Irish fans will be able to spy Beady Eye for the first time when they play the Dublin Olympia (April 14 & 15th) and Belfast Ulster Hall (17). Tickets for the former are €33.60, and go on sale on Friday January 28.

These shows follow on from the February 25 release here of their debut Different Gear, Still Speeding album, which producer Steve Lillywhite gushingly talked about in our 2011 Hot Press annual.

We’ve had a sneak preview and it really is a primetime Stones-meet-The Faces treat. Here's 'Bring The Light':