TOP Brit-rock band Rooster can't keep away from the south!

The band will play the Guildhall in Southampton on October 24 as part of a mammoth 13-date UK tour.

And it will be their fourth gig in the area this year following their two sell-out dates at the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth in February and March and their slot at this June's Power in the Park one-day music festival.

Rooster shot to fame with their irresistible chart-breaking debut single Staring at the Sun.

Their riff-crested rock tunes bursting with charming sensibilities have helped propel the band into a new rock stratosphere ahead of teen guitar bands like Busted and McFly.

This will be their first gig at the Guildhall.

Tickets are £12.50 and go on sale tomorrow at 9am. Contact 0871 2200 260.