Mission World Information Service (MWIS)


			26 OCT 2004

DEATH OF AN AMBASSADOR
The Mission and MWIS were saddened to learn today of the death of John Peel, a seminal BBC Radio 1 DJ who influenced countless people around the UK and indeed the world with his eclectic musical journeys and discoveries.

Our prayers and thoughts are with his family at this time.

If you would like to leave a tribute, please visit the BBC website


			6 SEP 2004

ABSOLUTION IMAGES
We have some excellent images during the Absolution tour from the LA2 show. Thanks to Gary Lornie and Darren Outrim, long time Mission fans and professional photographers for sending them in.

View Images


			11 AUG 2004

ABSOLUTION TOUR
The Mission would like to thank everyone for their support during the Absolution Tour - we thoroughly enjoyed it and we hope you did too!

These are the last set of lives shows planned for this year as we will now concentrating on the new, as of yet untitled album, plus other projects. We'll keep you up to date on these through the MWIS website as things progress.

Keeping the Faith

Love, Wayne, Rob, Ritchie & Steve xx


			20 JUL 2004

WGW VIDEO
Download / view The Mission playing "Garden of Delight" at Whitby Goth Weekend 2004 - this is in Windows media format available in either lo-res [2.6mb] or hi-res [15mb] - thanks to Matt (All Living Fear) for providing the initial footage.


			13 JUL 2004

CHANGE OF VENUE!
Due to internal building work being currently completed at Nottingham Rock City the venue for The Mission show on Weds. 4th August has changed to The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham.
The schedule in full:
Tues. 3rd August: Norwich Waterfront
Weds. 4th: Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Thurs. 5th: London Astoria
Fri. 6th: Zandamm De Kade
Sat. 7th: Mera Luna Festival
These will be the last shows the band play this year as they will then be concentrating on recording a new album.


			27 JUN 2004

FORUM COMP
Win a pair of tickets to the August Waterfront show! click here for a chance to win - you need to be registered with the forum to enter.


			22 JUN 2004

OCTOBER VIDEO
Thanks to Dreamweaver and Matt (of All Living Fear) there's a ton of video footage to work through from some recent shows - here's the first offering in the form of "The Crystal Ocean" taken from the excellent Forum show in October 2003. Enjoy!


			18 JUN 2004

MISSION ADD SHOW TO ABSOLUTION TOUR
The Mission have just confirmed an extra show for their upcoming 'Absolution' tour at De Kade, Zuiddijk 9-11, Zaandam (near Amsterdam, apparently) for Friday 6th August. (www.kade.com.nl)
The full schedule is as follows:
Aug. 3rd: Norwich Waterfront (w/ NFD)
4th: Nottingham Rock City (w/ The Operation)
5th: London Astoria (w/ Karnataka & X-Lover)
6th: Kaandam De Kade
7th: Mera Luna Festival
These, in all probability, will be the final Mission shows for this year before the band commence work on their long anticipated follow up to 'Aura'. See you there.


			9 JUN 2004

SUPPORT FOR THE ASTORIA
Karnataka and X-Lover have been added to the bill for the upcoming Mission London Astoria show on Thursday 5th August. Karnataka have supported Wayne before on a couple of his solo shows so they won't be strangers to some of you. X-Lover are a new band that are, apparently, causing a bit of a stir around London. Well worth catching both bands!
Support at Norwich Waterfront on Tuesday 3rd August is N.F.D.
Support at Nottingham Rock City on the 4th are The Operation, who are promising their own version of 'Hands Across The Ocean'.


			4 JUN 2004

AUGUST TOUR UPDATE
The set of dates planned for August has now been titled "Absolution" - as with the Breathen tour we are making available flyers for download from the front page of this site, in both colour and greyscale. As with the Breathen tour, the artwork was provided by Paul.

It's intended that tour merch will be available! More news on this later.


			24 MAY 2004

PIX FROM BELGUIM
We have been sent a link to a website that has some rather good pix taken at the Racing Club, Belguim, on the recent Mission tour.
The address is: www.greyoldmen.com
Thanks to Joannes for the link.


			8 MAY 2004

WAYNE GET'S PLASTERED.....
A few things to let you know.
Firstly, Wayne currently has his right arm in plaster after breaking his hand in an accident after the Cologne show a few weeks ago.
After the incident Wayne continued the tour with just heavy bandaging and when he returned home to Brazil a few days ago and found time to visit the doctor his hand was x-rayed and he was diagnosed as having broken bones in his hand and was immediately sent to the hospital to have the injury plastered. He will remain plastered for the next 7 days.
In other news, we have received a link to a review of the recent Mission Edinburgh show. http://membres.lycos.fr/magicbox/Festivals.php3#1472
Also, we can confirm that NFD (ex members of Fields of The Nephilim, Sensorium, Nefilim) will be supporting The Mission at The Waterfront in Norwich on Tuesday 3rd August 2004. Website: www.nfd.web
And lastly, but not least, Wayne has written and recorded a new song that is included on a forthcoming album from the singer of Japanese band 'Buck-Tick'. Wayne was approached and asked to write and record the music with the vocals & lyrics being contributed by Sakurai Atsushi, Buck-Tick's vocalist. The song is called 'Sacrifice' and will be released as a single in Japan on Wayne's birthday, May 26th. The album follows in June. For a preview, go to : http://sakurai-atsushi.com/
OK, that's it for now but watch this space for info about shows in South Africa and Italy later this summer.


			29 APR 2004

THE MISSION CONFIRM SUMMER SHOWS
After the success of their recent 'Breathen' tour The Mission have confirmed a short series of shows for August. These will, more than likely, be the last shows the band play in 2004.

3rd - Norwich Waterfront
4th - Nottingham Rock City
5th - London Astoria
7th - Mera Luna Festival

Thanks to all who helped make the 'Breathen' tour such a memoable and enjoyable experience. See you in August.


			25 APR 2004

BREATHEN TOUR MESSAGE
Many thanks to everyone who joined us on the the recent shows - Wayne wanted to make a personal thankyou, so here it is!. To view the video you need software that will play Real Media 9 format files.

Keep the Faith!


			19 APR 2004

EDINBURGH VIDEO
For those of you who couldn't attend the Edinburgh show on the 10th April, or for those that did and want a taste again, we have an exclusive download available for you. It's quite a big download (13mb) and in Real Media 9 format but well worth the wait ...


			16 APR 2004

COLOGNE PIX
Some backstage images from the Cologne show have been posted on the RockPalast web site - thanks to Petra for the link.


			6 APR 2004

EXCLUSIVE EDINBURGH COMP
We have *literally* just got our hands on a pair of "Mission Day" tickets for the Edinburgh show (Dark City, 10th April), thanks to the organisers of the show.

For your chance to win them, visit the competition page. Competition closes on Thursday noon (BST).

The previous competition to see the band in Cologne has now closed and the winners have been notified - well done to those that won!


			22 MAR 2004

WIN TIX FOR COLOGNE
There are 3 pairs of tickets to be won for The Mission's show on April 13th in Cologne. As previously announced the show is being filmed and recorded for both a future broadcast on German WDR's 'Rockpalast' AND for a future SPV release of a live Mission DVD.

To enter this competition, click here.


			5 MAR 2004

MISSION 'BREATHEN' IN COLOGNE
The Mission have added one more show to their upcoming 'Breathen' tour. The extra date is at The Limelight (www.headlinecocerts.de) in Cologne on Tuesday 13th April. There will now be no more shows added to this tour and no more shows until late summer at the very earliest. Full schedule below.
The Cologne show is being filmed and recorded for a future broadcast of 'RockPalast', a regular and longtime German music TV show on the WDR. It is also being filmed and recorded to be used as the basis for the projected (official) Mission DVD, which was originally scheduled to be recorded at The Forum, London, late last year but had to be aborted at the last minute because of line up changes within the band. The line-up of the band for this tour, is the same as the last: Wayne Hussey, Rob Holliday, Rich Vernon, & Steve Spring.
The Mission - 'Breathen' Tour
April
10th - Edinburgh Corn Exchange ( Dark City Festival)
11th - Keighley Victoria Hall w/ specail guests The Skeletal Family
13th - Cologne Limelight
14th - Utrecht Tivoli
15th - Bochum Matrix
16th - Gavere (Nr. Gent) Racing Club
17th - Oxford Zodiac
22nd - Gloucester Guildhall
23rd - Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall
24th - Whitby Pavillion (WGW Festival)


			25 FEB 2004

MWIS EXCLUSIVE PIX AND AUDIO
I went into YB Studios in Sao Paulo (http://www.yb.com.br) last week to mix a new Mission song. The song is called "Breathe Me In" and was written and recorded for the "Mercenario" animation film that has been directed by my friend, David Iglesias...I mixed the song with engineer Dan Zimmerman ...Anyway, here are a few personal pix taken whilst in the studio, along with an video file of a short section of the song. Hope you like it.

See you in April.
Cheers,
Wayne.

View the images and video


			24 FEB 2004

DAY TICKETS FOR EDINBURGH
A very limited number of day tickets for The Mission appearance at the Dark City Festival in Edinburgh on Saturday 10th April 2004 are now available from:

Underground Nation
46 Candlemaker Row
Edinburgh
Scotland.
0131-220-0006

Ticket Price £20.00
Cheques/Postal Orders-made payable to Dark City Events Limited. Please include S.A.E. Tickets can also be purchased at the shop, opening times 11-6pm Mon-Sat.


			21 FEB 2004

MISSION DVD ON E-BAY
It is has been brought to my attention (thanks, Petra) that there is a Mission DVD for sale on e-bay filmed at our London Forum show last October. This is a bootleg and we know nothing about this. We may well have given this individual, whoever it is and I have my suspicions, permission to film the show for personal use ONLY. Not for commercial purposes. We do have a policy to allow the use of personal hand held camera's at all our shows, along with hand held walkman's etc. But again, only for personal use, not commercial. We have no idea what the quality is like and in no way approve of this release. If you buy it you do so at your own risk.
And I have to add that if this trend continues, the bootlegging of our shows for commercial purposes, we will have to rescind the long held policy of allowing our shows to be filmed and recorded.
Cheers,
Wayne.


			3 FEB 2004

OXFORD, GENT, BOCHUM, & UTRECHT MISSION SHOWS
The Mission have confirmed some more shows for their little jaunt in April. In addition to the previously announced shows, we can now also confirm:
April 14th: Tivoli, Utrecht
15th: Matrix, Bochum
16th: GCC Racing, Gavare (near Gent)
17th: Zodiac, Oxford
There is still likely to be one or two more shows yet added. Watch this space!

