Happy Mondays' frontman Shaun Ryder has announced an Irish Q&A tour in support of his new book, Happy Mondays and Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays.

The iconic musician will be travelling around the country, with shows in:

• Sandinos, Derry - November 7
• Balor Theatre, Ballybofey - November 8
• Dolan's, Limerick - November 9
• Whelan's, Dublin - November 10
• Cyprus Avenue, Cork - November 11
• Spirit Store, Dundalk - November 13
• Monroes, Galway - November 14
• Kavanagh's, Portlaoise - November 15
• Mandela Hall, Belfast - November 16

A press release describes the show as "a carnival of excess, wild tales, and improbable truths."

Happy Mondays debuted in 1985 with Forty Five EP. The band became leading figures in the Manchester rave scene, known as Madchester. Happy Mondays disbanded in 1993, but have reformed several times since then.

Black Grape, another of Ryder's projects, began in 1993 and released two studio albums before breaking up five years later. Like Happy Mondays, the group reunited multiple times and launched two more LPs.

In 2005, Ryder collaborated with Damon Albarn's virtual supergroup Gorillaz on 'Dare', which appeared on their second studio album Demon Days and hit number one on the UK charts.

Tickets for Happy Mondays and Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays Q&A go on sale this Friday at 10:00am.