The Script have announced Dublin and Belfast shows for February 2018 in support of their just-released album, Freedom Child.

The trio of Danny O'Donoghue, Glen Power and Mark Sheehan will play Belfast's SSE Arena on Tuesday February 6, followed by hometown dates at Dublin's 3Arena on Friday February 9 and Saturday February 10. 

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Tickets go on general sale on Friday September 15 at 9.30am from usual outlets. There is also a Saturday September 9 pre-sale option for fans who buy Freedom Child on the band's website by noon on Thursday September 7.

Speaking to RTÉ Entertainment during the summer about their new album and a return to the spotlight, The Script said they had "freshened up the sound a little bit".

Freedom Child is The Script's fifth album

"If the last few albums were introverted; I think this is an extroverted album," said frontman O'Donoghue.

"The name of the album is Freedom Child. It's just about having freedom of expression and being able to express whatever it is you do, in whatever way you want to."

"We live in a world where a lot of different cultures are trying to impose things on this and that. I just think that it's really important right now for artists and musicians to give out that message of freedom," he added.

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