ARCTIC Monkeys have announced that Wirral rocker Miles Kane will be joining them on the last leg of their world tour.

The Sheffield foursome announced today (Tuesday, August 22) that they will be heading to Ireland to play shows in Dublin and Belfast to mark the end of their tour.  

Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Jamie Cook and Nick O’Malley will play one night at Belfast’s SSE Areana as well as three dates at Dublins 3Arena this October.

They will be joined by Birkenhead’s Miles Kane who will perform as a special guest at the shows.

Posting on Instagram, the band said: “Arctic Monkeys will be returning to Dublin & Belfast in October 2023 for a series of arena dates to mark the end of their World Tour. The band are pleased to announce @mileskane as Special Guest. These dates follow the cancellation of the band’s summer show at Dublin’s Marlay Park.

“Previous ticket holders will be sent a unique access code and will be given 72-hour priority pre-sale access starting at 9am on Friday, August 25th to purchase tickets.
 
“All remaining tickets will be made available for sale at 9am on Tuesday, August 29th.”

The rescheduled Ireland tour dates come after the band cancelled their summer show at Dublin’s Marlay Park on June 20 after Alex Turner suffered from acute laryngitis.

At the time, the band shared a statement on Instagram apologising to fans for the cancellation. It read: "We are extremely sorry to announce the cancellation of Arctic Monkeys' Show at Marlay Park in Dublin tomorrow.

"Alex is suffering from acute laryngitis, and following medical advice has been ordered to rest.

"Alex and the band apologise for the huge disappointment this will inevitably cause to all their Irish fans.

“Full refunds will be credited back to the ticket purchasers account by Ticketmaster within the next six working days.”