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From Wayne: I can't believe it's a year ago this weekend that I played with The Divine at the Tomorrow's Ghosts Festival in Whitby! In many ways it seems like a lot longer than a year as 2020 has distorted ... 14 165 Likes

From Wayne: The Eagle Has Landed! And it looks brilliant. It is with huge pleasure (and relief) that I can tell you that the TOS2020 vinyl has, at long last, arrived at our warehouse. Orders will start being fulfilled immediately ... 72 938 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post We’re posting this again today just in case you missed it at the weekend! 6 122 Likes

"Out Of Chaos Comes..." Hey, pop pickers...why not listen in at 7pm UK time today - Saturday 24th - to hear the world premiere on Revolution Radio of the stunning new re-imagining of 'The Delicate Balance Of All Things', the Beauty In Chaos song ... 5 165 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post It's the weekend again and time for the second instalment in our series whereby the members of The Mission choose their five all-time favourite TV shows and explain why. This Saturday it's the turn of young drummer boy, Mike Kelly.
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From Wayne: An update on the ReMission International vinyl delivery date.
Two days ago, Monday 19th, we received a message from the manufacturers informing us that they were closed so they could carry out a deep clean of their manufacturing ... 63 455 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post We did tell you that a new series would be starting this weekend where the members of The Mission would choose their five favourite tv shows and explain why. First up for your perusal this Sunday evening, Simon 'Slink' Hinkler.
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From Wayne: I've just heard the incredibly sad news that my old friend and band mate from my Liverpool days, Hambi Haralambous, has passed away this evening. When I first moved to Liverpool in early 1978 TonTrix were my favourite ... 128 1K Likes

Wayne Hussey Interview pt 2 TOS2020 A recent interview with Wayne Hussey talking about the ReMission International TOS2020 release has now been made public on YouTube. Separated into two parts the interview can be viewed here:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/c_sX4N04KvE
Part 2: https://youtu.be/RN-BiMcxbc8
And for those that ... 5 346 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post Well that's been a busy few months, thanks to everyone for their continued support of TOS2020 - Keep on spreading the word...
In other important news we are pleased to be able to release the next shirt in our range ... 27 600 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post Today see's the last instalment of our current series whereby each member of the Mission choose their five favourite films and explains why. It's the turn of 'Our Glorious Leader', Wayne Hussey, although as usual he can't abide by the ... 31 313 Likes

Out of Chaos Comes — Beauty in Chaos SLINK FEATURES ON THE NEW BEAUTY IN CHAOS ALBUM!
Our very own Simon 'Slink' Hinkler took a break from his gardening chores recently to lay down the guitar solo on this new remix of the Beauty In Chaos track - ... 12 233 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post OK, this comes a little later than usual but, praise be, it is here now. This is the 3rd instalment in our series where members of The Mission choose their 5 favourite films and explain why. This week - our ... 30 261 Likes

ReMISSION INTERNATIONAL TOS2020 Trentemøller Remix 9 75 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post Hi, it’s Wayne Hussey here.
I hope you and your loved ones are well and managing to stay positive during these strangest of days.
Today, Friday 2nd Oct, sees the release of the vinyl and CD versions of TOS2020 and ... 113 8.6K Likes

ReMISSION INTERNATIONAL TOS2020 Trentemøller Remix To Celebrate the official release date of ReMISSION INTERNATIONAL's 'TOS2020' we are very pleased to be able host a Live Video Premiere at 1pm (UK time) on Friday 2nd October 2020.
Wayne Hussey and friends remake of the classic MISSION ... 75 285 Likes

The Mission premiered a video. To Celebrate the official release date of ReMISSION INTERNATIONAL's 'TOS2020' we are very pleased to be able host a Live Video Premiere at 1pm (UK time) on Friday 2nd October 2020.
Wayne Hussey and friends remake of the classic MISSION ...

ReMISSION INTERNATIONAL TOS2020 Trentemøller Remix

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BEAUTY IN CHAOS ft. WAYNE HUSSEY - THE DELICATE BALANCE OF ALL THINGS(Official Video/Enhanced Audio) We're posting this again from last December just in case you missed it first time around. A great track on the second Beauty In Chaos album 'the storm before the calm' that our very own Wayne Hussey contributed lyrics and ... 8 100 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post It's Saturday and it's the 2nd instalment in our latest series where each week a member of the Mission chooses their 5 favourite films and explains why. This week is the turn of young drummer boy, Mike Kelly. Enjoy the ... 23 202 Likes

ReMission International - TOS2020 - Full length lyric video. And we have a winner! A couple of weeks ago we set a competition asking for you to guess who-sang-what on TOS2020, the recently re-recorded version of Tower Of Strength and released under the guise of ReMission International. Featuring an ... 15 246 Likes

From Germany and Spex magazine in March 1987 comes 'Today's Front Cover'. Capturing the boys at soundcheck somewhere in Europe looking a little dazed and confused. Touring will do that to you. 11 338 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post As promised, today sees the start of our new series where we ask each member of The Mission to name their five favourite films and explain why. First up is Simon Hinkler, Slink to you. Here ya go.
SIMON'S TOP ... 16 179 Likes

