Black Eyed Peas announce UK tour

Black Eyed Peas have confirmed details of the UK leg of their The E.N.D world tour.

The set of arena dates will begin on 5 May at London's O2, before concluding at Manchester's M.E.N later that month.

Enjoying three consecutive number ones in the UK with Boom Boom Pow, I Gotta Feeling and Meet Me Halfway the quartet's latest LP has sold over a million copies in the UK.

Each show will be accompanied by an official after party, with tickets for the gigs going on sale on Friday 18 December.

Meanwhile, Peas rapper will.i.am has revealed he's signed singer Kelis to his record label, saying: "Kelis represents the kind of edge that pushes all of us not just musically but stylistically as well."

The full dates are:

London O2 Arena - 5 and 6 May

Birmingham LG Arena - 8

Manchester MEN Arena - 23