Morrissey

The former Smiths frontman will tour the UK and Ireland later this year following a Las Vegas residency

Tickets go on sale this week

Details of the shows were first shared last week

It includes two shows in London

"This will be the first airing of songs from 'Bonfire Of Teenagers' in Europe" the statement read

The former Smiths frontman described his new album as "an incredible achievement"

"We hope you like it, and if you don't – you must die!" he said of the first song from 'Bonfire Of The Teenagers'

He referenced his former band's 1985 single, 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore'

The gigs "will serve as an intimate, invigorating dive into Morrissey’s expansive career from his early days to the new album"

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