Aslan announce new singer and gigs following Christy Dignam's death 

In a statement on Facebook, the band announced that Mr Tomkins will be joining and "be singing our Aslan songs". Picture: Aslan/Facebook'

Aslan has announced that singer Lee Tomkins will replace Christy Dignam as the band's frontman. 

Dignam, who died last June following a long battle with cancer, was the band's frontman since it formed in 1982.