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Get your tickets: Neil Young, SSE Arena, June 7

Neil Young has announced his first ever Belfast gig for next year
Neil Young has announced his first ever Belfast gig for next year Neil Young has announced his first ever Belfast gig for next year

IT'S only taken him 47 years but earlier this week old Shakey finally announced his first ever gig in Belfast.

Neil Young will play two Irish dates next summer as part of the world tour for his current LP The Monsanto Years, recorded with his current backing band The Promise of The Real (featuring Willie Nelson's sons Lukas and Micah).

Tickets for the Belfast show at SSE Arena on June 7 and the following night's engagement at Dublin's 3Arena go on sale today at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets.

Prices for Belfast start at £65 for standing, but with Neil's recent sets stretching to a career spanning three hours plus in length, you might be wise to pony up the extra fiver for a seat.

:: Ticketmaster.ie.