After recently hinting at the possibility of a new UK tour, the One Direction lads have confirmed that they will hit the road once again in 2013 for an exciting run of arena dates. 

The heartthrobs enjoyed a successful night (February 21) at the 2012 BRIT Awards, where they picked up the Best British Single prize for their debut offering 'What Makes You Beautiful', and took to their official Twitter page following the ceremony to reveal the news.

"It's true, we are doing an arena tour of UK and Ireland in 2013 1D x"

One Direction will kick off the tour on February 22 in London and will travel across the country, from Sheffield to Cardiff, until March 24 when they will perform the final date in Newcastle. The full list of venues is here:

• February 22 - London The 02 Arena
• February 23 - London The 02 Arena
• February 26 - Glasgow SECC
• March 1 - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
• March 2 - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
• March 5 - Dublin O2
• March 6 - Dublin O2
• March 7 - Belfast Odyssey
• March 8 - Belfast Odyssey
• March 15 - Manchester Arena
• March 17 - Liverpool Echo Arena
• March 19 - Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
• March 20 - Nottingham Capital FM Arena
• March 22 - Birmingham LG Arena
• March 24 - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena