George Michael's first tour in 15 years

Troubled star George Michael has announced his first tour for 15 years.

The announcement comes just days after the 42-year-old singer was interviewed by police over claims that he collided with three parked cars while behind the wheel of his Range Rover and then drove off without informing the owners.

The former Wham idol’s greatest hits tour will kick off in Madrid on September 27 and will reach the UK in November.

It is described as a “celebration of his 25-year career in music”.

Entitled 25 Live, Michael will be performing a selection of songs taken from all his albums, including some classic Wham tracks.

A statement said: “This promises to be a celebration of his 25-year career in music, a career that has brought us some of the world’s most loved songs and marked Michael out as one of the globe’s brightest stars.”

Tickets for 25 Live go on sale from Sunday at 9am and tour dates are yet to be announced.

The former Wham star will be releasing a Greatest Hits album, with four new tracks, to coincide with the tour.

Michael has sold more than 85 million records globally, including 11 British number-one singles and seven British number-one albums.

But recently his personal life rather than his singing career has put him in the headlines.

In February police arrested him on suspicion of possessing drugs after he was found slumped at the wheel of a car at Hyde Park Corner in central London.

He was later cautioned for possessing cannabis.

In a statement, Michael said the arrest was “my own stupid fault as usual”.

The star is set to record an interview with veteran TV chat show host Michael Parkinson tonight for broadcast on Saturday. It will give Parky the chance to ask about his latest problems.