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Both are going head to head in the singles and album charts later this year and now both have annonced they are going on tour ....

X Factor runner-up Ray Quinn has announced a tour of the UK.

The 18-year-old singer will play a number of gigs across the country in October, with tickets going on sale for fans on Monday (19th Feb) at a price of £23.00 each.

Full tour details are as follows:

October 2, Manchester, Apollo
October 3, Birmingham, Symphony Hall
October 5, Bristol, Colston Hall
October 6, Oxford, New Theatre
October 7, Ipswich, Regent Theatre
October 9, Blackburn, King George’s Hall
October 10, Bradford, St George’s Hall
October 12, Newcastle, City Hall
October 13, Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium
October 14, Aberdeen, Music Hall
October 16, Sheffield, City Hall
October 17, Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
October 19, Plymouth Pavilions
October 20, Cardiff, International Arena
October 21, Brighton Centre
October 22, Nottingham, Royal Centre
October 24, London, Hammersmith Apollo
October 25, Liverpool, Empire

X Factor contestant Ben Mills has announced a UK tour for this winter.

Mills, who finished third in the 2006 series, will play a total of 16 dates over a three-week period, starting in Newcastle on November 9.

Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday, February 16 and cost £23.

The full tour dates are as follows:

November 9 - Newcastle, City Hall
November 10 - Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium
November 11 - Aberdeen, Music Hall
November 13 - Ipswich, Regent Theatre
November 14 - Birmingham, Symphony Hall
November 16 - Blackburn, King George’s Hall
November 17 - Liverpool, Philharmonic
November 18 - Manchester, Apollo
November 20 - Leicester, de Montfort Hall
November 21 - Plymouth, Pavilion
November 22 - Poole, Lighthouse
November 23 - Bristol, Colston Hall
November 25 - Bradford, St George’s Hall
November 26 - Cardiff, St David’s Hall
November 27 - Brighton, Dome
November 28 - London, Shepherds Bush Empire

From DS