Babyshambles, fronted by renegade Libertine Pete Doherty, are to play Dublin and Belfast, following the December release of their hotly anticipated new single.

Making their live debut on these shores, Babyshambles descend on The Limelight, Belfast, on December 11 and The Village, Dublin, on December 12.

The gigs coincide with the Irish release of Babyshamble's new single on December 3. 'Killamangiro' is already number two in the NME/MTV2 chart, and was pipped to the post by The Libertines' 'What Became Of The Likely Lads'. This puts Doherty in the unique position of scoring the top two places on the chart.

Tickets for both shows go on sale tomorrow, November 3, priced £13 (including booking fee) for The Limelight and €18.50 (including booking fee) for The Village. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and all the usual outlets.