Kara Jackson has revealed new UK headline tour dates as part of her extensive No Fun tour. These new shows come in support of Kara’s debut album why does the earth give us people to love? that appeared in our albums of the year list at the tail end of last year.
Tickets are on sale this Friday 15th March.
TOUR DATES
19 June – London, UK – EartH Theatre
24 June – Glasgow, UK – Mackintosh King’s Cross
26 June – Bristol, UK – Bristol Beacon Lantern Hall
Kara’s live performances are a soul-bearing exploration of the debut record detailing a sonic invitation to processing grief. Wielding her voice like a honey-coated blade, Kara Jackson crafts a blend of emotional folk music and poetic alt-country.
Raised by country folk and Black feminist poets like Gwendolyn Brooks and Lucille Clifton, Kara’s songs have the softness and warmth of a southern drawl, while still being sharp enough to cut deep. Born and raised in Oak Park, IL, a community 10 miles west of Chicago, Kara studied music and writing from a very young age.
A Black Queer polymath, she took piano lessons from the age of 5 and later taught herself to play guitar. She honed her poetry skills in high school, eventually becoming the National Youth Poet Laureate in 2019. That same year, Kara self-released her debut EP, A Song for Every Chamber of the Heart, a tender offering of acoustic meditations on love and desire. Since then she has toured the country in support of artists such as Julia Jacklin, Neko Case, Ibeyi, and Angel Olsen.
