Neil Diamond announces UK tour

Legendary crooner Neil Diamond is to play his first UK dates in three years, he announced today.

The 63-year-old New Yorker, who has sold 115 million records in a career spanning four decades, confirmed he will play a four-venue tour.

He told GMTV: “I’m coming to England. I’ll be touring there in May and June next year.

“We are going to play some big outdoor stadiums and my favourite venue, Woburn Abbey.”

Tickets were today due to go on sale for the shows at Bristol’s Ashton Gate, Hull’s Kingston Communication Stadium, Ipswich’s Portman Road and Woburn Abbey.