Britney's UK Dates Annouced

• 3rd Dec 2008

Global superstar Britney Spears announces her world tour, to hit the UK on the 3rd and 4th of June at the O2 Arena. These are the only European shows on the world tour circuit – so demand will be phenomenal and fans are advised to act fast.

Presale tickets can be obtained by fans who register on Britneyspears.com and via SMS from Wednesday 26th November. Text BRITNEY to 81707 to be registered. Fans who log their details via sms or online will receive a unique passcode which will enable them to purchase tickets the day before the masses. The fan’s presale starts at 9am on 4th December – 24 hours ahead of the general onsale on Friday 5th December.

Britney’s sixth studio album, “Circus”, was released on December 1st, which coincides with Spears' 27th birthday. “Circus” is a follow-up to her critically acclaimed album, Blackout. For her latest effort, Britney has enlisted a stellar group of established producers/writers that include Dr. Luke (who wrote and produced the album's title track, “Circus”), Danja, Max Martin, Bloodshy & Avant and Guy Sigsworth (Madonna, Alanis Morissette, Bjork).

Britney Spears is one of the top-selling artists of the last decade,and to date, she has sold in excess of 62 million albums worldwide that include Baby One More Time (1999), Oops!…I Did It Again (2000), Britney(2001), In The Zone (2003), and Blackout (2007), eight #1 worldwide singles and four consecutive #1 albums.