Ahead of his performance at Leopardstown Racecourse on August 7, the former Smiths guitarist has announced plans for his second solo album, entitled Playland, set to be released on Monday October 6.

This comes swiftly following the arrival of his former bandmate Morrissey's well-received tenth solo album World Peace Is None Of Your Business, and will follow his acclaimed debut album The Messenger which was released in February last year.

Johnny Marr will be playing as part of the Bulmers Live at Leopardstown Festival on Thursday, 7 August. Tickets are still available.