Sexy singer Rihanna has announced details of a UK arena tour in May next year.

The Russian Roulette singer will kick off the shows by a gig in Birmingham on May 7 before wrapping up the 8 concerts in Glasgow on May 19, reports the BBC.

Tickets will be available from Friday, December 11.

Rihanna will be expecting a pretty good fan following in Britain after her latest album Rated R, released on November 23, reached number 16 in the UK charts.

The full dates are:

Birmingham LG Arena – 7 May

Liverpool Echo Arena – 8

London The O2 – 10

Sheffield Arena – 13

Nottingham Trent FM Arena – 14

Manchester MEN – 16

Newcastle Metro Arena – 17

Glasgow SECC – 19. (ANI)