The Jacksons are to bring their reunion tour to the south.

The group are coming to the UK with with five newly-announced dates next year.

The brothers  - whose hits include ABC and I Want You Back - reunited earlier this year to tour for the first time in 28 years, with shows in the US, which have now moved on to Europe.

Brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Tito last went on the road outside the US as a group in 1984.

Their sibling, Michael, who performed with the group on many of their hits, died in 2009.

The Unity Tour calls at the Bournemouth International Centre of March 2.

Before that there are dates at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena on February 26, Manchester O2 Apollo on the 27th and Glasgow the following day.

The show then finishes at London's Hammersmith Apollo on March 3.

Tickets go on sale on Friday morning.