Best known for mega hit Africa, which was named one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, the Californian band formed in 1977 and have sold over 50 million records worldwide.
Led by vocalist and guitarist Steve Lukather, the band also composed the soundtrack to the original Dune movie, released in 1984. They have released 14 studio albums to date, including 2018’s Old Is New.
To mark 50 years since their foundation, they will head out across the UK and Ireland for seven shows next summer, kicking off with a gig at Dublin's 3Arena on June 16 and Cork on June 17. They will then play the Ovo Hydro in Glasgow on June 19 and Manchester’s AO Arena on June 20.
The tour dates also include a night in Birmingham on June 22, Cardiff on June 24 and the Ovo Wembley Arena in London on June 25. Tickets for all UK dates will go on sale this week via Ticketmaster and MyTicket.
Across the dates, guitarist Steve, who is the sole continuous founding member of the band, will be joined by Joseph Williams on vocals, alongside a band made up of Warren Ham, John Pierce, Keith Carlock, Dennis Atlas and Rai Thistlethwayte.
They will be supported across all UK dates by US musician Todd Rundgren. There will be a pre-sale on Wednesday (October 21) followed by general sale on Friday (October 23).
