Michael Bublé can be added to the growing list of big names lined up for shows in Ireland next year.

The Canadian singer – one of the biggest stars in the world – will play Croke Park on Saturday July 7, in a show that is being promoted by MCD. The gig is being described as a fully-seated concert. Bublé has played Dublin very successfully on a number of occasions in the past, selling out the Aviva Stadium, back in 2010. He later did four nights on the trot in 3Arena.

"I can’t wait to come over to see my fans in Dublin and play Croke Park for my largest ever Irish show!” Bublé said. "You guys have been patient and I can't thank you enough for all your support. And for those of you that haven’t seen me live, well – I just haven’t met you yet!"

Tickets for what is likely to be one of the hottest shows of the year go on sale on Friday next, November 17, from Ticketmaster and from all Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.

With over 55 million album sales to date, Bublé is a huge star. He has four Grammies to his name, the most recent being for To Be Loved, which was voted Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2014.Meanwhile he has been the recipient of 12 Juno Awards in all, including the Juno Fan Choice Award in 2015.

Among his biggest albums to date are the monumental Crazy Love from 2009 (named after the Van Morrison classic covered on the album), which went to No.1 in the US, the UK, Australia and Ireland, among other countries, selling over 6 million copies; Call Me Irresponsible (2007), which was also a US and Ireland No.1, and which has sold over 5 million copies; Christmas (2011), which sold over 7 million copies and was the second biggest selling album of the year globally; and To Be Loved (2013) which – in a shrinking market – did very well to sell 4.5 million copies.