Ennio Morricone announces a 2016 world tour, is visiting London in February

Composer Ennio Morricone is going on a worldwide tour to celebrate 60 years in the film industry.

Morricone will travel across the globe from January 2016 to cities including Prague, Dublin and Amsterdam.

The tour will arrive at Dublin's 3Arena on February 14 and London's O2 Arena on February 16.

During his years in the industry, Morricone has composed music for more than 500 films and TV shows, including Django Unchained, The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time in America and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (June 5). Further cities will be announced soon.

Morricone said: "Performing my work live in all these different cities for people of so many different ages and cultural backgrounds is an incredibly gratifying experience."

The Ennio Morricone 2016 tour dates as they stand:

January 15 - Prague, O2 Arena
January 17 - Budapest, Papp Laszlo Arena
January 19 - Bratislava, Slovnaft Arena
February 14 - Dublin, 3Arena
February 16 - London, The O2
February 18 - Cologne, Lanxess Arena
February 20 - Antwerp, Sportpaleis
February 21 - Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome