SINGER Nick Cave has announced his first UK tour since the tragic death of his teenage son.

The Australian-singer, who has lived in Brighton for more than a decade, will play five UK gigs in September as part of a major European tour.

It will be the first time that fans will get to hear songs from the latest Bad Seeds album Skeleton Tree - part of which was written and recorded following the death of his son Arthur after a fall from Ovingdean cliffs in July 2015.

Cave will play Bournemouth, Manchester, Glasgow, Nottingham and London.

Part of the album was recorded at Retreat Recording Studios in Ovingdean before Arthur's death.