50 Cent: Down but not out?

The superstar rapper will be in the RDS Simmonscourt on November 4 - a couple of weeks before his main rival Kanye West touches down to play a sold-out show at the Phoenix Park Marquee.

Ireland was one of the few countries where 50 Cent's album Curtis outsold Kanye West's acclaimed third record Graduation. 50 had promised to retire from music if West beat him in the chart wars, but he now seems to have gone back on his word.

Tickets for his RDS show go on sale from Ticketmaster outlets on September 28, priced €62.70.