Irish singer/songwriter Hozier will play his largest show in the metro to date when he headlines St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on Aug. 17.

Tickets go on sale at noon Nov. 17 through Ticketmaster. Neither the promoter nor the venue announced ticket prices. Hozier has chosen to make the tickets mobile only and restricted from transfer in an attempt to stop scalpers. Fans will have the option to sell their tickets for the price they paid through Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange.

Born Andrew Hozier-Byrne, Hozier was just another struggling musician in 2013, playing open mic nights in Dublin and writing new material whenever he could. His song “Take Me to Church” grew out of his frustration with the Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality. A low-budget video for the song went viral, leading to a major label record deal.

“Take Me to Church” went on to become a worldwide smash, hitting the Top 5 in more than 30 countries, including the U.S., where it went platinum 13 times and earned airplay across multiple formats. Hozier has never come close to replicating that success, but he has maintained a faithful following through a series of EPs and three albums, including “Unreal Unearth,” which entered the Billboard charts at No. 3 in August.

This year, Hozier sold out his North American tour, which included a First Avenue stop in May, and played to nearly 250,000 fans in 30 shows across 27 cities.

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