tear Us Apart' songstress will join The Maccabees, The Script, Blondie and Bloc Party on the bill for the annual event, which takes place next year from June 13-16.

fun., Happy Mondays and Jake Bugg will also be featuring at the festival, with further acts to be announced in due course.

Festival organiser John Giddings said of the latest additions to the line-up: "We are proud to present some of the best new music around, together with artists who helped scope the face of modern music - it's a stunning combination so far."

Recently-reformed Mancunian indie stars The Stone Roses and US rockers Bon Jovi were announced to be headlining the festival last week.

Tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival 2013 are on sale now from the event's official website.

Ellie Goulding recently revealed that she never wants to play arena tours, adding: "I've played arenas supporting other artists but it's not really for me to be honest. They're just a bit boring and a bit rubbish. Sorry arena people."

Watch the video for Ellie Goulding's new single 'Figure 8' below:

During an interview with BBC's Newsbeat, the 'Starry Eyed' hitmaker revealed that although she has played gigs at arenas in the past she didn't like the feeling the space gave her so wants to continue doing shows in more low-key clubs:

"Is it weird that I don't like the idea of an arena tour? If I can just get away with doing lots of smaller venues… Like Brixton Academy is my dream."

I've always wanted to play Brixton Academy and now I am and it's mental. But I don't think I want to do arenas to be honest. I've played arenas supporting other artists but it's not really for me to be honest. They're just a bit boring and a bit rubbish. Sorry arena people."

Goulding is set to begin a small UK headlining tour next month on December 7 at the Bristol Academy and she will close the short run of dates on December 12 at London's Brixton Academy.

Watch her latest music video for 'Figure 8' here:

The British songstress is famed for her haunting vocals and dramatic accompanying promos, but insists filming her music videos is one of her least favourite things to do.

She explained: "There's lots of things that come with my job that I didn't ever expect I'd have to do. I like coming up with the ideas for videos and it's exciting watching the final product but on the day of the video it's not glamorous! It's lots of waiting around, lots of takes."

Goulding has also revealed the inspiration behind 'Figure 8' -the next single from her latest album ‘Halcyon’, which is set for release next month.

She told MUZU.TV: "It's about this girl whose just completely stuck loving this person and being infatuated with this person. She's chasing him all the time but it's not reciprocated. The video is this frustrated girl really.

She added: "It's cool. It's lots of me but it's really special."

The 'Halcyon' singer is fan of the series and enjoyed a night out with some of the cast earlier this year.

Speaking to The Sun, star of the show Vicky Pattison revealed that Goulding spoke of her enthusiasm for Geordie Shore when they met up in Newcastle after one of her gigs.

It soon turned into a cameo on the show, which is set to be aired when the programme's new series returns next month. Pattison said:

"Ellie was doing a show at the Metro arena and she came to the same club we were in afterwards and made a beeline for us. She wasted no time telling us what a massive fan she is and went into depth talking about storylines and everything."

She continued: "So in the end we gave her a cameo. She was a lovely girl, and it was great to meet her and have her involved with the show."

Goulding has previously spoken about her love of Geordie Shore, saying: "I'm obsessed with it. They just live to party, go and get tans, go to the gym and go out drinking, but I love it. I think my friends think I’m a bit weird. It's fascinating."

HALCYON, Goulding's Sophomore CD, Enters Top 10 on the Billboard 200 and Debuts at No. 2 on U.K. Album Chart

Cherrytree/Interscope recording artist ELLIE GOULDING hits the road this winter for a four week tour commencing January 16th in Miami. The Halcyon Days Tour visits major North American cities before wrappingFebruary 12th in Los Angeles. Pre-sale is underway on Wednesday, October 24 and tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, October 26 on Ellie's official website at http://elliegoulding.com/live-dates/.

"I'm so excited to start touring my new album Halcyon properly," said Goulding. "I'm incredibly proud of this record and the reaction has been over-whelming. Touring and playing shows is my favorite part of what I do, and I really can't wait to get on the road."

The first single, "Anything Could Happen" along with the other tracks from Halcyon was written and co-produced by Goulding. The singer's breakthrough #1 single, "Lights" cleared the path for Halcyon which debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart upon its release earlier this month.

Entertainment Weekly called Goulding "exactly the kind of art-pop outsider we like to import from the U.K." and the The New York Times described Halcyon as "a deeply felt swirl of synthesizers, piano and slowly building crescendos." "The hooks always go to town, and her voice mates gorgeously with electronics," raved Rolling Stone.

