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About The Mission

Formed in Leeds in 1986 by singer and guitarist Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams after they left The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission quickly became one of the biggest names in British gothic rock. With guitarist Simon Hinkler and drummer Mick Brown completing the line-up, they paired shimmering, atmospheric guitars with Hussey's soaring, emotional vocals, and the anthems soon followed. Debut album God's Own Medicine (1986) gave fans "Wasteland" and "Severina", while Children (1988), produced by Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, reached number two in the UK and delivered the much-loved "Tower Of Strength". Carved In Sand (1990) then added two more live favourites, "Butterfly On A Wheel" and "Deliverance".

Along the way they supported The Cult and U2, headlined Reading Festival twice and built a fiercely loyal following. After splitting in 1996, The Mission regrouped and carried on with albums including Aura (2001), God Is A Bullet (2007) and Another Fall From Grace (2016), the last of these becoming their first UK Top 40 album in more than 20 years. Decades on, a Mission show is still a passionate, full-throated singalong where those classics hit as hard as ever.