Ticket-hotline for the Bochum show: CTS Ticketservice: 49(0)234/ 6106800

Information regarding tickets for the show in Gavere, Belguim can be found at : http://www.purplemoon.be
Email: info@purplemoon.be Telephone: (++32) 92673528

Info. for Oxford Zodiac show: Ticket Prices £14.50 advance £15.50 on door
Tickets available from The Zodiac Box Office. (www.the-zodiac.co.uk)
Support band for the evening will be ‘The Faces of Sarah’.

The full confirmed tour schedule (so far):
April 10th: Edinburgh Corn Exchange ‘Dark City Festival’
11th: Keighley Town Hall (w/ special guests The Skeletal Family)
14th: Utrecht Tivoli
15th: Bochum Matrix
16th: Gavere (Nr. Gent) GCC Racing
17th: Oxford Zodiac (w/ The Faces Of Sarah)
22nd: Gloucester Guildhall (w/ Pat Orchard)
23rd: Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall (w/ Pat Orchard)
24th: Whitby Pavillion WGW Festival
28th: London Borderline (Wayne Hussey solo show)
The line-up of The Mission for this tour will be Rob Holliday, Wayne Hussey, Steve Spring, & Richie Vernon.


			21 JAN 2004

MISSION CONFIRM KEIGHLEY
For those of you who have been asking for a northern date to be added to the series of shows The Mission are playing in April, we can now confirm that the band will play at Keighley Victoria Hall on Sunday 11th April. Support for the evening will be very special guests THE SKELETAL FAMILY. Tickets are available at £10 in advance, (£12 on the night) from The Boardroom at Speaks of Keighley, (bus-station), or via telephone on 01535 603979. There is a small booking fee on credit card sales.
Venue: Keighley Victoria Hall. Victoria Park, Hardings Rd., Keighley, West Yorks, BD21 3JW Tel 01535 681763
We also have pleasure in announcing that Pat Orchard, who supported Wayne on a few of his solo shows last year, will be supporting The Mission in Gloucester & Wolverhampton.
Our apologies to our friends on mainland Europe but we still have no firm news yet about the proposed shows in Germany & Holland for April. We will let you know when we do. Dates so far confirmed:
April
10th: Edinburgh Corn Exchange Dark City Festival (http://www.ece.uk.com)
11th: Keighley Victoria Hall w/ very special guests The Skeletal Family
22nd: Gloucester Guildhall
23rd: Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall
24th: Whitby Pavillion WGW Festival
The line-up of the band for these upcoming shows is the same as the dates at the end of last year:
Wayne Hussey - Vocals & guitar, Rob Holliday - Guitar, Rich Vernon - bass guitar, and Steve Spring - Drums.


			20 JAN 2004

CHANGE OF VENUE
Because of the closing of ARLEQUINES in Buenos Airies, the venue for the Wayne Hussey solo show on Saturday 13th March has now been changed to:
EL CONDADO, Niceto Vega 5542, Buenos Aires.


			16 JAN 2004

HUSSEY AT THE BORDERLINE!
Wayne Hussey has confirmed a one off solo show at the Borderline in London for Wednesday 28th April. This is in addition to the previously announced Mission shows for April.
10th - Dark City Festival, Edinburgh
22nd - Gloucester Guildhall
23rd - Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall
24th - WGW Festival, Whitby
Shows in mainland Europe for this period are currently being confirmed. More details to follow.


			12 JAN 2004

INTERVIEW WITH WAYNE
A new interview with Wayne conducted via email can be found on Petra's rather good German fan website:
http://www.and-the-dance-goes-on.de
Very recent interviews with Rob Holliday and Rich Vernon can also be found at this address.


			10 JAN 2004

MORE MISSION IN APRIL
As well as the already announced headline performance at the ‘Dark City Festival’ in Edinburgh on Sat. 10th April, we can also now confirm Mission shows for Thurs. 22nd April at Gloucester Guildhall, Fri. 23rd at Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall, and on Sat. 24th, an headlining appearance at the Whitby WGW fetsival. We are also looking to add one or two more shows in Germany and Holland for this period. We will keep you posted.


			23 DEC 2003

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE & YEAR REVIEW
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy christmas and a wild new year, wherever you may be. And I'd like to thank you for your continued support for myself AND The Mission. It's not always been easy to keep going in light of some of the resistance I have encountered over the last year or so but when occassions like The Mission's Forum show happen, then it does make it all worthwhile. Thankyou.
I look forward to a new year that promises more band activity and new recordings. Isn't it wonderful how eacn new year begins with such optimism and anticipation! It's great that I have found again what I consider now to be a 'stable' line-up for The Mission. I'd like to thank Rob, Rich, & Steve for re-storing my faith in musician's that are a pleasure to work with, who are team players, who are reliable, and are not prone to tantrum''s (even you, Rob!). And a crew who are young, open minded, eager to learn, and even more eager to enjoy themselves.And, they like the music! I look forward to working with you all again.
And, also, at this moment I would like to thank Paul Morgan for doing such a wonderful job with this website. He does it because, like you, he is a long time fan of the band and I know his faith has been severely tested also over the last year or so but, God bless him, he has stuck with me despite those dissenting voices and, again, I thank Paul from the bottom of my heart.
OK, that's it from me for the time being.......don't drink too much sherry........
And think of me enduring the Brazilian sunshine whilst I should be in England in the cold, wet, and dark this christmas time.......
Cheers,
Wayne.

2003 REVIEW
As it’s almost Christmas again I thought it was a perfect time to reflect on the year just ending. A lot of these choices below are not specific to this year, it’s just that I maybe ‘found’ them again this year.......

Highlight of the year: Surrounding myself with a new found team of people that I like, and that like me, and we all like doing what we’re doing - together. No jaded cynicism.
Low point of the year: Bitchy and snidey ‘so called’ fans, & jaded & cynical ex employees.
Fave Hussey solo gig: Bristol Fleece & Firkin, and M’era Luna
Fave Mission gig: Barcelona Bikini
Fave gig: Echo & The Bunnymen in Sao Paulo
Fave book: Under the Skin - Michael Faber
Fave film: Eyes Wide Shut
Fave city: Bologna
Fave album: Electric Warrior - T.Rex
Fave bands: The Beatles, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, T.Rex, The Cure, Sigur Roos
Fave voices: Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Fiona Apple, Bjork, Thom Yorke, David Bowie
Fave musicians: Will Sergeant, Jonny Greenwood, Tom Verlaine, Jimmy Page.
Fave ‘Fight Club’ member: Rob Holliday


			14 DEC 2003

NEW TOUR IMAGES
New Pilgrimage Tour images have been uploaded: here and were taken by Tim C. Rochels.

MWIS also wants to find out what Internet Connection speed most ppl use as the new site design is underway and we want to optimize it as much as possible, without giving those with a lower connection speed a bad "user experience". Please vote!


			12 DEC 2003

VESSEL
At long last we can announce that the name for the Votiva-Hussey project will be ‘VESSEL’. Although we received numerous entries to the competition that we ran a while ago for you to name the project, none of the entries we received were deemed right. So, even though it doesn’t fit the criterion that we set for the competition we feel that ‘Vessel’ is a good and the right name for this project. We have chosen 3 runners-up however and they will be contacted in due course.


			5 DEC 2003

HUSSEY ON RADIO IN SAO PAULO
Wayne Hussey yesterday, 4th Dec., made a surprise and impromptu live performance on air at the 18 year anniversary celebrations for Brazil's major alternative radio station 89fm (www.89fm.com/br). Wayne played an acoustic version of The Mission's biggest ever hit in Brazil - 'Butterfly On A Wheel' - along with a version of 'Evangeline' that segued into the Cure's 'A Night Like This.' During the interview Wayne told of plans to record and release a new Mission album next year and also that he has now made Brazil his home.
Wayne was also seen backstage with Mac & Will at the Echo & The Bunnymen show in Sao Paulo a week or so ago and there are rumours that Wayne asked Will to play guitar on his proposed solo album next year.....Only a rumour though.......


			3 DEC 2003

HUSSEY GET'S INTO BED WITH SPV....AGAIN
After prolonged negotiations, Wayne Hussey has signed a new licensing deal with SPV (Germany) for the territory of Europe, including the UK. The new deal was completed and signed during The Mission’s recent European ‘Pilgrimage’ tour, and marks a renewal of the successful relationship that both parties enjoyed, in Germany at least, with the release of the ‘Aura’ album in 2001.
The new deal gives Wayne license and the freedom to record both with The Mission, and solo, and also to be involved with other projects like the forthcoming ‘Votiva/Hussey’ project. (Expect more news very soon)
There are also talks under way with SPV about releasing a live Mission DVD that will also include a retrospective on the band.
Negotiations are currently ongoing with other labels in other territories around the globe for future Mission & Hussey projects. More news when the deals are inked.


			24 NOV 2003

HUSSEY IN BUENOS AIRES
Wayne Hussey has confirmed a solo show for Saturday 13th March in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The venue is ‘Gothic BA at Teatro Arleguines’ (gothicba.com). It’s the first scheduled show of the new year for either Wayne or The Mission although there are likely to be one or two more solo shows added in South America around the same time. Watch this space.


			21 NOV 2003

EDINBURGH UPDATE
The Edinburgh show is actually called "The Dark City Festival", not the Dark Wave Festival as previously stated.

For information tickets and all the latest news visit their website.


			20 NOV 2003

EDINBURGH CONFIRMED
We know that it's been rumoured for a little while now but we can now confirm that The Mission will be headlining the 'Dark Wave' Festival in Edinburgh on Saturday 10th April. There are also plans to play one or two more shows throughout the month of April, both in the UK and in mainland Europe.


			3 NOV 2003

TOUR PIX
There are some images from the London show now available - thanks to Mark Selmer for contributing them.
Also Gryphnometal have reviewed the Winterthur show along with pics - click here to view them, plus a link to the review.


			30 OCT 2003

MWIS MERCH STORE
Our Merch suppliers have opened up a new Mish Merch store so you can buy all the lovely new Mish merchandise, which is also available on the tour (in limited supply). Take a look here.


			17 OCT 2003

WAYNE INTERVIEW PT 2
The second and final installment of the Wayne Hussey interview is now available for download (Windows Media format). The video features questions from Mission fans sent in via the MWIS website.

For those that missed the first part of the interview, you can download it via this link.

Enjoy!


			13 OCT 2003

MWIS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
In a converted farmhouse, somewhere nestled in the Somerset countryside, The Mission are putting the finishing touches to their rehearsals before embarking on their "Pilgrimage" tour, covering several countries throughout Europe.

"It’s good to be back on the road again", says Wayne, "as much as I loved doing the solo tours, it’s good to be working with the band, making a big old noise!" he enthuses.

