First ever UK Justin Bieber tour announced

The first ever Justin Bieber tour to take place in the UK has been announced.

A number of UK dates have so far been confirmed by the Canadian pop-star with more to follow, as part of his current My World global tour.

He will be playing Birmingham NIA on March 4th and 5th next year, and London's O2 Arena on March 14th and 16th, reports MTV.co.uk.

The 16-year-old singing sensation will be revealing four more UK dates over the rest of the week via the tour website at www.biebertour.co.uk.

Bieber confirmed the news via his Twitter page and added that the tour is also coming to a number of other countries.

"UK we r coming!! and dont worry Europe...Asia...Australia...and soon S America and Afica....we are coming there 2!!!" he posted.

Having risen to fame through videos of singing performances posted on YouTube, Justin Bieber has become one of the biggest music stars worldwide with his album My World 2.0 reaching number one in the US.