Mumford & Sons have announced extra Scotland and Ireland tour dates.

The BRIT winning band will now play an additional four shows in Scotland and Ireland.

The tour will kick off in Tobermory on March 2 and will now conclude in Dublin on March 18.

Other additional shows include Cork on March 14, Galway on March 15 and Limerick on March 16.

Mumford & Sons picked up the coveted British Album Of The Year at the BRIT Awards last week.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday (February 23) at 9am.

Mumford & Sons' Scotland & Ireland tour dates are:

• Tobermory, Aros Hall - March 2
• Fort William, BA Club - 3
• Forres, The Loft - 4
• Ullapool, Village Hall - 5
• Stornoway, An Lanntair - 7
• Inverness, Ironworks - 8
• Lerwick, Whiteness and Weisdale Hall - 9
• Kirkwall, St Magnus Cathedral - 11
• Cork, Savoy Theatre - 14
• Galway, Radisson - 15
• Limerick, Dolans - 16
• Dublin, Olympia - 18

(by Holly Frith)