The Mission line-up for the tour includes Rob Halliday (guitar), Ritchie Vernon (bass) and due to Scott Garrett having to pull out through a recurring wrist injury, Steve Spring is filling his sizable shoes.

Steve is an old colleague of Rob’s, during his "Curve" days; "When I got the call from Rob asking if I’d like to tour with The Mission, I jumped at the chance!" smiles Steve.

Watching the band rehearse you can tell there’s a real sense of camaraderie amongst them. Rob and Ritchie have toured as part of the band for some time now- something apparent through the tight sets they play. "I really enjoy playing in The Mission.", says Ritchie, "Working with Wayne and Rob is great - the fans have been terrific too!" Rob has a similar attitude; "Being part of The Mission on tour is great fun. I really enjoyed the last tour and this one promises to be just as good!"

The first show is in Berlin at K17 on the 13th October. "We’ve got some tunes that haven’t had an airing for a while and of course some old favourites, says Wayne,"Being on stage playing as a four-piece is a real buzz - I think that’s reflected in the reaction from our audiences"

And what’s planned after the tour? "Well I’m still writing new material and have several projects on the go at the moment - the animated film"Mercenario" is on-going and I will be in Paris sometime soon to finish that off, plus I’m working with Voltiva Lux which is turning out some really interesting work too - I’m really pleased with how both projects have gone"

So there’s a new Mission album planned? "Sure, I’d love to do another Mission album!" he grins, "At the moment nothing is concrete but that’s the plan. We’re also still working on the idea of releasing a DVD - something that started off as the solo show being filmed and has turned into something much bigger. We want it to be something special, so it’ll take a bit longer to make than originally planned- I’ve even been writing music specifically for it!"

Paul visited the band during their rehersals and has put together two versions of a Windows Media video of the band [ 4mb Stream ] [ 13mb Stream ], which also includes an exclusive demo track called "Lighting The Candles", which has been specifically written for the planned DVD.

See you on the tour! Keep the Faith!


			11 OCT 2003

CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the winners of our competition for tickets to see The Mission on our upcoming 'Pilgrimage' tour. The winners have been contacted directly.
Congratulations also to our very good friends, Gary & Gemma Numan on the arrival of their baby daughter, Raven Elfin, a couple of weeks ago. Mother and baby are doing fine! So is Dad.


			7 OCT 2003

SCOTTY ILL...
It is with great disappointment that we have to announce that Scott Garrett will not, after all, be playing with The Mission on their upcoming European tour. We received an email from Scott 2 days before rehearsals were due to commence in the UK informing us that there is illness in his family and that Scott has to stay in the US to take care of that situation, and also that Scott himself has a re-occurrence of the wrist ailment that prevented him from playing with the band on their US tour of September 2002. We wish Scott and his family a speedy recovery.
With such short notice Scott's posistion has been filled for this tour by Steve Spring, a friend of Rob Holliday's from his 'Curve' days.


			5 OCT 2003

COMPETITION TIME
There are 3 pairs of tickets to be won for the forthcoming Mission shows - to enter your chance to win, visit the Competition page. Competition closes 9th October - Good luck!


			23 SEP 2003

WAYNE GERMAN INTERVIEW
Wayne has been interviewed via email for Petra's rather comphrensive German fansite 'And the dance goes on...' . The full interview can be viewed here:
http://www.and-the-dance-goes-on.de/int_wh_09_03.htm

The home address for the website is:
http://www.and-the-dance-goes-on.de/index.htm

Thanks to Petra for permission to link the interview to this site.


			19 SEP 2003

VOTIVA LUX TO SUPPORT THE MISSION
We are very pleased to announce that Wayne Hussey's favourite all time Italian band 'Votiva Lux' will be supporting The Mission at Gaswerk, Winterthur on 21st October and at Universal Dog in Lahr on the 22nd.


			26 AUG 2003

COLLABORATION COMPETITION
We have told you before about the collaboration between Wayne Hussey and Votiva Lux. They are working on an album together that should be released sometime in 2004. Well, this project is still nameless.....and that's where you come in! We want you to come up with a name for this project. We have the songs and we have the sounds but we don't have the RIGHT name!
So we have decided to run a special competition on both the Mission and Votiva websites, where you have the chance to name this new project/band! The rules are very simple:
1) The name should be composed of one or more words but must not contain parts of Votiva/Wayne/Mission names (so, no names like Waynelux, or Votivission etc., thank you very much!)
2) The name must have a .com domain available (you can check this yourself at www.domain.org)
3) Entires must be sent by 20th September to: nameit@cycpromotions.com

The winner will win:
* A signed CD of each album/single that the new band will release
* A guest pass that will be valid at every show that the new band will play
* An exclusive acoustic 4 track CD with personal dedication and homemade sleeve created by Wayne & Votiva. And that will be the ONLY copy of that CD in existance.

In the meantime the 'diary' of the project is now online at:
www.votivalux.com/wayne-votiva/
The 'diary' will feature regular previews of the rehearsals and recordings, exclusive pictures, audio previews, and much more. The 'diary' will be written and updated personally by Wayne and the Votiva boys as the project unfolds.
We recommend you bookmark this page!


			25 AUG 2003

HUSSEY IN MEXICO
Wayne Hussey has confirmed a solo show in Mexico City for Saturday, November 29th, 2003 at CLUB DADA X, Bolívar # 31, 2º Piso, Esq. 16 de Septiembre, Centro Histórico, Mexico City.
For more info: info@noisekd.com / dadax_concepto@hotmail.com /
dadax.com.mx / noisekd.com


			23 AUG 2003

LINE-UP CONFIRMED!
We can confirm that the line up of The Mission for their forthcoming 'Pilgrimage' tour is Wayne Hussey, joined by Rob Holliday on guitar, Scott Garrett on drums, and Richard Vernon on bass.
The dates in full:
The Mission - 'Pilgrimage' 2003
Mon. 13.10. - BERLIN - K17
Tues. 14.10. - HAMBURG - Logo
Weds. 15.10. - LEIPZIG - Moritzbastei
Thurs. 16.10. - HERFORD - Kick
Fri. 17.10. - BOCHUM - Zeche
Sat. 18.10. - KOBLENZ - Suppkultur
Sun. 19.10. - HAARLEM - Patronaat (Holland)
Tues. 21.10. - WINTERTHUR - Gaswerk (Switzerland)
Weds. 22.10. - LAHR - Universal Dog
Thurs. 23.10. - MAINZ - Kuz
Sat. 25.10. - LONDON - Forum
Weds. 29.10. - CITY OF GUARDA, THE AUDITORIUM, Portugal - Wayne Hussey solo show
Fri. 31.10. - WGW, Whitby - Wayne Hussey solo show
Weds. 5.10. - VALENCIA - Ku
Thurs. 6.10. - MURCIA - Gamma
Fri. 7.10. - MADRID - Aqualung
Sat. 8.10. - BARCELONA - Bikini


			18 JUL 2003

TONIGHT
Tonight's Wayne Hussey solo show at The Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA, has been cancelled due to a disagreement between the promoter and the agent. However, the shows on Saturday 19th at Spaceland, Los Angeles and Friday 25th at the Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, are definetly going ahead as planned. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.


			17 JUL 2003

PILGRIMAGE 2003 & ZONA UPDATE
More dates have been added to The Mission’s autumn ‘Pilgrimage’ Tour 2003. There is still the likelihood that more dates will be added. Also, a Wayne Hussey solo show has been added at The City of Guarda Auditorium in Portugal for Weds. 29th October. The full revised schedule:
October
Mon 13th: Berlin K17
Tues 14th: Hamburg Logo
Weds 15th: Leipzig Moritzbastei
Thurs 16th: Herford Kick
Fri 17th: Bochum Zeche
Sat 18th: Koblenz Suppkultur
Sun 19th: Haarlem Patronaat (Holland)
Tues 21st: Winterthur Gaswerk (Switzerland)
Weds 22nd: Lahr Universal D.O.G.
Thurs 23rd: Mainz Kuz
Sat 25th: London Forum
Weds. 29th: The City of Guarda Auditorium (Wayne Hussey solo show)
Fri 31st: Whitby WGW Festival (Wayne Hussey solo show)
November
Tues. 5th: Valencia Ku
Weds. 6th: Murcia Gamma
Thurs. 7th: Madrid Aqualung
Fri. 8th: Barcelona Bikini

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has voiced support and emailed Zona Music in Portugal (see previous news story). Your efforts seem to have had a positive effect and a dialogue between Zona & Wayne has opened. But please, keep up the pressure on Zona. This way we will hopefully resolve this situation with a satisfactory outcome.


			7 JUL 2003

THE MISSION VS. ZONA MUSIC (PORTUGAL)
The Mission Vs. Zona Music (Portugal)
It is my unfortunate duty to have to report to you a grave case of injustice, dishonour, and deceit perpetrated by the record label Zona Music based in Lisbon, Portugal.
It is a long and sordid story but I will attempt to keep it as brief as possible.
As we, The Mission, were nearing the completion of the recording of our album, ‘Aura’, I was approached, no, make that poached, by Suzy Loreno of the promotion department at Zona Music. She professed to being a long time Mission fan and persuaded both myself and Charlie Eyre, who had signed the band to his Playground Recordings in the UK, that Zona Music would be the perfect home for the Mission in Portugal. An agreement was reached between Playground and Zona and signed by both parties with a suitable sum of money agreed upon as an advance.
But the money didn’t arrive as scheduled, with Zona making the excuse that there was a document they were waiting for from the Portuguese tax authorities before they could release the funds. With the European release date for ‘Aura’ fast approaching, Zona pleaded with us to supply the parts (the album master tapes and album sleeve art work) to them so that they could meet the same release date as the rest of Europe and not lose domestic sales to imports. Again, with the promise that the agreed advances were on their way, we agreed to supply the parts in good faith.
Please bear in mind that all this was happening in October / November 2001.
‘Aura’ was released in Portugal in November 2001 to generally good reviews and, I’m told, reasonably healthy sales. I personally did a whole lot of promotion in Portugal, along with the band playing shows in Lisbon and Oporto, to help promote the album.
We are now in July 2003, and we still have yet to receive the agreed advances for the album. Despite Charlie Eyre’s best efforts, and mine since I became involved in this situation personally in February of this year, we have received not one penny from Zona.
Charlie no longer works in the music business so it has rested upon my shoulders to try and resolve this situation. I have written to Suzy Loreno on numerous occasions, sometimes eliciting a reply and sometimes not. I have written to Suzy’s bosses, Fernando Antunes, Fernando Tome, Jose Borges, and Carla Silva, not once receiving even an acknowledgment, and I gave them a deadline to reply which was this Friday past (4/7/03) which came and went without a word from Zona.
Zona have completely reneged on our agreement and they have sold our album without handing over one penny of any of the moneys generated from those sales, or even the agreed advances. Zona, and their employees, have been deceitful, dishonest, and dishonourable in their dealings with us.
And whilst this conflict is not solely about the money (there is a principle involved too) and the sum of money involved may not seem like a lot to some whilst to others it may seem like a fortune, the reality is that to Zona it’s not gonna break the bank but to me it can make the difference between being able to record a new Mission album or not. And that, in effect, means that they are restricting my right and my ability to work as a musician.
Suzy & her bosses at Zona Music, next time they throw an unpaid invoice into the trash bin in their shiny little office, would do very well to remember that the only reason record companies exist, and they have a job at all, is because of the musicians, like me, that make the music that they sell.
Anyway, I am writing this to implore any of you who have professional or business dealings with Zona Music to think twice about it and to exercise caution in your dealings with them.
If you are a Portuguese Mission fan and, by some chance, you haven’t yet bought yourself a copy of ‘Aura’, don’t buy the Zona Music release. Buy it mail order from SPV in Germany, or XiiiBis in France, or even better, wait until The Mission are in Portugal in October and buy it direct from us. If you are thinking of buying another artist’s release on Zona, look at alternatives like buying it on import or via mail order from the artist’s own web site.
If you are a new band/artist and Zona Music are interested in releasing your records, remember the lesson that I have so cruelly learned, and find another label to release your records for you. There are ALWAYS other labels.
If you work in the media, then please, by any means possible, spread the word about Zona Music’s dishonest business dealings and warn others to be very wary when dealing with them.
Anything you can personally do to help avoid this situation happening again to someone else would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your time and your attention.
Yours sincerely,
Wayne Hussey (The Mission).


