Hip hop and R&B singer Akon has announced that he will be performing in Lincoln with his new group next month.
The special visit to Lincoln will see him perform with new group Konvict Kartel featuring Tre Carter, OG Boo Dirty and Tone Tone.
The news has led to hundreds of comments on the Engine Shed&apos;s Facebook page from excited fans.
The American-born singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer first gained global recognition with the 2004 release of Locked Up.
He has had three UK number ones, 12 top 10s and 18 top 40s, and has collaborated with the likes of Michael Jackson and Eminem.
His 2005 single Lonely also broke the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Australia, UK and Germany.
Not long afterwards, Akon collaborated with Eminem on the Grammy nominated &apos;Smack That&apos;, which reached number one in 10 record charts.
Throughout his career, Akon has had four songs certified as 3x platinum, three songs certifed as 2x platinum, more than ten songs certified as 1x platinum and more than ten songs certified as gold in digital sales.
The tour will see him visit various locations across the UK including Leeds, Manchester, Norwich, Birmingham.
The announcement on Engine Shed&apos;s Facebook page had a huge reaction with 80 shares of the post and 108 likes, with 100s of people tagging their friends.
One fan, Rowan Bradbury, tagged her friends and said: "I don&apos;t know if you lot like akon but this is my dream come true!"
Sophie Hodgins said: "Oh my god, Akon."
Charlotte Neal said: "Let&apos;s getting looking into prices and then go from there."
Holly Wright also tagged her friends and said: "we have so got to go !!!!"
Rachel Caborn summed up the general mood by saying: "quick - before they sell out."
Akon and Konvict Kartel will be performing at the Engine Shed in Lincoln on October 24 at 7pm.
Tickets cost £27.50 and can be purchased from the Engine Shed website.