British singer Paloma Faith has announced her highly anticipated tour in support of her sixth studio album. The “Only Love Can Hurt Like This” singer will hit the road for the UK leg of the tour in April at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading and will conclude in late June at Lincoln Castle. Fans of the musician can purchase tickets on 20 October, with an album pre-sale beginning two days earlier from the singer’s official store.
Faith shared her excitement on her Instagram page, with a look at her album artwork for her new record titled The Glorification of Sadness. The star captioned the post: “On the road again darlings! My fave… So very excited to announce that my new album The Glorification of Sadness will be coming out in February 2024. AND I will be glorifying this sadness by touring around the UK next year as well!”
The 42-year-old, who is known for being a judge on hit shows The Voice UK in 2016 and The Voice Kids in 2020, released her lead single “How You Leave A Man” today. The track, which is Faith’s first single in three years, has elements of pop combined with the signature distinct sound Faith is famous for.
Watch the video for the track.
Faith’s latest project could be a reference to her heartbreak in her personal life. Last year, the star announced her separation from her husband, Leyman Lahcine, after more than a decade together. Now, the singer has spoken exclusively to The Sun about the break-up. She said: “In the last few years I’ve come closer to failure, to despair, to grief and loss than ever in my life. I had a choice: I could disappear into my melancholy, or I could wear it as a badge of honor. It wasn’t an option for me to stop in my tracks and break down. I have two children. I am and always will be the breadwinner – a source of strength and support for many others. And I wasn’t happy, I wasn’t mentally well, and I had to do something about it.”
The “Mistakes” singer also gave fans insight on what to expect from the new LP. She said: “The album is about taking responsibility for your own happiness. The track listing runs chronologically through the course of a long-term relationship breakdown that involves children, because that’s a very different experience to the cut-and-runs of youth. “It feels like my most personal work. I basically sell the agony as a commodity.”
She continued: “It’s like, ‘The last few years have been really awful’, then going, ‘Let’s put a cherry on top of that s**t’. That’s why I called it The Glorification Of Sadness.”
Tour Dates
03/04/24 – Hexagon Theatre – Reading
06/04 – Opera House – Blackpool
08/04 – Empire Theatre – Liverpool
09/04 – City Hall Oval Hall – Sheffield
11/04 – Bridgewater Hall – Manchester
14/04 – Plymouth Pavilions – Plymouth
15/04 – Bristol Beacon – Bristol
17/04 – Eventim Apollo – London
19/04 – Utilita Arena – Cardif
20/04 – Brighton Centre – Brighton
29/04 – O2 City Hall – Newcastle
30/04 – SEC Armadillo – Glasgow
02/05 – Alhambra Theatre – Dunfermline
03/05 – Connexion Live – Hull
05/05 – Symphony Hall – Birmingham
08/05 – Regent Theatre – Ipswich
09/05 – Bath Forum – Bath
11/05 – Stockton Globe – Stockton-on-Tees
12/05 – Barbican – York
14/05 – New Theatre – Oxford
15/05 – Southend Cliffs Pavilion – Southend-On-Sea
17/05 – International Centre – Bournemouth
18/05 – Swansea Arena – Swansea
21/06 – International Musical Eisteddfod – Llangollen
22/06 – Lincoln Castle – Lincoln