			25 JUN 2003

WAYNE AT M'ERA LUNA!
Wayne Hussey has just confirmed that he will be performing solo at this year's M'era Luna Festival on Sunday 10th August. Wayne last performed at the festival 3 years ago with The Mission on a bill that historically included SOM. The festival takes place over 3 days and is located near Hildesheim (near Hannover) - Germany. For more details see their website -
www.meraluna.de


			17 JUN 2003

MISSION TOUR + INTERVIEW
The Mission have confirmed some more shows for their October European Tour which currently ends at the London Forum on Saturday 25th October, but more dates on mainland Europe are still likely to be added. Confirmed so far:
13.10. - BERLIN - K17
14.10. - HAMBURG - Logo
15.10. - LEIPZIG - Moritzbastei
16.10. - HERFORD - Kick
17.10. - BOCHUM - Zeche
18.10. - KOBLENZ - Suppkultur
19.10. - HAARLEM - Patronaat (Holland)
21.10. - WINTERTHUR - Gaswerk (Switzerland)
23.10. - MAINZ - Kuz
25.10. - LONDON - Forum
31.10. - WGW, Whitby - Wayne Hussey solo show.

Wayne was in Bologna, Italy, recently for a few days working with Votiva Lux on their projected album together (we told you about it a few months ago!), expected to be ready fro release sometime early next year. The 'project', still nameless, worked on about 12 new songs and Wayne has said " It's great, it's really liberating for me, and I think the music is wonderful and very evocative and inspiring. Mind you, it's not really like The Mission or Votiva Lux, it's hard to describe but I do think it will be rewarding for people who approach it with an open mind. We're even thinking of touring next year with this project if all goes well."
Wayne will also be doing some additional filming of his upcoming California shows, to compliment the show that was filmed and recorded in Worcester recently, for future DVD/CD release.
In other news, Rob Holliday, The Mission's guitarist and lead singer of Sulpher, is currently out on tour playing bass with 'Flint', the new band formed and fronted by Keith Flint, the lead singer with Prodigy.

Finally, we have the first part of an exclusive interview with Wayne before the Worcester solo show last month - available in both Windows Media and Real Media (each 3mb) or a higher quality Windows Media format (11mb). The second part will follow a little while later (and includes questions put forward from the MWIS forum).


			10 JUN 2003

HUSSEY IN CALIFORNIA
Wayne Hussey has just confirmed 3 solo shows for the west coast of the USA for July. The confirmed dates are:
17th JULY, THE DETROIT BAR, COSTA MESA, CA
19th JULY, SPACELAND, LOS ANGELES, CA
25th JULY, RED DEVIL LOUNGE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Support for all shows will be Channel.


			22 MAY 2003

MURCIA CANCELLED!
MWIS has just heard that tomorrow's Wayne Hussey solo show at Sala Gama, Murcia has been cancelled. No word yet as to why, and no information from the promoter as to how you can get a refund if you've already bought tickets. We'll let you know when we do.
The show in Barcelona at the Bikini on Saturday 24th is, however, definetly going ahead.
The competition winners for Murcia will have their winning tickets transferred to Barcelona.


			18 MAY 2003

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
As previously mentioned, the Worcester show was recorded for future DVD release - We also took some time out to interview Wayne and shoot some additional footage, with a view to giving access via this site.

To start the ball rolling we've got an exclusive video of Wayne playing The Cure's 'A Night Like This' just before going onstage. There are 3 versions - Small version (1.8mb) - Medium version (5.5mb) - Large version (13.5mb). Enjoy!


			8 MAY 2003

COMPETITION WINNERS!
We are pleased to announce the competition winners who have won tickets to see Wayne on his current tour. And the winners are:
Crewe: B. Eeles & A. Brian
London: D. Jackson & A. McMahon
Aldershot: L. Allen & B. Storey
Deal: M. Newton & M. Lock
Sheffield: A. Cheetham & ?
Edinburgh: G. Charbonnier & M. Blair
Wolverhampton: M. Powell-Bevan & M. Simpson
Derby: D. Walton & ?
Worcester: S. Cadman & A. Utteridge
Leeds: L. Savill & B. Santry
Cardiff: B. Telles & G. Davies
Bristol: A. Horsman & ?
Murcia: M. Illescas & T. Miller
Barcelona: M. Castillejos & M. Illescas
Winchester: C. Adam & C. Barrow
Burnley: ? & ?
Leipzig: R. Wastl & J. Garcia
Please note that where there are ?’s we have tried to contact the winners to let them know how to obtain their tickets but have yet to receive a response. If you have been contacted and have yet to get back to us then please be aware that the deadline to contact us is Sat. 10th May. Thanks.


			29 APR 2003

SOLO SHOW COMPETITION
The competition to win tickets to see Wayne's solo show has now ended; We've selected the winners and they will be notified by email shortly.


			24 APR 2003

LONDON BORDERLINE NOT POSTPONED! AND COMPETITION EXTENDED!
It's been reported on the message board of this site and also on the site of a UK based ticket agency that Wayne Hussey's London Borderline show scheduled for Fri. 2nd May has been postponed. We can confirm that this rumour is absolutely NOT true. We can confirm that the show IS going ahead and advance ticket sales are very healthy with the promoter predicting another sell out!
OK, we've had a fantastic response to the competition for tickets to see Wayne on this tour and have received far more correct answers than we had anticipated. To enable us to be able to pick more winners we have made arrangements with the promoters of the tour so that we can give 2 tickets away per show. So now there will be a winner for EACH show. Winners will be chosen on the morning of Monday 28th April so there is still time to enter if you haven't already. The winners will contacted early next week via email.
May
Thurs 1st: CREWE LIMELIGHT w/ Pat Orchard
Fri 2nd: LONDON BORDERLINE w/ Pat Orchard
Sat 3rd: ALDERSHOT WEST END CENTRE w/ Pat Orchard
Sat 10th: DEAL ASTOR THEATRE/ARTS CENTRE w/ Pat Orchard
Sun 11th: SHEFFIELD BOARDWALK w/ Pat Orchard
Mon 12th: EDINBURGH LIQUID ROOM w/ Juliet Turner
Thurs 15th: WOVERHAMPTON ROBIN 2 w/ Juliet Turner
Fri 16th: DERBY FLOWERPOT w/ Juliet Turner
Sat 17th: WORCESTER MARRS BAR w/ Juliet Turner
Sun 18th: LEEDS NEW ROSCOE w/ Juliet Turner
Weds 21st: CARDIFF MS1 CLUB w/ Karnataka
Thurs 22nd: BRISTOL FLEECE & FIRKIN w/ Karnataka
Fri 23rd: MURCIA SALA GAMA
Sat 24th: BARCELONA BIKINI
Fri 30th: WINCHESTER TOWER ARTS CENTRE w/ Karnataka
Sat 31st: BURNLEY MECHANICS w/ Pat Orchard
June
Sat 7th: LEIPZIG WAVE GOTHIL FESTIVAL


			17 APR 2003

MISSION CONFIRMED AT THE FORUM 25/10
The Mission have confirmed their one and only UK show this year for Saturday 25th October at the London Forum. There will be no support. There will be 3 sets from The Mission: 1st set will be The Mission acoustic (Unplugged), 2nd will be a short set by Wayne Hussey solo, and the 3rd set will be The Mission full electric show. The event will be filmed and recorded for future DVD/VHS release.
Tickets are priced £15 from all usual outlets. To purchase tickets online you can go to:
http://www.gigsandtours.com/index.asp?link=mission&site;=mission
http://www.gigsandtours.com/index.asp?link=mission&site;=mission
There are also a handful of mainland European shows currently being confirmed and we hope to be able to announce full details sometime next week.
And we'd now like to take this opportunity to wish you, wherever you may be in the world, a very happy & peaceful Easter!


			15 APR 2003

WORCESTER SHOW BEING FILMED!
Wayne Hussey's solo show at Worcester's Marrs Bar on Saturday 17th May is being filmed and recorded for future DVD/CD release. Originally we thought it was going to be the London Borderline show but it turns out that the Marrs Bar is more readily equipped for this kind of venture. So, come along wearing your best togs and be on your best behaviour and, please, no swearing!


			11 APR 2003

NOTHING CONFIRMED YET!
"OK, I know there are rumours of Mission shows planned for October, and the truth is just that, they are being planned and some dates have even been pencilled. But, NOTHING is yet confirmed contrary to what you may hear or see elsewhere. As I always try and emphasize, nothing is confirmed until I confirm it and I certainly haven't confirmed any Mission shows just yet. But rest assured, when I do you will hear about it here FIRST.
Wayne."


