The Wanted announce their first UK arena tour in 2012

The Wanted have announced their first UK arena tour for next spring.

The boy band, at number one in the Official Singles Chart with Glad You Came, will play 11 shows across the country ending with a performance at London's O2 Arena on 3 March.

In a statement the band said: "After the success of our first tour we're planning our first arena tour for February and March of next year.

"We just want everyone to come along and enjoy themselves."

The group released their self-titled debut album last year with first single All Time Low making it to number one.

Glad You Came is the first single from their second album, which is out later this year, and was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett.

This summer The Wanted will play the iTunes Festival, V and make various other appearances across the UK.

The Wanted tour dates are as follows:

Nottingham Capital FM Arena - 15 February

Manchester MEN Arena - 17

Sheffield Motorpoint Arena - 18

Brighton Centre - 20

Cardiff Motorpoint Arena - 23

Liverpool Echo Arena - 24

Newcastle Metro Radio Arena - 25

Glasgow SECC - 27

Aberdeen AECC - 28

Birmingham LG Arena - 1 March

Bournemouth BIC - 2

London The O2 Arena - 3

Tickets go on sale on Friday 22 July at 9am