Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds announce tour of UK

Noel Gallagher has announced a six-date solo tour of the UK starting in Manchester next February.

The former Oasis guitarist will also take his band, the High Flying Birds, to Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow, London and Birmingham.

The group will play songs from their debut album, as well as a selection of other Noel Gallagher tracks.

Tickets go on sale on Friday 28 October and are on pre-sale on his website this Wednesday.

Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds will also play gigs in Dublin on 17 February and in Paris on 6 March.

The band is currently playing a number of dates around the UK.

The guitarist and singer's debut album, released last week, has gone straight in at number one in the official album chart beating Matt Cardle's debut effort.

Speaking at a press conference in July, Gallagher confirmed he would be playing Oasis tracks on his solo tour.

"They're my songs and I wrote them all by myself," he said. "I'm proud of them and what they mean to other people.

"You've got to be on stage and see what the reaction is of the crowd when you play Don't Look Back in Anger."

Noel Gallagher is releasing a second album next year, which was recorded at the same time as his debut solo record.

The High Flying Birds features Jeremy Stacey on drums, Mikey Rowe on keyboards and Mark Neary on double bass.

The 44-year-old started writing material after Oasis split up in 2009.

The Noel Gallagher dates are as follows:

Manchester, MEN Arena - 13 February 2012

Belfast, Odyssey Arena - 16

Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena - 23

Glasgow, SECC Hall 4 - 24

London, The O2 - 26

Birmingham, NIA - 1 March