James Blunt is to tour the UK and Ireland later this year.

The singer-songwriter, who released the album 'Moon Landing' last year, will play a number of arenas in November and December.

The run will kick off in Dublin on November 20 before hitting cities such as Nottingham and Birmingham.

There will be dates in Leeds, Liverpool, Bournemouth and Brighton before Blunt ends it all on December 1 at London's Eventim Apollo.

Tickets for the shows will go on sale from 9am on May 9. The full schedule is as follows:

November 20 - Dublin, The O2
November 22 - Nottingham, Capital FM Arena
November 23 - Birmingham, NIA
November 24 - Leeds, First Direct Arena
November 26 - Liverpool, Echo Arena
November 27 - Bournemouth, BIC
November 28 - Brighton, Centre
December 1 - London, Eventim Apollo

Watch James Blunt's 'Heart to Heart' video below: