Labrinth announces first UK tour for February

Labrinth has announced his first UK tour for February and March 2012.

The producer and musician kicks off at Birmingham's HMV Institute and takes in 10 dates including Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff and Norwich.

His latest track, Earthquake, which also features Tinie Tempah, is currently number two in the singles chart.

Tickets for the winter tour go on sale on Friday 4 November.

The Hackney-born musician produced Tinie Tempah's Pass Out and also had a hit with his own track, Let the Sun Shine.

Signed to Simon Cowell's Syco label, the 22-year-old recently told Newsbeat the X Factor boss thought he could become a "legendary artist".

The full tour dates are:

23 February - HMV Institute, Birmingham

24 February - 02 Academy, Liverpool

25 February - Academy 2, Manchester

28 February - Leeds Metropolitan University

29 February - 02 Academy, Oxford

1 March - 02 Academy, Bristol

2 March - Solus, Cardiff

4 March - Waterfront, Norwich

5 March - Koko, Camden

8 March - Concorde 2, Brighton