The sex kittens of pop will be showing off their purrfect dancing and singing skills when they come back to Belfast next year, it was confirmed last night.

The Pussycat Dolls will play the King’s Hall on February 3, 2009, as part of an upcoming tour.

Last week the band announced a show at the O2 in Dublin on February 1.

Tickets for both shows are on sale from today.

The Pussycat Dolls began as a dance troupe in Los Angeles and expanded to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The group, which was founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995, released its first single in 2005, entiteld Don’t Cha. It went on to become a worldwide hit.

The Pussycat Dolls’ brand new single I Hate This Part is out on November 28 and is taken from the album Doll Domination, which is out now.

The Dolls will perform such hits as When I Grow Up, Don’t Cha, Stickwitu, Beep, Buttons, I Don’t Need a Man and many more.