Chris Brown announces his first solo UK tour dates in 12 years, with three at the O2 in London

Chris Brown has announced first solo UK tour in twelve years, with three dates in London due to high demand, as well as shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Dublin.

The Under The Influence tour features 14 dates, with shows scheduled in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France as part of the stretch. Brown will be joined on tour by special guest Skillibeng.

Chris Brown announced the arena dates via Instagram, with fans immediately speculating on ticket release.

The singer has released six studio albums since his last tour in the UK, with his latest album Breezy picking up a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album and producing singles Iffy, WE (Warm Embrace) and Call Me Every Day.

The announcement may receive a mixed response from the public following a string of controversies Brown has been linked to, including the 2009 assault on ex-girlfriend Rihanna that resulted in him being banned from the UK by the Home Office in 2010.

He was also booed at the American Music Awards last month after winning the best male R&B artist award, although he was not in attendance.

Singer Kelly Rowland accepted the award on Chris Brown’s behalf and was forced to tell the crowd to “chill out” following the overwhelmingly negative reaction.

Brown was scheduled to perform a Michael Jackson medley at the American Music Awards in tribute to the late singer, but the performance was cancelled last minute, which even took Brown by surprise.

He posted a video of his rehearsal on Instagram and captioned it “U serious?” – later adding in the comments "Would’ve been the [biggest] AMA performance but they cancelled me for reasons unknown,"

Response to the R&B legend has been more positive in the UK, with the singer scooping a string of top 10 hits, including the UK No.1 Freaky Friday.

He also made an appearance at Wireless Festival 2022, to much fan excitement.

Here all the UK and European dates:

Feb 12, Dublin, 3Arena

Feb 14, London, The O2

Feb 15, London, The O2

Feb 16, London, The O2

Feb 19, Brimingham, Resorts World Arena

Feb 20, Glasgow, OVO Hydro

Feb 21, Manchester, AO Arena

Feb 24, Paris, France, Accor Arena

Feb 26, Zurich, Switzerland, Hallenstadion

Feb 28, Oberhausen, Germany, Rudolf-Weber Arena

Mar 01, Berlin, Germany, Mercedes-Benz Arena

Mar 03, Brussels, Belgium, Palais 12

Mar 04, Munich, Germany, Olympiahalle

Mar 06, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ziggo Dome

Tickets are due to go on sale at 10am on December 9 , at livenation.co.uk