			11 APR 2003

SOLO SUPPORTS CONFIRMED
All the supports for the upcoming UK Wayne Hussey solo tour have now been confirmed. As well as Karnataka and Juliet Turner, who we have announced before, we now have Pat Orchard joining the tour for a selection of the shows. You can find out more about Pat by going to: www.patorchard.com
The full listing is as follows:
May
Thurs 1st: CREWE LIMELIGHT w/ Pat Orchard
Fri 2nd: LONDON BORDERLINE w/ Pat Orchard
Sat 3rd: ALDERSHOT WEST END CENTRE w/ Pat Orchard
Sat 10th: DEAL ASTOR THEATRE/ARTS CENTRE w/ Pat Orchard
Sun 11th: SHEFFIELD BOARDWALK w/ Pat Orchard
Mon 12th: EDINBURGH LIQUID ROOM w/ Juliet Turner
Thurs 15th: WOVERHAMPTON ROBIN 2 w/ Juliet Turner
Fri 16th: DERBY FLOWERPOT w/ Juliet Turner
Sat 17th: WORCESTER MARRS BAR w/ Juliet Turner
Sun 18th: LEEDS NEW ROSCOE w/ Juliet Turner
Weds 21st: CARDIFF MS1 CLUB w/ Karnataka
Thurs 22nd: BRISTOL FLEECE & FIRKIN w/ Karnataka
Fri 23rd: MURCIA SALA GAMA
Sat 24th: BARCELONA BIKINI
Fri 30th: WINCHESTER TOWER ARTS CENTRE w/ Karnataka
Sat 31st: BURNLEY MECHANICS w/ Pat Orchard
June
Sat 7th: LEIPZIG WAVE GOTHIL FESTIVAL

For more info on Juliet Turner go to:
www.julietturner.com
For more info on Karnataka go to:
www.karnataka.org.uk


			8 APR 2003

NEW COMPETITION
Enter our new competition for a chance to win a pair of tickets to see a Wayne Hussey solo show of your choice (from the forthcoming dates!). Either click on the link from the front page or click on this link to register your entry! Competition closes Monday 28th April.


			3 APR 2003

JULIET TURNER SUPPORT SOLO SHOW
Juliet Turner has been confirmed as support on 7 of the forthcoming Wayne Hussey solo shows. Juliet will join the tour on the 10th May at the Astor Theatre, Deal, and stay right through to the 18th in Leeds at the New Roscoe. For more info on Juliet go to: www.julietturner.com
And don't forget, already confirmed as support at the Cardiff, Bristol, & Winchester shows is Karnataka. For more info go to: www.karnataka.org.uk
The full tour schedule:
May
Thur 1st Crewe Limelight
Fri 2nd London Borderline
Sat 3rd Aldershot West End Centre
Sat 10th Deal (Kent) Astor Theatre/Arts Center (w/ Juliet Turner)
Sun 11th Sheffield Boardwalk (w/ Juliet Turner)
Mon 12th Edinburgh Liquid Room (w/ Juliet Turner)
Thur 15th Wolverhampton Robin 2 (w/ Juliet Turner)
Fri 16th Derby Flowerpot (w/ Juliet Turner)
Sat 17th Worcester Marrs Bar (w/ Juliet Turner)
Sun 18th Leeds New Roscoe (w/ Juliet Turner)
Wed 21st Cardiff MS1 Club (w/ Karnataka)
Thur 22nd Bristol Fleece (w/ Karnataka)
Fri 23rd Murcia Sala Gama
Sat 24th Barcelona Bikini
Fri 30th Winchester Tower Arts Centre (w/ Karnataka)
Sat 31st Burnley Mechanics
June
Sat 7th Leipzig Wave Gothik Festival


			1 APR 2003

WAYNE IN WHITBY…
Wayne Hussey has confirmed that he will be playing at the 10th anniversary of the WGW Festival in Whitby on Friday 31st October (Halloween). For more info on how to get tickets and for full line up go to www.topmum.co.uk


			24 MAR 2003

ANOTHER US AURA REVIEW
Richard Van Camp from Redwire Magazine has reviewed AurA. You can check out his review, as well as all others related to AurA here.

In the meantime, here are some of the highlights of Richard's review:

""Aura" is The Mission's best work in years. Disciples of The Mish who adored "God’s Own Medicine" and "Children" will be relieved that the Mission are back with more love in their hearts than ever.

"AurA" is a celebration of love, lust and faith ... It’s obvious to me that the Mission put everything they had into this album, and I hope you all check it out ... Gothaholic review: 5 out of 5 with absolute admiration for a band that’s inspired me more than they will ever know. "


			21 MAR 2003

CHANGE OF VENUE…
There has been a change of venue for the Wayne Hussey solo date on Friday 23rd May. The venue has been changed to Murcia Sala Gama. The full revised tour below.

May
Thur 1st Crewe Limelight
Fri 2nd London Borderline
Sat 3rd Aldershot West End Centre
Sat 10th Deal (Kent) Astor Theatre/Arts Center
Sun 11th Sheffield Boardwalk
Mon 12th Edinburgh Liquid Room
Thur 15th Wolverhampton Robin 2
Fri 16th Derby Flowerpot
Sat 17th Worcester Marrs Bar
Sun 18th Leeds New Roscoe
Wed 21st Cardiff MS1 Club
Thur 22nd Bristol Fleece & Firkin
Fri 23rd Murcia Sala Gama
Sat 24th Barcelona Bikini Club
Fri 30th Winchester Tower Arts Centre
Sat 31st Burnley Mechanics
June
Sat 7th Leipzig Wave Gothik Festival


			19 MAR 2003

AurA REVIEW
Although AurA has been out for some time now, Delirium Magazine has recently posted their review.

Highlights of the review:

"I can honestly say with few exceptions, "The Mish" has made a successful landing from their apparent return trip from the heavens....mixes a hopeful urging at every corner, inspired by a deep sense of satisfaction with the rosy glow on full display, in an erotic, evocative return as the love starved and conquering hero patterned after some of the most exciting music they've ever made.

... Caught somewhere between shadow and light there now exists Aura, an exuding and encompassing presence of .... star quality and temperance...serenity crashing together like overeager stars in the quiet night sky and the powerful yet peaceful feeling that we are not still alone in the vastness of space."


			19 MAR 2003

Rob, Eldritch, & Maria....
Rob Holliday, The Mission's guitar player, confirmed yesterday that he is supporting The Sisters Of Mercy with his own band, Sulpher, on their forthcoming German shows. Confirmed dates are:
March 30 --Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall
April 01-- Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
April 02-- Leipzig Haus Auensee
April 03-- Zwickau Stadthalle
April 05 --Bremen Pier 2
April 06-- Berlin Columbiahalle
April 10-- Magdeburg Stadthalle
April 11-- Fürth Stadthalle
April 12-- Stuttgart Messe Congresscentrum
April 14-- München Zenith
April 15--Düsseldorf Philipshalle
For more info go to www.sulpher.co.uk
Rob is also making an appearance on Top of the Pops this coming Friday playing guitar for, get this, Mariah Carey! The boy has no shame........


			18 MAR 2003

Karnataka TO SUPPORT
Support at the Wayne Hussey solo shows in Cardiff on the 21st May, Bristol on the 22nd, and Winchester on the 30th will be Karnataka. Go to www.karnataka.org.uk for more details. More supports will be added.


			13 MAR 2003

WAYNE IN SPAIN.....
Two more shows have been added to Wayne Hussey's May solo tour...They are both in Spain at Valencia Ku Club on Friday 23rd and Barcelona Bikini Club on Saturday 24th. Full revised tour below.

May
Thur 1st Crewe Limelight
Fri 2nd London Borderline
Sat 3rd Aldershot West End Centre
Sat 10th Deal (Kent) Astor Theatre/Arts Center
Sun 11th Sheffield Boardwalk
Mon 12th Edinburgh Liquid Room
Thur 15th Wolverhampton Robin 2
Fri 16th Derby Flowerpot
Sat 17th Worcester Marrs Bar
Sun 18th Leeds New Roscoe
Wed 21st Cardiff MS1 Club
Thur 22nd Bristol Fleece
Fri 23rd Valencia Ku Club
Sat 24th Barcelona Bikini Club
Fri 30th Winchester Tower Arts Centre
Sat 31st Burnley Mechanics
June
Sat 7th Leipzig Wave Gothik Festival


			12 MAR 2003

ESKIMO TO WED....
It's been brought to my attention, courtesy of Ramone (thanks for letting me know), that one of the very original Eskimo's, the band of gypsies, tramps & thieves (they used to 'thieve' our rider) that used to follow The Mission around in the early days is getting wed. Stoko, for it is he, has managed to persuade some foolish young lass to marry him. Well, my best congratulations to Stoko, must confess I never thought it would happen, and my commiserations (only joking) to his betrothed....No, I wish them both all the best....Be good to each other......
Actually, last time I saw Stoko was walking down the street in London a few years ago now carrying a portfolio.....That in iteslf was highly amusing, but the reprobate had actually become a qualified architect, if memory serves......This is the guy that I spent countless and endless drunken nights with back in the 80's.......God bless you, Stoko (and you, Ramone)...the memories are sweet.......Best of luck, boy....
Wayne.


			10 MAR 2003

MSGBOARD FROM THE DEAD
Thanks to the hard work of Mission fan and (our) hosting guru, Andy, we have a new URL for the messageboard; Visit http://forum.themissionuk.com to contribute your views.

Appologies for the long absence.

Paul


			7 MAR 2003

BACK TO THE FUTURE....
After a long and mostly fruitful association, I have severed ties our Record Company.
Anyway, we are still aiming to make available for sale at my forthcoming solo shows the remaining Playground vinyl stock, after which it will be pressed no more. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. However, the CD’s will remain available from Playground Records and through this website until further notice.
As far as future label’s and recording plans etc are concerned I can tell you that I am negotiating with a new label and hope to be able to confirm details of an agreement in the not-too-distant future.
I am very excited by this prospect and am looking forward to having the freedom and opportunity of being involved in numerous and various projects, The Mission included, and working with people that are supportive, flexible, and understanding of me and my ambitions. The future looks like a good place to go, so see you there.
Wayne.


			7 MAR 2003

NEW DISEASE & FAVE FILMS
I have been hearing some very good things, mostly from Mark (just joking, a little), about New Disease. This is the band formed by Mark Gemini Thwaite, ex Mission guitarist, and Lee, the singer from Underdogg, the band that supported the Mission on our European Tour of 2000. For further details go to their website.
My fave films of 2002:
1. Lord of the Rings - (both of them)
2. Mulholland Drive
3. Unfaithful


			25 FEB 2003

UPDATES
The MWIS calendar for March is now available. Check out the feature section found on the front of the MWIS site.

A small error on the previous post regards the Sulpher gig with Marilyn Manson - this will be in Dresden and NOT in Chemnitz as previously stated.

Finally, as many of you will already know, the Message board is still out of service. We are still in dialogue with our hosting company to resolve the outage. Appologies to everyone - we're just as annoyed as you...

