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Call your mum! Rod Stewart has announced the dates for his upcoming UK and Ireland tour. Ticket details below.

The aging rocker promised a 2013 tour to BBC Radio 2 last month, and now he's revealed the dates for the Live The Life summer tour taking place next year.

Stewart's Christmas album, Merry Christmas Baby, is released today in the UK, which is the first of his career. He recently admitted to Billboard that he had some reservations about the idea, and put it off for a long time.

Stewart told Billboard, "I think maybe I thought it was beneath me, years ago, to do a Christmas album. I thought, 'I'm a dyed-in-the-wool rocker. I cannot do Christmas albums - or standards.'"

However, he said that he later changed his mind, adding, "I'm so pleased I did it. It's some beautiful songs, and the songs are a challenge."

Rod Stewart leaving BBC Radio 1 studios earlier this month

The album features quite a few guest stars, including Michael Bublé on 'Winter Wonderland', Mary J Blige on 'We Three Kings' and Cee-Lo Green on title track 'Merry Christmas Baby'.

Tickets for the dates are on sale Friday, 9am. For more information, visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.

The full dates for Live The Life tour are:

June 1st - Nottingham Capital FM Arena
June 4th - London The O2 Arena
June 8th - Manchester Arena
June 19th - Birmingham The LG Arena
June 23rd - Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
June 26th - Belfast Odyssey Arena
June 29th - Dublin RDS Arena

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