Rihanna has further extended her upcoming UK arena tour, set to take place later this year.

The singer will now play four additional dates, starting with another show at London's O2 Arena on November 15.

The other gigs will take place in Newcastle (November 27), Manchester (28) and Birmingham (29).

The new dates mean Rihanna is now set to play nineteen gigs this autumn in support of recent album 'Loud'.

Tickets are on sale now.

Rihanna's UK arena dates are:

• London, O2 Arena – October 5/6/13
• Liverpool, Echo Arena – 7
• Manchester, MEN – 9
• Glasgow, SECC – 10/11
• Birmingham, LG Arena – 15
• Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena – 16
• London, O2 Arena – November 14/15
• Birmingham, LG Arena - 18
• Sheffield, Arena - 19
• Nottingham, Trent FM Arena – 22
• Glasgow, SECC – 23
• Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena – 27
• Manchester, MEN Arena – 28
• Birmingham, NIA – 29

(by Jason Gregory)