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All of us here at MWIS are very pleased to now be able to tell you that -the Mission’s tour has once again been rescheduled for the same time next year, 2022 - with a series of warm-up shows in the UK in late 2021!

The warm-up shows will lead up to their already announced headlining appearance at the Sinners Day Festival in Belgium on Saturday 30th October later this year.

You can buy tickets for the warm-up shows here: www.myticket.co.uk/artists/the-mission

The tour, originally entitled ‘The United European Party Tour’ and scheduled to take place last year with the band able to play 10 of the scheduled 55 shows before the lockdowns were enforced. The tour has now been re-christened ‘The Déjà Vu Tour’ and will kick off on Saturday 5th March, 2022, at Het Depot vzw, in Leuven, Belgium and will culminate with two nights at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd April.

Special guests as confirmed for the previous dates will remain the same - The Rose Of Avalanche for the UK, Gene Loves Jezebel in Portugal and Spain, and Wires & Lights in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Holland.

For more information and to get your tickets, click here!

Don’t forget, pop pickers, tickets for these Mission shows are NOW on sale from: http://www.myticket.co.uk/artists/the-mission
So, what rarely performed song would you like to see The Mission play in October? 66 301 Likes

Tiny Tim - Performance Art Today's tune of the day as chosen once again by Simon Hinkler. Slink loves sharing his musical taste with you.
Simon says: If you’re old enough, you’ll remember Tiny Tim.
What I didn’t know was that he had a TV ... 16 128 Likes

So, we have a bit of good news for you. We are very pleased to announce that The Mission will be playing a short series of warm-up shows in the UK running up to their already announced headlining appearance at ... 107 1.1K Likes

Aphrodite's Child - You Always Stand in My Way (HQ) Simon Hinkler chooses today's tune of the day.
Simon says: A few years back I had a look what Aphrodite’s Child were all about, simply because I‘d heard the name and knew nothing else. For a while I often listened ... 16 159 Likes

From Wayne: How're you doing? Received an email from my very good friend, Dave Allen, today. I first worked with Dave (David M. Allen) in early 1983 when recording 'Misty Circles' with Dead Or Alive. Dave was the house engineer ...

Dave's Takeaway

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Serpent's Kiss - The Mission UK Tune of the day, tune of ages: It was 35 years ago today that The Mission released their very first single, Serpent’s Kiss. Destined to enter the UK Independent Chart at no. 1 - the first time a new band ... 148 1.5K Likes

Lemmy Kilmister & Hawkwind Silver Machine 1972 Live Tune of the day as chosen by Craig Adam. Craig says, ‘no words necessary.’
https://youtu.be/HdTFeW8FCto 24 564 Likes

So who fancies owning ultra-rare white label test pressings of Mission albums? Recently unearthed from the Universal Records archives were a collection of white labels - white labels are records that are pressed so that they can be checked by ... 9 167 Likes

Blue Something nice, easy, and relaxing for this Sunday morning as chosen by the Mission drummer boy, Mike Kelly - Sair Fyeld Hinny by Neil Harland.
Mike says: “Neil is a beautiful person that asked me to play drums on these ... 2 73 Likes

Billie Eilish - Your Power (Official Music Video) Tune for the weekend is this week chosen by Wayne Hussey. He has this to say about his choice: "the last time I mentioned Billie Eilish here on our FB page I received a bit of flak, some of it ... 58 385 Likes

Orbital :: Remind :: Live Something for the weekend from Simon Hinkler: "Lately I've been listening to electronic music. From Eno, I went to Tangerine Dream, and even checked again to see what my 2021 self thought about Jean-Michel Jarre's Oxygene (better than I had ... 6 127 Likes

Tyranny of Secrets (Harmath Szabolcs Remix) Could Szabolcs Harmath , who submitted the winning remix of Tyranny Of Secrets in the competition we ran at the beginning of last year, please contact us at: management@themissionukband.com
Thank you.
And whilst we're at it we'll make this our ... 9 142 Likes

