Mann set for first Irish appearance since 2008

Tickets to see Aimee Mann at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Dublin next January will go on sale this Thursday, it has been announced.

The concert will be her first appearance in Ireland since 2008.

Her tour, which begins in California at the end of this month, coincides with the release of her new album 'Charmer' on September 18.

Mann has performed for President Obama at the White House as well as appearing as herself on the TV series 'Portlandia'.

Tickets, priced from €34, are available from Ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide at 9am on Thursday.