NO 1 boyband The Wanted, pictured above, will play at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on their first ever UK arena tour in spring 2012.

The five-piece group became one of the biggest breakthrough acts of last year.

The Wanted boys burst into the charts last summer with their Brit nominated debut single All Time Low which stormed to the top of the charts.

Followed by No 2 hit Heart Vacancy, they have quickly built up a huge fan base.

Their self-titled debut album raced into the top five, and they have had over an incredible 30 million plays of their videos on YouTube.

In March the boys were given the honour of releasing the official Comic Relief single for Red Nose Day. The single Gold Forever became their third top five single.

Their latest No 1 single Glad You Came is the first from their hotly tipped second album.

The come to the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on Thursday, February 23, with tickets available from the box office on 02920 224488.