Little Mix, the first group to win The X Factor in 2011 after an endless stream of solo acts, play York Barbican tomorrow as one of 18 dates on the girl band’s debut headline British tour.

Signed to Syco Music/Sony, Little Mix have performed on The X Factor Tour, at T4 On The Beach and as special guests on JLS’s 2012 summer tour.

Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall have topped the singles chart with Cannonball, Wings and DNA, the title track from last November’s debut album.

“It’s so exciting that we’re going out on our first tour,” say the girls. “We’ve spent most of last year recording our album and we can’t wait to see our fans again.”

Perrie, Jesy, Leigh-Anne and Jade originally auditioned for The X Factor as solo performers but under the tutelage of judge and mentor Tulisa Contostavlos they joined forces to become Little Mix.

Doors open at 6pm tomorrow; the screams start soon after.