Katy Perry arrives in the UK

Katy Perry has landed in the UK.

The singer announced her entrance through Twitter this afternoon.

'ENGLAND!' she simply wrote upon touchdown.

Perry is set to kick off a nine date UK tour starting with three nights at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London on Thursday.

'YAY! I'll be there with my SAFARI DISCO hat on!!!Yay England! See you tomorrow! xxxx,' she added.

Perry will wrap up her jaunt in Cardiff on April 1.