Bryan Adams has just announced that he's coming to Irish shores in the summer of 2011. A regular visitor to these parts over the years, the Canadian musical icon will be playing The O2 in Dublin on Thursday June 23 and The Odyssey Arena in Belfast on Friday June 24. He will interspersing selections from his Bare Bones acoustic album with the full band rock treatment. Naturally, you can expect all the hits as well - 'Summer Of '69' and 'Run To You' amongst them.

Tickets go on sale next Friday, December 3, at 9am, costing from €59.80 for the Dublin show and £49 for the Belfast show, inclusive of booking fee. You can get them from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide and online at ticketmaster.ie.