Former US president Barack Obama is to tour with his on-stage interviews again, with a show in Belfast following a sold-out date in Dublin last year.

The 64-year-old, who became the first black president of the United States in 2009, will take An Evening With President Barack Obama to Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester, following shows at The O2 in London and the 3Arena in Dublin last year.

There were complaints about ticket prices for the 3Arena event as tickets that were advertised for €30 sold for hundreds of euros.

The 44th US president will appear at The O2 in Belfast on October 13th, Glasgow’s Ovo Hydro on October 14th and Manchester’s Co-op Live on October 15th, with guest moderators to be announced.

Organisers said Obama will speak about “what comes next for America, and for all of us” in the live interview format.

Robin Sherry, founder and chief executive of organiser Seat Unique, said: “Following the phenomenal response to last year’s events, we are delighted to bring three new opportunities for fans to experience An Evening With President Barack Obama.”

Obama was interviewed by British TV historian David Olusoga at The O2 in London in September.

After his two-term presidency ended in 2017, Obama and his wife, Michelle, signed a deal with Netflix to produce documentaries, series and features for the streaming platform under their Higher Ground Productions company.

In 2022, Obama won the Emmy for best narrator for his work on Netflix documentary series Our Great National Parks, and he has won Grammy Awards for his audiobook readings of two of his memoirs: The Audacity Of Hope and Dreams From My Father.

The Hawaii-born former president has also hosted a 2021 podcast called Renegades: Born In The USA, alongside rock singer Bruce Springsteen, which also resulted in a book.

Tickets for the shows will go on sale on Friday, July 31st at 10am from Myticket.co.uk and SeatUnique.com, with 100 tickets set aside for charitable organisations.