Paul


			19 FEB 2003

HOLLIDAY FOR MANSON
Rob Holliday, the Mission’s guitarist, has confirmed that he will be appearing with his own band, Sulpher, on 14th June in Chemnitz, Germany supporting Marilyn Manson.

MARILYN MANSON

JUNE 14TH in GERMANY

PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS

HOICICO
&
SULPHER

all info can be found here
http://www.inmove.de/english/index.html

www.sulpher.co.uk www.sulpher.de www.dependent.de


			18 FEB 2003

EDINBURGH SHOW ADDED
There has been yet one more show added to my May solo tour. The new date is May 12th at Edinburgh Liquid Room. The full revised tour is listed below.
Rob Holliday and Sulpher supported Gary Numan on his recent UK shows and I believe a good time was had by all. Rob also played bass for Gary’s band in Cologne a couple of nights ago, a show that was filmed for German TV. That boy is multi-talented, eh?
Wayne.

May
1 Crewe Limelight
2 London Borderline
3 Aldershot West End Centre
10 Deal (Kent) Astor Theatre/Arts Center
11 Sheffield Boardwalk
12 Edinburgh Liquid Room
15 Wolverhampton Robin 2
16 Derby Flowerpot
17 Worcester Marrs Bar
18 Leeds New Roscoe
21 Cardiff MS1 Club
22 Bristol Fleece & Firkin
30 Winchester Tower Arts Centre
31 Burnley Mechanics
June
7 Leipzig Wave Gothik Festival


			12 FEB 2003

ANOTHER DATE.....
Another show has been added to Wayne's solo tour. It is Saturday May 10th at the Astor Theatre/Arts Center in Deal (Kent). Also, it has just been confirmed that Wayne's appearance at the Wave Gothik Festival in Leipzig will now take place on Saturday 7th June.
The full revised tour:
May
1 Crewe Limelight
2 London Borderline
3 Aldershot West End Centre
10 Deal (Kent) Astor Theatre/Arts Center
11 Sheffield Boardwalk
15 Wolverhampton Robin 2
16 Derby Flowerpot
17 Worcester Marrs Bar
18 Leeds New Roscoe
21 Cardiff MS1 Club
22 Bristol Fleece & Firkin
30 Winchester Tower Arts Centre
31 Burnley Mechanics
June
7 Leipzig Wave Gothik Festival


			11 FEB 2003

MORE NEWS
One of the highlights for me of the last year was having the opportunity to perform at 2 of my solo Italian shows with one of my current favourite bands, Votiva Lux. As I've told you before, their album "Solaris" is one of my favorite albums of 2002. It is available from my good friend Lorenzo Bedini's Cyc label in Italy. For further info on Votiva Lux contact Cyc directly by email, or visit the websites Cyc Promotions or Votiva Lux

Well anyway, the good news, for me at least, is that Votiva Lux and I are planning to record an album together over the summer. I will be contributing lyrics and vocals to pieces of music written and recorded by the band. Again, this is a project that I am very excited by, and represents for me an opportunity to try something new and fresh away from the strictures and perimeters of The Mission. I'll let you know further details later.

I also wanted to tell you about a film I watched last night. It’s called ‘The Day After’ and was made in 1983. I can’t remember ever seeing this film before, because I believe that if I had then some of it’s images would’ve stayed with me. It’s a shocking film about the threat of nuclear war. It’s a film that seems all the more pertinent and relevant today with the imminent confrontation that seems about to happen in the Middle East. Make no mistake, if this thing does kick off then the world will be changed forever.

If you want a reminder of how devastating a nuclear war could and would be, then I recommend that you go to your local video store and rent this film if you can. It’s not a technically fantastic film and there are no actors in this film that have ever won an Oscar but it’s message is concise and clear, and it will certainly make you reflect on the horror that a nuclear war will bring.

Look, I don’t usually like to mix music with politics and I certainly don’t like the idea of using this website as a forum for me, or anyone else for that matter, to preach or to rant and rave, but the fact is that this film made an impact on me and I just wanted to share that with you. Please forgive the indulgence.
Wayne.

media links: Wayne & Votiva Lux 1 - Wayne & Votiva Lux 2 - Wayne & Votiva Lux 3 - Wayne & Votiva Lux 4 - Wayne & Votiva Lux 5 - Wayne & Votiva Lux 6


			10 FEB 2003

SOLO SHOW UPDATE
There are yet further dates been added to the HUSSEY May tour. It’s Wednesday 21st May at Cardiff MS1 Club. The full revised schedule is:
May
1 Crewe Limelight
2 London Borderline
3 Aldershot West End Centre
11 Sheffield Boardwalk
15 Wolverhampton Robin 2
16 Derby Flowerpot
17 Worcester Marrs Bar
18 Leeds New Roscoe
21 Cardiff MS1 Club
22 Bristol Fleece & Firkin
30 Winchester Tower Arts Centre
31 Burnley Mechanics
June
6 Leipzig Wave Gothik Festival


			8 FEB 2003

WAYNE TO WRITE FOR FILM
One of the projects that I am currently involved in is that I am writing and recording a new song for the end credits of an animation film that is being directed by my good friend, David Iglesias.

David studied traditional animation in Madrid and has worked on several tv animated series (including "Wind in the Willows", "Fantomcat", & "Delfy and Friends") and in animated shortfilms ("Vampire Show" & "Torpedo" amongst his credits). He has worked in Madrid, London, and Mexico City.

"Mercenario" is David's first feature film and is a CGI feature film rendered with a traditional animation look and is a production of Animaciones Imposibles for Tornasol Films. The film should be on general release in the autumn/fall of this year. The song will be recorded in Paris sometime in the spring. It will also feature on the commercial release of the film soundtrack album and possibly on the next Mission album. Working with film is a long held ambition of mine and the opportunity to do this is the realization of yet another dream for me. The next step will be for me to score a complete film, which again is a long cherished ambition of mine. And I get to spend some time in Paris, which is one of my favourite cities. What more could I ask for?

Wayne.

media links: Film Poster - Sea Monster - The Villain


			7 FEB 2003

SOLO SHOWS
It's been brought to my attention that some of the solo shows booked for May may well be being advertised as Mission shows. This is a fabrication. They are solo Hussey shows not Mission shows contrary to anything you may see or hear otherwise.
Wayne


			2 FEB 2003

UPDATE FROM WAYNE
One new year resolution that I made was to write to you more often but, God, it's February already and this is the first time that you have heard from me this year so obviously I have failed miserably with that one.......OK, enough of that nonsense and onto other nonsense....

Some solo shows I have confirmed for later this year.....Hope you can make it, they will be the last for a while......I've got other things I want to do.......And I'll let you know about that over the next few weeks.......

May
1st: Crewe Limelight
2nd: London Borderline
3rd: Aldershot West End Centre
11th: Sheffield Boardwalk
15th: Wolverhampton Robin 2
16th: Derby Flowerpot
17th: Worcester Marrs Bar
22nd: Bristol Fleece
30th: Winchester Tower Arts Centre
31st: Burnley Mechanics
June
6th: Leipzig Wave Gothik Festival

The London Borderline show is already on sale from usual outlets. I am also planning to record and film that show with view to maybe releasing a future DVD/CD.

There may well be one or two more shows added to this schedule but these WILL be the last solo shows for quite some time. I believe it's time for me to concentrate on other projects. Playing the solo shows has been a rewarding experience, on the whole, and provided some of the real highlights of last year for me, and I'd like to thank those of you who have been supportive of me in this endeavour. Those of you who haven't, can go fuck yourselves.

I love the flexibility and the spontaneity that those shows can sometimes afford, and I welcomed the pportunity to perform songs that I have never before been able to perform with The Mission. And I love the nakedness of it all. Playing songs like "Tower of Strength" & "Evangeline" without a band made me realize that, yes, there are some pretty damn fine songs that I"ve written over the years. Playing solo was never designed to replace playing with The Mission, it's just something different I wanted to do for fun.

Anyway, I like to take this opportunity to send you belated best wishes for 2003......may it be a better year for all of us than 2002 and may we see the year out without a world war kicking off.......

Wayne.


			28 JAN 2003

UPDATES
The latest MWIS calendar is now available - click here to preview and download.

Appologies for the availability of the message board; we appear to have some server issues with one of the components. We hope to resolve this very shortly.


			14 JAN 2003

MISH PRESS FEATURE
Our friends at Obskure have published several articles related to the Mish:
Article 1 - Article 2 - Article 3 - Article 4. All in French; for English translation try resources such as Google.


			10 JAN 2003

LIMITED TIME OFFER
DIRTY DOZEN JANUARY BARGAINS

12 SPECIALLY REDUCED MISH "PACKS" from the MWIS/Playground online Store (all orders subject to availability).

Please be advised that there are limited quantities of these limited edition items remaining. In particular, the vinyl versions are unlikely to ever be repressed or made available to purchase again.

For more info, click here.


			7 JAN 2003

UPDATES
Happy New Year from all at MWIS - hope you all had a suitable festive season!

First off we have something a little special for you; each month we will make a monthly calendar available for download - these will include exclusive shots from Wayne - including some from behind the scenes! January's is a little late, but is available for download.

Secondly, the MWIS Playground shop would like to apologise to everyone who placed an order between October 29th and December 14th for the extreme delay in processing orders. This was due to a hardware failure, however all orders have now been fulfilled and will be winging their way to you. If you wish to confirm your order, please send your order number to the MWIS Shop. Thanks for your patience during this time and sincere appologies for any inconvenience caused.


			10 DEC 2002

SOLO COMP UPDATE
Thanks to all those who responded to the competition! The five winners have been chosen and will be contacted very shortly. Congratulations to them!


			4 DEC 2002

SOLO SHOW COMPETITION
Wayne is giving a select few a chance to attend a solo show of their choice (i.e. on the guestlist), as well as the chance to request a song for him to play and dedicate to them. For more info click here.


			27 NOV 2002

US AURA REVIEW
Robert Bushinsky from Boston's "Metronome" magazine has written a review of AurA, a copy of which is available here. In the meantime, here's an excerpt:

"Aura" is undoubtedly the Mission's finest album in over a decade. Combining the classic elements of their first three albums, (the albums that die-hard Mission fans consider the ones that really matter), "Aura" is the product of a band that honed its chops by being on tour for over a year. In fact, alternating recording sessions and tour dates was their modus operandi. This method shows as the band is tighter than ever, the songs are extremely well written, and Hussey's voice is more limber than it's ever been...."Aura" recaptures the feel and energy of the Mission's first phase, 1985-1990...the masterpiece that is the Mission U.K.'s "Aura." A pure work of art and nothing less than a classic.


