Alicia Keys announces 'Set The World On Fire' U.S. tour

Songstress and mother Alicia Keys has delighted her American fans by announcing details of a full U.S. tour in support of her new album, 'Girl On Fire'.

She will perform in 24 cities on the north American jaunt, which is due to kick off on March 7 in Seattle, WA and is set to run until April 18 where it will come to a close in Chicago, IL.

Keys issued a statement on the exciting news, in which she also confirmed that Miguel will open for her during the dates, and said:

"I can feel the energy of this upcoming year building and I couldn't be more excited to go on tour with the new album and I'm thrilled to have the insanely talented Miguel join me. 'Girl On Fire' has been such an empowering and freeing experience for me as an artist. I can't wait to discover how the new and familiar faces I see on tour embrace the music and the journey I've taken."

Tickets for the shows will go on sale at 10am on Friday, January 18 and the full list of dates is as follows:

March 07 - Seattle, WA WAMU Theatre
March 08 - Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
March 10 - Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
March 12 - Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
March 13 - San Diego, CA Valley View Casino
March 15 - Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Center
March 17 - Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
March 18 - Houston, TX Toyota Center
March 21 - New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
March 23 - Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
March 24 - Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Time Forum
March 27 - Southaven, MS Landers Center
March 29 - Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
March 30 - Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
April 02 - Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
April 03 - Montreal, QC Bell Centre
April 05 - Brooklyn, NY Barclay's Center
April 06 - Mashantucket, MA MGM Grand at Foxwoods
April 10 - Boston, MA Agganis Arena
April 11 - New York, NY Madison Square Garden
April 13 - Atlantic City, NJ Mark G. Etess Arena
April 14 - Washington DC Verizon Center
April 17 - Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
April 18 - Chicago, IL United Center