Azealia Banks announces debut EP '212', UK headline tour

Azealia Banks has announced plans to officially release '212' in the UK.

The rapper will release the track as part of her first EP 212, which will also feature a selection of remixes and unreleased song 'Liquorice'.

Banks has also confirmed plans to embark on an 11-date UK headline tour later this year.

The star will begin at Manchester's Club Academy on September 28 and and finish at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 12.

Tickets for the shows will go on sale from 9am on February 17.

Banks's 212 EP will be released through Polydor Records in the UK on March 25.

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Azealia Banks's UK headline tour dates are as follows:

September 28 - Manchester, Club Academy
September 29 - Glasgow, O2 ABC
October 1 - Newcastle, O2 Academy
October 2 - Liverpool, O2 Academy 2
October 3 - Leeds, Met University
October 5 - Birmingham, HMV Library
October 6 - Oxford, O2 Academy
October 7 - Norwich, Waterfront
October 9 - Cambridge, Junction
October 10 - Brighton, Concorde 2
October 12 - London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Watch the music video for Azealia Banks's '212' below (Warning: Contains strong language):