Dublin date for Arcade Fire

ARCADE Fire are set to end the year in Ireland and the UK with an arena tour in December.

The band have confirmed they are due to play a show at London's O2 Arena on December 1, followed by dates in Dublin, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow.

Special guests for The O2, Dublin are Vampire Weekend and Devendra Banhart.

Arcade Fire's third studio album The Suburbs has debuted at #1 in Ireland, the UK, the US and Norway and in the top five in Germany, Denmark and Holland.

The Canadian band recently played New York's Madison Square Garden, and produced a live stream on YouTube, directed by filmmaker Terry Gilliam the concert received over 1.8 million views worldwide.

Playing an intimate gig at London's Hackney Empire last month, Arcade Fire garnered rave reviews ahead of their headline slot at Reading and Leeds later this month.

Tickets for the The O2, Dublin are now on sale from all usual Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.ie