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Paloma Faith has announced a somewhat unlikely support act for her forthcoming UK tour dates, Guardian columnist Owen Jones.
Faith has personally asked Jones, whose new book The Establishment is out now, to speak to her audience before her shows in London and Brighton in lieu of a musical support.
Speaking to Time Out, Jones explained how the unlikely partnership came about: "She got in touch, basically. We went for coffee, and she was really nice. She’s politically engaged, politically interested. I guess she has fears about the rise of UKIP, and she’s worried some of her fans are turning to UKIP and she’s kind of interested in the old tradition, that used to be more commonplace in the ’70s and ’80s, of music and politics linking up."
Jones continued to explain how he intends on getting Faith's fans interested in politics without talking down to them: "I want the audience to leave with more hope than they entered. I want it to be upbeat. Nothing worse than if people were like “Oh blimey, some preachy pre-pubescent Macaulay Culkin lookalike is ranting at me about politics – this isn’t what I signed up for”. I’m not going to patronise people."
Watch the video for 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This' below:
Last week saw Paloma Faith win her first ever BRIT Award, taking home the statue for Best British Female.
Faith kicks off her UK tour later this month in Bournemouth, with Jones joining her for shows in London and Brighton.
A full list of live dates can be found below, for tickets and more information visit here.
Tues March 10 2015 - BRIGHTON Centre
Thurs March 12 2015 - BRIGHTON Centre
Sat March 14 2015 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Metro Radio Arena
Sun March 15 2015 - BOURNEMOUTH BIC
Tue March 17 2015 - CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena
Thu March 19 2015 - BIRMINGHAM NIA
Fri March 20 2015 - GLASGOW SSE Hydro
Sat March 21 2015 - LEEDS first direct Arena
Mon March 23 2015 - NOTTINGHAM Capital FM Arena
Tue March 24 2015 - LIVERPOOL Echo Arena
Wed March 25 2015 - LONDON O2 Arena