Fotheringay [Sandy Denny] - Banks of the Nile (1970) Today's song of the day as chosen by Wayne. "Exquisite and transcendent in every way." On The Banks Of The Nile by Fotheringay featuring the incomparable Sandy Denny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBSmR7fhNsk 4 68 Likes

Today’s front cover comes to us courtesy of Marcin Rzeszutkowski and features OGL Wayne Hussey amongst hallowed company on the cover of Tylko Rock magazine from Poland, published in 1992. Marcin seems to believe this was the only mainstream rock ... 15 237 Likes

Today’s front cover comes courtesy of Sounds dated Feb 6 1988! Over 33 years ago! Where has the time gone? Tower Of Strength was riding high in the charts and Children had just been released about to enter the UK ... 15 642 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post Today's promo pics from the UM Archives is taken from the photo shoot for the Carved In Sand album, circa late 1989. 27 1.2K Likes

Johnny Maz & Friends - Tower of Strength by The Mission - Online collaboration cover. Today's tune of the day is not chosen by any of the band individually but as a collective; this rather good and creditable cover of the Mission's anthem, Tower Of Strength, by Johnny Maz & Friends. Have a listen and ... 28 281 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post Well at the request of quite a few people we have been having another clear out of Mission HQ and have come across another goodie....
We have found a very limited supply of Aura on double heavyweight vinyl. which comes ... 32 551 Likes

Today’s front cover, yet another from Melody Maker. This time from August 29, 1987, the weekend that The Mission headlined Reading Festival on the Friday night.
The Mission added a new photo. 22 642 Likes

Photos from The Mission's post We hope you have all had a great Easter bank holiday weekend ? Anyway we digress....
You may remember last August Wayne along with an amazing assortment of artists released TOS2020 under the banner of ReMission International raising many thousands ... 8 483 Likes

Let’s all raise a glass on this Easter Sunday to our favourite bass player in the world! Happy birthday, Craig! 154 2.3K Likes

Photos from The Mission's post We are please to confirm that the new World Crusade shirts have arrived and they look pretty spectacular - Not ordered yours yet ? Come and see what you are missing out on..
In other news we have been having ... 25 1.3K Likes

Today's tune of the day is chosen by Wayne, 'All The Way From Memphis (album version)' by Mott The Hoople. Wayne says, 'as much as I wanted us to be Led Zeppelin I always thought we were closer in spirit ... 22 722 Likes

Seaspiracy | Netflix Official Site From Wayne: This is essential viewing; shocking, upsetting, disturbing on so many levels. At the very least it should make us think about what we put on the dinner table and how it gets there.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81014008?s=i&trkid=13747225 28 317 Likes

Here's another from the archives, circa late 1987 / early '88 we reckon. The boys ALL, even Craig, looking good here.
And speaking of Mr Adams, his tune of the day is Freda Payne's 'Band Of Gold', a classic in ... 22 1.1K Likes

And another from the newly found archive of old Mission promo photos, this time late 1989 in Brighton, just 3 years later than yesterday's photo. How the bloom of youth had so quickly faded.... Looks like Wayne couldn't find his ... 31 1.3K Likes

We recently were given by a friend at Universal Records an archive of old promo shots of the Mission. There are some gems amongst them including this one. By our reckoning we believe this to be from the summer of ... 71 1.6K Likes

Dry Cleaning - Viking Hair (Official Video) Tune of the day is another from Craig Adams new favourite band - Dry Cleaning!
Craig says: “this’ll be what it will be like next time we go out and play!”
https://youtu.be/d5MNSuhiIGM 13 122 Likes

We asked the question the other day, when did the Mission / Wayne first appear on the cover of Melody Maker? This, dear reader, is the earliest we could find, from Oct 25 1986 around the time of release of ... 29 916 Likes

Today’s tune of the day is chosen by Simon Hinkler.
Simon says: “Well, I promised after my Slow Motion Blackbird choice I'd rock it next time.
Cop an effing load of this.
It's what I was into aged 15, and ... 8 183 Likes

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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,Celemony Melondyne, Jim Dunlop Picks & 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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