Shane Filan has confirmed his debut UK and Ireland solo tour.

The former Westlife star will play a slew of shows in February and March as he promotes his forthcoming solo album 'You & Me', which will be released on November 4.

The jaunt will kick off in Liverpool on February 20 before hitting a number of UK cities including Glasgow and Manchester.

The tour will conclude with dates in Belfast and Dublin on March 9 and 11 respectively. Tickets for the concerts will go on sale from September 13.

The full schedule is as follows:

• Feb 20           Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
• Feb 21           Birmingham Symphony Hall
• Feb 22           Reading Hexagon
• Feb 24           Manchester Bridgewater Hall
• Feb 25           Glasgow Concert Halls
• Feb 26           Newcastle City Hall
• Feb 27           York Barbican
• Mar 1              Blackpool Opera House
• Mar 2              Cardiff St Davids Hall
• Mar 3              Nottingham RCH
• Mar 5              Bournemouth Pavilion
• Mar 6              Southend Cliffs Pavilion
• Mar 7              London Hammersmith Apollo
• Mar 9              Belfast Waterfront
• Mar 11         Dublin Olympia