Rock icon Chris Cornell has announced his first headline UK tour dates in over three years. UK audiences will be the first in Europe to get the chance to see Chris perform unplugged, up close and personal.

This much-anticipated 'Songbook' tour highlights works from Chris Cornell's entire catalogue, including songs written for Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog and has already attracted universally positive reviews around the world. As Jim Farber of The New York Daily News observed, "sometimes you don't recognize the full power of a voice until you strip everything away from it."

Chris Cornell's headline UK tour comes to the following venues this June; further dates for mainland Europe will be announced shortly.

SAT 16 JUNE MANCHESTER LOWRY 0843 208 6000

MON 18 JUNE LONDON PALLADIUM 020 7403 3331

TUE 19 JUNE BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY HALL 0121 780 3333

WED 20 JUNE NEWCASTLE CITY HALL 0191 277 8030

TICKETS ON SALE 10.00AM FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY.