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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!

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We have huge pleasure to announce that our good ch

In 1986 the Mission played at Reading Festival for

Hi, we hope you're all doing okay. We've known fo

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You haven’t heard from us for a few days. We do

From Wayne: A couple of things - firstly, ta very

We hope that you are enjoying the unusually great

Today's tune of the day as chosen by Wayne Hussey.

We regret to inform you that due to circumstances

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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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