BRIT-rock trio Muse have an-nounced their debut concert at The NEC on Wednesday, December 3.

Tickets, priced £15 plus booking fee, went on sale last Saturday .

The band are also set to release their third album this September.

In 1997, Muse released their self-titled debut EP, followed by the Muscle Museum EP in 1998.

More recently, the Devonshire band have released two studio albums, Showbiz in 1999 and Origin of Symmetry in 2001.

Muse will break a year's silence on Monday, with the online release of their first new music of 2003.

Stockholm Syndrome will only be available as a download and will be accompanied by an exclusive, video for the track.

Tickets for the NEC gig can be purchased from the box office on 0870 909 4133.