			25 NOV 2002

MWIS UPDATE
Wayne gave an interview to Querfunk FM in Germany - you can here the full interview here in real audio.

MWIS Store Unfortunately, due to technical issue, the MWIS online store orders have been delayed for a short while. We have received all your orders and will process them very shortly. Appologies for any inconvenience.


			15 NOV 2002

SOLO SHOWS UPDATE
These are the finalized dates for the Wayne Hussey solo tour for the rest of this year. Wayne will then be taking a break for a couple of months to write and record some new songs with view to a new record being released sometime next year. Also, Wayne's first confirmed show for the year 2003 is on May 8th at the Borderline, London. Tickets available from usual outlets.

Wayne Hussey solo European Tour - autumn/winter 2002

27.11 PORTO ( O MERCEDES E MAIOR QUE O TEU)
28.11 PORTO ( O MERCEDES E MAIOR QUE O TEU)
29.11 COIMBRA ( LE SON)
30.11 LISBON (PARADISE GARAGE)
4.12 FORLI (NAIMA)
5.12 ROMA (SONAR)
6.12 CAVRIAGO (RE) (CALAMITA)
7.12 BOLZANO (CIRCOLO MASETTI)
8.12 MILANO (TRANSILVANIA) with very special guests 'Votiva Lux'
11.12 GLASGOW (BARFLY)
13.12 YORK (BARFLY -EX FIBBERS)
15.12 EINDHOVEN (Effeenaar)
16.12 KOBLENZ(Suppkultur)
18.12 PARIS ( Le Cafe De La Danse)
19.12 STRASBORG (La Laiterie)
20.12 DUISBURG (Soundgarden) - (Sonic Seducer Festival)
21.12 LAHR (Universal D.O.G) -. (Dark Dance Festival)


			28 OCT 2002

AURA PIX SPECIAL
During the recording of AurA, there were many photographs taken of the band - some were later published and used for press shots, etc., while others remain unpublished. Some of these pictures are now available for you to view - to see these pictures click here


			25 Oct 2002

More Hussey solo shows
Here are the full confirmed dates for the Wayne Hussey solo European tour. There maybe one or two more shows added and we will let you know when we do. The cancelled York Fibbers show in August has been rescheduled for Friday 13th December with the original tickets valid for the new date.

Expect a full announcement from Wayne shortly as to the future of The Mission.

Wayne Hussey solo European Tour - autumn/winter 2002
18.Oct. HAMBURG (Logo)
19.Oct. HERFORD (Kick)
20.Oct. HAARLEM (Patronaat) (NL)
22.Oct. FRANKFURT (Nachtleben)
23.Oct. BOCHUM (Matrix)
24.Oct. POTSDAM (Lindenpark)
25.Oct. LEIPZIG ( Moritzbastei)
26.Oct. KÖLN (Live Music Hall)
27.Oct. St. NIKLAAS (Kompas) (B)
28.Oct. SCHWÄBISCH HALL (Anlagen Cafe)
30.Oct. BRATISLAVA ( DK Ruzinov, Ruzinovska 28) (SK)
31.Oct. WIEN (DND Festival, Planet Music)
2.Nov. MÜNCHEN (Backstage)
3.Nov. AARAU (Kiff) (CH)
4.Nov. STUTTGART (Röhre)
5.Nov. WEINHEIM (Café Central)
22.Nov ATHENS (VENUE TBC)
27.Nov PORTO ( O MERCEDES E MAIOR QUE O TEU)
28.Nov PORTO ( O MERCEDES E MAIOR QUE O TEU)
29.Nov COIMBRA ( LE SON)
30.Nov LISBON (PARADISE GARAGE)
4 Dec. FORLI (NAIMA)
5 Dec. ROMA (SONAR)
6 Dec. CAVRIAGO (RE) (CALAMITA)
7 Dec. BOLZANO (CIRCOLO MASETTI)
8 Dec. MILANO (TRANSILVANIA) with very special guests ŒVotiva Lux¹
11.Dec GLASGOW (BARFLY)
13 Dec. YORK (BARFLY -EX FIBBERS)
15 Dec. EINDHOVEN (Effeenaar)
18 Dec. PARIS ( Le Cafe De La Danse)
19 Dec. STRASBORG (La Laiterie)
21 Dec. LAHR (festival)


			23 OCT 2002

KOLN + AURAL DELIGHT
Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, the Koln show has been cancelled - tickets for that show are valid for entry to the Bochum show.
AuraL DelighT (12 track) is scheduled for release in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Nordics on 2 December. There are a few copies of the 16 track version still available from the MWIS shop.


			19 OCT 2002

AURA US REVIEW
Thanks to everyone who offered their help on the merch stands - as always it is greatly appreciated!

Billboard in the US have given AurA their pearls of wisdom in the form a review - here is what they had to say:
"Aura marks a resurgence of sorts for veteran quasi goth-rock lads the Mission U.K. Get past the fact that at times, this sounds like a U2 tribute disc comprised of original songs-with the to-be-expected Cure and Zep lashings cobbled in as well-and you'll recognize this as the band's best disc since its glory days of the mid-80s/early 90s.
Running the gamut from trippy to poppy to hard'n'heavy, the 14 tracks (one hidden) each have something to offer. Founder and singer Wayne Husseys lyrics range from arcane to lame, but his best moments are worth the price of admission. The single "Evangeline" is a high point with its pop-rock sonics and S&M; storyline, while "Lay Your Hands on Me" brings on a foreboding vibe and Messianic imagery. After a few listens, the derivativeness will fade away, and Aura may just become your new guilty pleasure.-AZ"


			4 OCT 2002

MERCH HELP
Playground are looking for people to help them on their merch stand at the German and Netherlands shows - if you would like to help out, there will be a suitable renumeration for your efforts - email us if you'd like to help.


			3 OCT 2002

SULPHER
Rob Holliday, the Mission's guitarist, also fronts his own band named Sulpher who will be in Germany supporting 69 Eyes on the following dates:
October
11 hamburg - schlachthof
12 koln - live music hall
13 bochum - zeke
14 osanabruck - hyde park
15 berlin - columbiafritz
17 halle - easy schorre
18 wien - planet music
19 munchen - new backstage
20 ch pratteln - z 7
21 stuttgart - rhre


			29 SEP 2002

LIVE SHOW VIDEO
A preview of footage from the recent UK Wayne Hussey Solos is available. To view the (4.5mb real audio), click here. More information regarding a future release on Video CD will be announced in due course.


			23 SEP 2002

MISH IN THE PRESS
The Mission and Craig Adams were mentioned in The Guardian, a UK national newspaper - you can read the full article here


			19 SEP 2002

LTD ED AURAL DELIGHT
Please note that the AuraL DelighT 16 track is shipped with the 12 track sleeve - Although the acoustic tracks are not credited on the sleeve if the CD has an X at the end (ie PGNDCD004X) that indicated the limited edition 16 track version.


			14 SEP 2002

AURAL DELIGHT
We are happy to announce that all of you who registered your orders for copies of the exclusive 16 track version of "AuraL DelighT" by SEPTEMBER 4 ... each and every copy of the album has now been despatched and will start to arrive across the UK from Monday onwards (OUR actual day of release) and will start to arrive across Europe and the rest of the world a few days later.

For all those of you who registered your orders between SEPTEMBER 4 and SEPTEMBER 9... your copies will be sent out on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Then, as promised, we will start to process immediately all remaining orders that have been registered from SEPTEMBER 9 and continue to do so until the last limited edition copy has been snapped up.

For all those who have been asking us... the remaining individually numbered copies of the exclusive 16 track version of the album ARE and will continue to be available to order EXCLUSIVELY through the online store via WorldPay or by cheque (drawn on a UK Bank payable in pounds sterling) made out to Playground Recordings and sent via the PO Box address (please include legible details of your name, address, e-mail, phone etc)... until we have sold out!!!

The related organisation and the mail out itself really have been a massive logistical undertaking and Paula and James @ MWIS deserve a major vote of thanks from the rest of us at MWIS for their combined stirling efforts and the enormous time they have devoted selflessly to the cause this past week.

Enjoy the album and keep the faith!

PS We will definitely have official news of European release dates for the 12 track version early next week but the first or second week in October is still looking probable.


			9 SEP 2002

TOUR UPDATE
The Mission's US tour is underway. The 1st show in Denver was a success and the band would like to thank Dave and all at Rock Island for their hospitality and generosity. The 2nd show, however, in Seattle had to be cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. We would like to extend our apologies for any inconvenience caused. Scott Garrett isn't playing with the band on this tour as he has prior committments. His replacement for the tour is Danny Martin, a bona-fide Yorkshireman who lives in LA. We would like to confirm that the rest of the US tour is going ahead as planned and the band are in San Francisco and will be playing the show this evening. The rest of the confirmed tour:

SEPTEMBER 2002
9th- SAN FRANCISCO, CA - THE POUND
10th- WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - KEY CLUB
11th- SAN DIEGO, CA - CLUB XANTH
12th- SANTA ANA, CA - GALAXY THEATRE
13th- VENTURA, CA - VENTURA THEATRE
14th- PHOENIX, AZ - MASON JAR
16th- EL PASO, TX - CLUB 101
18th- SAN ANTONIO, TX - SIN 13
19th- HOUSTON, TX (Wayne Hussey solo show) - NUMBERS
20th- NEW ORLEANS, LA - SHIM SHAM CLUB
21st- ATLANTA, GA - MASQUERADE
23rd- KANSAS CITY, MO - MADRID THEATER
24th- ST LOUIS, MO - BERZERKER STUDIO
25th- COLUMBUS, OH - SKULLY'S
26th- WASHINGTON, D.C. - NATIONS
27th- NYC,NY - DON HILL'S
28th- PASSAIC, NJ - CONNECTIONS
29th- TORONTO, ON - OPERA HOUSE


			8 SEP 2002

SOLO SHOWS/AURAL DELIGHT
The following changes have been made to the European Wayne Hussey solo shows:

19.10. Herford Kick
26.10. Köln Live Music Hall

Also a final reminder for all Mish fans who wish to receive the exclusive limited edition 16 track version of AuraL DelighT on or around the actual release date of September 16 in the UK & Europe (and a few days later outside Europe).

As previously advised, 11.00pm GMT (or BST if you want to be pendantic!) Monday 10th Sept is the cut off point for all online orders/payments to have been registered via WorldPay on the MWIS store. Postal payments should have arrived at the MWIS PO Box address by tomorrow as previously advised.

For those of you whose orders have been received and registered in time, we aim to post out your copies of AuraL DelighT at the end of this week. There will be a slight delay while we process orders not received and registered by tomorrow... so please be patient with us - this will be done as quickly as possible.

