Niall Horan’s world tour spells some very good news for Dubliner Gavin James

Niall Horan made the announcement over Twitter.

Niall Horan is heading over to America at the end of October and he is taking one of his "favourite artists" overseas with him. The former One Direction member released the news on Twitter shortly before 2pm that he would be bringing Gavin James with him on tour in the US, and James will also join Horan in Toronto too. https://twitter.com/NiallOfficial/status/897438836799754240 https://twitter.com/NiallOfficial/status/897439057667608576 Horan wasn't the only one that was delighted to announce the news as James was quick to get in touch with the Slow Hands guitarist to share his delight. https://twitter.com/gavinjames/status/897441077791264768 https://twitter.com/NiallOfficial/status/897447686345035776 The former One Direction star will set off on a mini world tour at the end of August and admitted to his fans that he wanted to make the show as Irish as possible. Taking to Twitter, Horan said: "So for my shows I wanted to make it as Irish as possible and show off the incredible music coming out of our lovely little country. "So I asked around to see who was available and we got some great replies, so happy with this." Irish band, Wild Youth, will join Horan in Dublin's Olympia Theatre while fellow Irish boys, Picture This, will attend Horan's gigs in London and Stockholm.