POPSTAR Emeli Sande is to perform in Glasgow as part of a European tour.

The 29-year-old Scot is to out on a series of intimate shows to celebrate the launch of her forthcoming album Long Live The Angels.

She is to play at Oran Mor on October 2, followed by dates in her home town of Aberdeen, Manchester, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin.

The tour will finish in Stockholm on October 20.

Emeli said: “I really wanted to reconnect with my fans on an intimate level, it's been a really long time, so much has happened and these small shows felt like the perfect way to catch up.”

Her latest single, Hurts, launched on Friday and is the first track to be released from her anticipated second album.

It was recorded in New York, Los Angeles and Oxford.

Tickets to the shows are to go on sale on Friday and can be bought via http://shop.emelisande.com