The Cure announce 30 date European tour, including London and Manchester dates

Earlier this month a huge wave of North American dates was announced.

On the band's website, they describe this 17-nation jaunt as "their first major tour of the continent since 2008". They've played numerous festivals and one-offs, but this marks the first lengthy trek that the group will embark upon in over seven years.

Robert Smith & Co. will tour 22 cities across May and June 2016, with The Twilight Sad as special guests. The Cure promise to "explore 37 years of Cure songs, mixing hits, rarities, favourites and as yet unreleased tracks in a brand new stage production."

For ticket information, visit the group's website.

Check out the full list of European shows below. The Twilight Sad are to support on all dates.

October 2016

7 - HELSINKI Finland Hartwall Arena
9 - STOCKHOLM Sweden Ericsson Globe Arena
11 - OSLO Norway Spektrum
12 - GOTHENBURG Sweden Scandinavium
14 - COPENHAGEN Denmark Forum
17 - HAMBURG Germany Barclaycard Arena
18 - BERLIN Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena
20 - LODZ Poland Atlas Arena
22 - PRAGUE Czech Republic O2 Arena
24 - MUNICH GermanyOlympiahalle
26 - VIENNA Austria Marxhalle
27 - BUDAPEST Hungary Papp Laszlo Sports Arena
29 - BOLOGNA Italy Unipol Arena
30 - ROME Italy Palalottomatica

November 2016

1 - MILAN Italy
4 - BASEL Switzerland St. Jakobshalle
6 - STUTTGART Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
8 - LEIPZIG Germany Arena
10 - COLOGNE GermanyLanxess Arena
12 - ANTWERP Belgium Sportspaleis
13 - AMSTERDAM Holland Ziggo Dome
15 - PARIS France AccorHotels Arena [ex Bercy]
17 - LYON France Halle Tony Garnier
18 - MONTPELLIER France Park&Suites Arena
20 - MADRID Spain Barclaycard Center
22 - LISBON Portugal MEO Arena
24 - BILBAO Spain BEC
26 - BARCELONA Spain Palau St Jordi
29 - MANCHESTER UK Manchester Arena

December 2016

1 - LONDON UK The SSE Wembley Arena