Halcyon is the follow up to Goulding's full-length debut album, Lights, which was the best-selling debut album of 2010 in the UK. The single, "Lights" has sold over 3.4 million copies in the US and topped the Top 40 radio chart for two consecutive weeks at #1.

Ellie Goulding's "Halcyon Days Tour"

January 16          Miami, FL                The Fillmore

January 17         Orlando, FL              Hard Rock Live

January 18         Atlanta, GA              Tabernacle

January 20         Silver Spring, MD     The Fillmore

January 21         New York, NY           Terminal 5

January 23         Boston, MA               House of Blues

January 25        Philadelphia, PA         Electric Factory

January 26        Montreal, QC              Metropolis

January 28        Royal Oak, MI             Royal Oak Music Theatre

January 29        Chicago, IL                 Aragon Ballroom

January 30        Saint Louis, MO          The Pageant

February 01      Denver, CO                 Ogden

February 02       Salt Lake City, UT       The Depot

February 04       Seattle, WA                 Showbox Sodo

February 05       Vancouver, BC            Commodore

February 06       Portland, OR              Crystal Ballroom

February 08       Oakland, CA               Fox Theatre

February 12       Los Angeles, CA         The Palladium

Goulding recently revealed that despite not intending to write about romance, a lot of the tracks that make up her new record 'Halcyon' are themed around love and it turned into something of a "break up album", so she played them to her former lover, Radio 1's Greg James, before it was released to the public:

"I suppose it is kind of a break-up album, although I didn’t mean it that way. It’s just an album based around the last couple of years, when I’ve had a lot to think about. Because he’s well known people are always going to be interested. He’s such a lovely person. Greg and I are mates, and I played him some of the new songs, and he loved them."

When asked if she has enjoyed her rise to fame, Goulding joked that she can't over-indulge because the risk of losing or damaging her voice is too big: "I can’t really afford to get wasted all the time, to be honest. I like to drink and I have smoked, and I like to have fun, but I’m so scared of losing my voice because it’s my everything. It’s the one thing that I use... I have to have this."

The pair collaborated on the track 'Summit' earlier this year and the 'Lights' star told the AP that she wants to go one further and work on a full record.

She added that they are wholly professional when it comes to talking about music. The British singer said:

"I think in an ideal world we'd love to make a whole record together...but it just so happens that we're both ridiculously busy. When it comes to music, it honestly is really professional. Honestly."

Goulding continued: "If we start talking about music on the phone, it switches immediately to being professional, and not on purpose, but because we're both so passionate about music and it's a very serious thing to us. But at the same time we've had fun making stuff, and I have fun listening to his new stuff because it blows my mind and it's so clever to me, so fascinating it makes me want to laugh, and I laugh because it's so brilliant. He's listened to a lot of my stuff in the early stages. It's really good to have one person, regardless of whether they're a musician or not, it's good to have one person to keep referencing to and asking [his or her] opinion. He's definitely been good to have around during the making of [new album] 'Halcyon'."

The album has entered at No.1 today (October 10) and managed to overtake Mumford & Sons' 'Babel', which has already been named the fastest selling album of 2012 and is now at No.2. Writing on her official Twitter page about the support her fans have shown for 'Halycon', Goulding said:

"Morning campers... Feeling completely overwhelmed by reaction to Halcyon. Feel really blessed thank you x"

Pop-rockers All Time Low have entered the chart at No.4 with their new offering, 'Don't Panic', Mika's 'The Origin of Love' has made an appearance at No.15, and Coheed and Cambria's experimental new album 'The Afterman: Ascension' is at 29.

Elsewhere in the chart, Ronan Keating's 'Fires' has climbed 10 places to No.30, P!nk's 'The Truth About Love' has dropped 3 positions to No.6 and KISS have shot in at No.12 with 'Monster'.

Speaking to MTV News about 'Halcyon', which has just been released, Goulding explained that she wanted to travel a different route with her sound so experimented and came up with something that had a more "anthemic" appeal than the music on her debut, 'Lights':

"I've got more influences and different influences. I think it's a different sound. It is kind of a bit more tribal, a bit more anthemic." Referring to the record's lyrical content, she added: "In fact, if anything, I thought, 'this album I'm not going to talk about boys or talk about love, I'm going to talk about a different kind of love, I'm going to talk about other stuff.'"

"But as I started writing it, it was at a time in my life where that was happening and it ended up being an album about losing someone and breaking up with someone. But it was not my intent."