Pop icon Lady Gaga has now confirmed details of her forthcoming artRave: The ARTPOP Ball tour and posted a message to her LittleMonsters.com site to let her fans know that she's working relentlessly on plans for the live show. 

She uploaded a photograph of herself standing next to a wall covered in notes last night (January 28), which can be seen below, and told her followers that she is creating something worth waiting for:

"I know you're anxious for more ARTPOP. I am working so so so so hard and the wait will be worth it. We are 100 percent back on track and I'm busy creating behind the scenes. I miss you so much!"

Gaga's highly anticipated artRave: The ARTPOP Ball tour will come to Britain and Ireland in October, and tickets for the 5 concerts are due to go on sale from February 8 at 9am UK time. The dates can be seen in full here:

• October 15 - Birmingham, NIA
• October 17 - Dublin, O2 Arena
• October 19 - Glasgow, SEE Hydro
• October 21 - Manchester, Phones 4U Arena
• October 23 - London, O2 Arena