Paolo Nutini announces new UK tour dates ahead of Glastonbury set

The Scottish singer will perform in six cities in his biggest ever UK tour

Paolo Nutini performs live at Radio 1's Big Weekend at Glasgow Green on 25 May, 2014, in Glasgow, Scotland (Getty Images)

Paolo Nutini has announced a new UK arena tour – and it is set to be his biggest one to date.

The “New Shoes” singer will kick off the six-date extravaganza in Newcastle on 24 October and wrap things up in Manchester on 6 November.

In between Nutini will play in major cities Sheffield, Glasgow and Birmingham, as well as at London’s O2 Arena.

The Scottish singer-songwriter, whose third album, Caustic Love, topped the UK's Official Albums Chart in the spring, is also playing at Glastonbury on Friday - he performed on the Pyramid Stage in 2007 but will be taking to the Other Stage for this year’s revelries.

The five-day festival will see Metallica, Kasabian and Arcade Fire headlining the world-famous musical spectacular, with other major acts on the bill including the Black Keys, Massive Attack and Pixies.

Tickets for Nutini’s tour go on sale at 9am on Friday 4 July. The full list of tour dates is as follows:

• Friday 24 October: Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena

• Saturday 25 October: Sheffield, Motorpoint Arena

• Monday 27 October: Glasgow, Hydro Arena

• Thursday 30 October: London, O2 Arena

• Wednesday 5th November: Birmingham, LG Arena

• Thursday 6 November: Manchester, Phones 4U Arena