From Wayne: I'm sure everyone here at MWIS and you reading this will join me in wishing Thea & Ennan our congratulations for the birth yesterday of their baby boy. Those that know Thea & Ennan's story will know how ... 40 306 Likes

‘Today’s Front Cover’ returns with this one from Sounds in March 1990. Guns drawn at dawn, a verbal shoot out between two of the biggest gobs around at the time, Wayne & his good friend, Miles Hunt of The Wonder ... 17 327 Likes

TOS2020 (single version) - Remission International We're going to forego our 'Front Cover' for today as we're announcing an extension to our white label competition. We had previously announced that the competition would close tonight at midnight (UK time) but we've decided to extend it to ... 5 169 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post We think today’s Front Cover of LP newspaper from Nov 1988 is Portuguese. It could be Brazilian. Certainly the photos were taken in Rio De Janeiro when the band first visited South America in 1988. Again, Wayne, Simon, & Mick ... 16 203 Likes

There’s a long held fallacy that Wayne Hussey has never publicly shown his eyes, always preferring to hide behind his shades. Well, there was a sneaky peak in the Stay-With-Me video, a longer linger on his peepers in the Into-The-Blue ... 16 255 Likes

From Melody Maker in Feb 1988, around the time of ‘Children’ being released, comes ‘Today’s Front Cover’.
With the ever-present hat & shades, and a white jacket over a red & black short-cut top and the pre-requisite armful of bangles ... 11 411 Likes

After the high drama at Anfield yesterday we’re hoping for a more typical relaxing Sunday. Today’s Front Cover is from the excellent but sadly short lived Lime Lizard from Sept 1989.
Cover nabbed once again from The Mission Fan FB ... 14 408 Likes

Saturday’s ‘Front Cover’!
There was a time when these two excitable men were both young and supporting the same team. Not today, no sir-ee. Today sees
the kick-off of the new English Premier League season and an age old rivalry ... 10 301 Likes

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From Wayne: The Eagle Has Landed! And it looks bri

Hey, pop pickers...why not listen in at 7pm UK tim

It's the weekend again and time for the second ins

From Wayne: An update on the ReMission Internation

We did tell you that a new series would be startin

From Wayne: I've just heard the incredibly sad new

A recent interview with Wayne Hussey talking about

Today see's the last instalment of our current ser

SLINK FEATURES ON THE NEW BEAUTY IN CHAOS ALBUM!

OK, this comes a little later than usual but, prai

Hi, it’s Wayne Hussey here. I hope you and you

We're posting this again from last December just i

It's Saturday and it's the 2nd instalment in our l

And we have a winner! A couple of weeks ago we set

From Germany and Spex magazine in March 1987 comes

As promised, today sees the start of our new serie

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The Mission had to postpone the United European Party Tour due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We are now pleased to announce the rescheduled dates - you should also view the events on facebook to see who else is going!

Please note that tickets for postponed shows will be valid and if the new date doesn't suit you then you will be offered the option of a refund from the point of purchase.

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“He is one of a kind, and whether he likes it or not, he’s an absolute legend, and I can’t think of anyone on planet Earth who has a better story to tell.” - Gary Numan

“I toured a lot with The Mission and Wayne was much too bright and nice a guy to be in the rock business. He always had a sense of humour.” - Iggy Pop

"After years and years of living with repression and religious guilt, I had finally shaken off those shackles to become the clichéd licentious, degenerate, promiscuous rock star - everything that my mother had feared I'd become." - Wayne Hussey

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Wayne Hussey

Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and principal songwriter of The Mission, Vegetarian, acclaimed author & rabid LFC supporter.

Wayne uses...

Schecter Guitars. Steinburg Cubase, Softube Plugins. D16 Plugins, Slate Digital Plugins
IK Multimedia Plugins, FXpansion BFD, Ohm Plugins. Sonic Charge Plugins, Kemper Guitar Profiler, Jim Dunlop Picks and Newtone Strings

Simon Hinkler

Slink; guitarist, occasional keyboards, and proud wearer of wide-brimmed hat.
Imbiber of cider.

Simon's info

Simon's website
Moving On - title track from his latest EP - available at the merch store
Simon uses Jim Dunlop Picks and Newtone Strings

Craig Adams

Bass player extraordinaire.
Raconteur and much-sought-after after-dinner speaker for hire.

Craig's Info

Watch "Victory" - from Demon King, Craig's solo album available from the merch store
Craig uses Jim Dunlop Picks and Newtone Strings

Mike Kelly

Drums and all things rhythm,
including the method at which Mike is particularly accomplished.

Mike's info

The sole flyer of the rock 'n roll excess flag these days whilst t'other three, the elder statesmen we shall politely call them, are more like Compo, Cleggy, and Foggy from 'The Last Of The Summer Wine' on tour.
Mike uses Zildjian cymbals.

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