Billy Bragg will tour next year with a series of special concerts, supported by UK campaign groups Unite Against Fascism, Love Music Hate Racism, The Left Field and Searchlight, as well as unions Amicus, GMB, RMT, T&G and Unison. Bragg is joined on the tour, entitled 'Hope Not Hate', by Small Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan and Mercury nominated Seth Lakeman.
On his supporters he said: "In my home town, Barking, we've organised and begun to turn the tide on the BNP. It couldn't have been done without the support of the unions. If you want to know what trade unions are all about, it's not just what happens in the workplace, it's about building communities - communities where people can live side by side in peace and prosperity. That's why I'm so pleased that Amicus, the GMB, Unison and the RMT are supporting this tour and helping us take the 'Hope Not Hate' message out on the road."
Dates are as follows:
25 Apr: Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
24 Apr: Sheffield City Hall
25 Apr: Bradford University
26 Apr: Liverpool Carling Academy
28 Apr: Manchester Bridgewater Hall
29 Apr: Gateshead The Sage
30 Apr: Cardiff St David's Hall
1 May: Barking Broadway
4 May: Leicester De Montfort Hall
5 May: Isle Of Man Douglas Villa Marina
7 May: Edinburgh Usher Hall
31 May: Exeter Lemon Grove
3 Jun: Dublin Vicar Street