It's been so empty without him...

Eminem fever is set to reach new heights here with the peroxided one announcing details of his first ever Irish show at Punchestown Racecourse on June 26.

"The Irish people have been extremely supportive of me and I'm delighted to be coming to Ireland for the first time," enthuses the rapper - whose per capita record sales are higher here than anywhere else in the world.

Tickets for the 40,000-capacity show go on sale on February 8 priced €52.50. The 24 Hour Credit Card Hotlines are 1890 719 889/ 1890 925 100 and for the North and the UK (003531) 4569 569.

With 'Lose Yourself' number two in the Irish singles chart and the movie it's taken from, 8 Mile, top of the box-office chart here, 2003 is shaping up to be Enimen's year.