Jay-Z announces 'Magna Carta' UK and Europe arena tour dates for October.

Following his Wireless Festival weekender and scoring his his first No.1 UK album with Magna Carta Holy Grail, Jay-Z has revealed dates for a UK and Europe headline tour.

Throughout October the hip-hop mogul will tour the UK and Europe - kick starting in Manchester on October 3; with stops in Ireland, Birmingham and London before crossing the English channel to Paris and then ending in the Netherlands on October 29. The string of dates includes a three-night stint at London's O2 Arena, bound to sell out in minutes!

Tickets for the UK dates go on-sale 9am on July 19, priced at London £40, £55 and £70. Regionally the prices will differ - £37.50, £50 and £65. Tickets are subject to per-ticket charge plus order processing fee, and are available from LiveNation or Ticket Master.

The full list of tour dates are below.

United Kingdom
Thu 3 Oct - Manchester Arena
Sun 6 Oct - Ireland, Dublin 02 Arena
Tue 8 Oct - Birmingham NIA Arena
Thu 10 Oct - London O2 Arena
Fri 11 Oct - London O2 Arena
Sat 12 Oct - London O2 Arena

Europe
Thu 17 Oct - France, Paris,Bercy
Fri 18 Oct - France, Paris,Bercy
Sun 20 Oct - Switzerland, Zurich Hallenstadion
Mon 21 Oct - Belgium, Antwerp, Sportpaleis
Wed 23 Oct - Norway, Oslo Spektrum
Fri 25 Oct - Sweden,Stockholm, Globe
Sun 27 Oct - Germany, Hamburg 02 World
Mon 28 Oct - Germany, Cologne Lanxess Arena
Tue 29 Oct - Netherland, Amsterdam Ziggo Dome