Kanye West will bring his Yeezus tour to the UK and Europe this summer, performing a series of shows throughout June and July.

The rapper, who released his album Yeezus in June 2013, has confirmed a string of dates in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark, before heading to the UK for two already announced Wireless festival shows in Birmingham and London.

West's US leg of the tour has so far provoked a considerable amount of controversy, namely down to the rapper bringing out a Jesus impersonator before transitioning into the track Jesus Walks. In an interview with Bay Area radio station Wild 94.9 last year, West explained that his decision to take the religious figure on tour was inspired by a discussion with a pastor.

"My girl even asked afterwards, 'Is that weird if Jesus comes on stage?' They're like, 'No. We do plays all the time. People play Jesus. You know what's awesome about Christianity? We're allowed to portray God. We're allowed to draw an image of him. We're allowed to make movies about him. Other religions, you're not allowed to do that. That's what's really awesome about Christianity. That's one of the really awesome things."

The spectacle of the Yeezus tour is also to be made into a movie, which is “coming to theatres” according to a teaser posted to West’s official website. The trailer mixes footage from the rapper’s elaborate stage show – full of lasers, manmade mountains and bejewelled masks – as well as the time-lapse skies and galloping horses that featured in his recent Bound 2 music video. The Yeezus film will be directed by Hype Williams, one of West’s favourite collaborators, who has shot more than a dozen of his videos, including All of the Lights, Stronger and Gold Digger.

European dates:

June

21 – Park & Suites Arena – Montpellier, France

23 – Festhalle – Frankfurt, Germany

24 – Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany

25 – Palace 12 – Brussels, Belgium

27 – Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark

29 – Oslo Spektrum – Oslo, Norway

July

1 – O2 World – Berlin, Germany

2 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands

4 – Wireless festival, London

6 – Wireless festival, Birmingham