The month-long, 22-date run - which starts in Milan, Italy on September 15 - will see Hughes perform highlights from his extensive career, including music from Trapeze, Deep Purple, Black Country Communion, California Breed and his solo material.

"After being studio bound for the past few months and then touring with California Breed late last year," says Hughes, "where I received the most incredible live audience reaction to my appearances while out with Alter Bridge and Slash, I felt it long overdue for a solo tour of my own.