Green Day announce Irish dates

Green Day's American Idiot follow-up, 21st Century Breakdown, is out on May 15, with the first single released last week. And the band are cashing in on the new album buzz with the announcement of two dates here in October – at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast (20) and The O2, Dublin (21).

Get your tickets from this Friday, May 1 at 9am, priced €49.20 - €54.80 for The O2 and £41.50 (seated) and £38 (standing) for The Odyssey.

The Dublin show will also have pre-sale tickets on sale from Wednesday for registered O2 customers.