Arcade Fire have added an additional date to their forthcoming UK arena tour.

The Montreal-based band will now play London’s O2 Arena on December 2, in as well as the previous night (December 1).

They are also scheduled to play dates in Birmingham (December 8) and Cardiff (9) in support of new album ‘The Suburbs’.

Arcade Fire's third album went in at number one on the UK album chart on Sunday. It is the first time the band have topped the countdown.

Arcade Fire's UK tour dates are:

• London, O2 Arena – December 1/2
• Birmingham, LG Arena – 8
• Cardiff, Arena – 9
• Manchester, Central – 11
• Glasgow, SECC – 12

(by Jason Gregory)