For those of you who have emailed MWIS asking how you can pay if you don't have a credit card, you need to send a cheque to the MWIS UK PO box, payable to "Playground Recordings Ltd" drawn on a UK Bank and must be in GBPStirling - unfortunately we cannot accept any other payment method...

Later this week we will confirm release dates of the 12 track version of AuraL DelighT in Europe but the first or second week in October is looking probable.

Keep the faith!


			5 SEP 2002

AURAL DELIGHT UPDATE
For all those wanting their copy of the exclusive 16 track version of AuraL DelighT to arrive on their door step either on the day of release (September 16) or later that week...

We can confirm that Monday September 9 at 11.00pm is the cut off time for all online orders/payments via WorldPay to have been registered. Postal payments must also arrive at the MWIS PO Box address by Monday September 9.

Although everything is completely on schedule, due to the enormous demand for the album we at MWIS already have our hands well and truly full making sure we are able to fulfill all initial orders received by that date so that we then have sufficient time to complete the packing and transport them all to the post office! However, we can confirm that all orders/payments registered or received within the appropriate period will be sent out at the same time late next week! Please allow a few extra days for the album to reach countries in Europe.

Some copies of the 12 track version of AuraL DelighT are likely to appear in shops around the first week in October both in the UK and Europe. We will confirm full details right here as soon as we are informed.

Keep the faith!


			2 SEP 2002

WAYNE SOLO DATES
More dates have been added to Wayne's solo tour:

October
Thu 3rd SZCZECIN Hormon (Poland)
Fri 4th WARSAW Paragraf (Poland)
Sat 5th KRAKOW RE (Poland)
Sun 6th WROCLAW La Fete (Poland)
Fri 18th HAMBURG Logo (Germany)
Sun 20th HAARLEM Patronaat (Netherlands)
Tue 22th FRANKFURT Nachtleben (Germany)
Wed 23rd BOCHUM Matrix (Germany)
Thu 24th POTSDAM Lindenpark (Germany)
Fri 25th LEIPZIG Moritzbastei (Germany)
Sat 26th HERFORD Kick (Germany)
Sun 27th St. NIKLAAS Kompas (Belgium)
Mon 28th STUTTGART Anlagen Cafe (Germany)
Wed 30th BRATISLAVA Metro (Slovakia)
Thu 31st WIEN DND Festival, Planet Music (Austria)

November
Sat 2nd MÜNCHEN Backstage (Germany)
Sun 3rd AARAU Kiff (Switzerland)
Tue 5th WEINHEIM Cafe Central (D)
Wed 6th EINDHOVEN Venue tbc (Netherlands)
Wed 27th PORTO O Meu Mercedes e Maior Que o Teu (Portugal)
Thu 28th PORTO O Meu Mercedes e Maior Que o Teu (Portugal)
Fri 29th COIMBRA Le Son
Sat 30th LISBON Paradise Garage


			27 AUG 2002

AURAL DELIGHT
On September 30, The Mission will be releasing a 16 track limited edition CD entitled "AURAL DELIGHT" (PGNDCD 004X) which will be individually numbered and exclusively available only through the MWIS shop at a price of GBP£10 (+ p&p). (visit the online store)

Although AurA brought you twelve delicious Mission tracks late last year, the band also recorded a number of additional tracks/versions at the same time which did not make the album. Some of these have subsequently appeared as "B-sides", some have been performed by the band during 'AurA TourA 2002' and Wayne has also recorded some acoustic versions which he has been performing at his recent solo shows.

The track listing for "AURAL DELIGHT" is as follows :

1. AMELIA
2. EVEN YOU MAY SHINE
3. SPIDER & THE FLY (IN THE OINTMENT)
4. SORRY...
5. ANYONE BUT YOU
6. NEVER LET ME DOWN
7. NEVER AGAIN
8. MELT
9. MESMERISED (REPRISE)
10. SWOON (REPRISE)
11. DRAGONFLY (DEMO)
12. CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
13. DRAGONFLY (acoustic)
14. NEVER LET ME DOWN (acoustic)
15. HAPPY (acoustic)
16. BURLESQUE (acoustic)

Due to the exclusivity and limited availability of AuraL DelighT, we are taking advanced orders so you can get your hands on the album as soon as it is released! Each order will be dealt with very much on a first come first served basis but provided any payment sent has cleared by September 16, it is our aim that a copy of the album will be sent in sufficient time to arrive on the actual day of release.

Any cheque payments (ie non MWIS / WorldPay) should be made out to Playground Recordings for the correct amount (inc p&p) and sent c/o:-

MWIS, PO Box 26, ATHERTON M46 9LY, UK. For those of you who want to pay via the web, click here.

Please include your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if applicable) legibly and allow 5 working days for the cheque to clear.

Don't forget AuraL DelighT (16 track version) is a VERY limited release - it is recommended you order as soon as possible as it will not be released commercially in the shops. It is possible that a 12 track version of the album (ie less the acoustic tracks) may appear in certain retail outlets at a later date.

Keep the faith!


			10 AUG 2002

US DATES ANNOUNCED
The following US Mission dates have been confirmed:

SEPTEMBER
Thu 5th DENVER, CO BLUEBIRD THEATER09/07/02 SEATTLE, WA CATWALK
Mon 9thSAN FRANCISCO, CA THE POUND
Tues 10th WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA KEY CLUB
Weds 11th SAN DIEGO, CA CLUB XANTH
Thu 12th SANTA ANA, CA GALAXY THEATRE
Fri 13th VENTURA, CA VENTURA THEATRE
Sat 14th PHOENIX, AZ MASON JAR -TBA
Mon 16th EL PASO, TX CLUB 101
Wed 18th SAN ANTONIO, TX SIN 13
Fri 20th NEW ORLEANS, LA SHIM SHAM CLUB
Sat 21st ATLANTA, GA MASQUERADE0
Mon 23rd KANSAS CITY, MO MADRID THEATER
Tue 24th ST LOUIS, MO BERZERKER STUDIO
Wed 25th COLUMBUS, OH SKULLY¹S
Thu 26th WASHINGTON, D.C. NATIONS
Fri 27th NYC,NY TBA
Sat 28th PASSAIC, NJ CONNECTIONS


			6 AUG 2002

MERCH SHOP MOVES
The AurA merchandise web-shop has now moved location - visit www.undependent.co.uk/acatalog for more information


			5 AUG 2002

MORE SOLO SHOWS
More Wayne Hussey solo shows..... Poland: October 3rd, Szczecin, Hormon October 4th Warsaw, Paragraf 51 October 5th Krakow, RE October 6th Wroclaw, La Fete Portugal: November 27th and 28th: Porto, O Meu mercedes é Maior que o Teu (Doors Open: 22H00 - Show Time: 23H00) November 29th: Coimbra, Le Son (Doors Open: 22H00 Show Time: 23H00) November 30th: Lisbon, Paradise Garage (Doors Open: 20H00 Show Time: 21H00) The postponed Hussey Faenza show from a few weeks ago will now be re-scheduled for early December, along with further Italian dates. More countries to be confirmed very soon. And just to clarify, The Mission ARE planning a US tour for September but we have yet to confirm any of the shows but as soon as we do details will be announced here. And by the way, Wayne highly recommends a forthcoming album from Italian band Votiva Lux, scheduled to be released in September. "It's the best guitar record I've heard in years - beautiful!"


			18 JULY 2002

FAENZA SHOW
Due to bad weather the solo Wayne Hussey show on the 16th in Faenza was rained off. We are trying to reschedule it for next week. Please watch this space. And our apologies to people that did travel and turn up for this show.


			13 JULY 2002

MORE TOUR INFO
As promised, more Wayne Hussey solo shows have been added to the current itinerary:
Poland.
Oct. 3rd: Szczecin Hormon,
Oct. 4th: Warsaw Paragraf 51,
Oct. 5th: Krakow RE
Oct. 6th: Wroclaw La Fete
There will also be shows in Germany, South Sfrica, France, Portugal, & Spain, but dates are still unconfirmed. More details later.
The Mission are scheduled to start their US tour on Sept. 5th in Salt Lake City and finish in Chicago on Sept. 29th. Again, details to follow shortly.
And lastly, but not least, Scotty Garrett is unable to play with The Mission on their upcoming shows at Arvika Festival (July 11th), Chelmsford (12th), Zillo Festival (13th), and Budapest (31st), due to damaging the ligaments in his hand recently. He will hopefully return to the band for the September USA tour. Scotty's replacement for these upcoming shows is Richard Beesley, who's been borrowed from Wayne's good friend, Gary Numan. And we can confirm the line up for these shows as, the other new boy, Richard Vernon on bass, and old hands (!) Rob Holliday on guitar and Wayne Hussey.


			1 JULY 2002

EXCLUSIVE MISH VINYL PACK
MISH VINYL PACK

MWIS are pleased to announce this one-off opportunity to purchase a triple record MISH VINYL PACK at a never to be repeated price and on a strictly first come first served basis.

The MISH VINYL PACK will include:-

1). AURA LP (limited edition) - 1 x copy of the last few remaining gatefold vinyl double albums (inc double sided colour poster)

2). EVANGELINE 2 x 7" (limited edition) - 1 x copy of the last few remaining coloured vinyl singles

3). EVANGELINE 7" (limited edition) - 1 x copy of a previously unseen quantity of special 'Liverpool' red (specially for Wayne) vinyl single.

Please note that these items are not obtainable through record shops any more and are only available exclusively through this site as Playground Recordings is the sole manufacturer and supplier of vinyl throughout the world. Once these final collectible copies have gone, no more will be pressed and the vinyl versions of both album and single will be deleted.

The MISH VINYL PACK (Aura/Evangeline double pack/Evangeline) prices are as follows and include all postage and packing (p&p) costs:-

UK (inc p&p) - GBP£17.00
Europe (inc p&p) - GBP£18.00
Rest of the world - GBP£22.00

To purchase the triple MISH VINYL PACK visit the MWIS online store.

Alternatively, you can send a cheque made out to Playground Recordings for the correct amount in sterling c/o:-

MWIS, PO Box 26, Atherton M46 9LY, UK.

Please allow an additional seven working days for cheque clearance and do not forget to enclose legible details of your contact address, e-mail address (if applicable) and telephone number.


			22 JUNE 2002

ITALIAN TOUR DATES UPDATED
The following dates are now confirmed for Italy:
Tue 16th Faenza "Piazza Molinella", Italy
Wed 17th Padova "Banale", Italy
Thu 18th Arceto (RE), Italy - "Castello del Vescovo" (tbc)
Fri 19th Trento "Terrazza Panorama", Italy
Sat 20th San Felice (MO) "Castello Estense".


			20 JUNE 2002

TOURA AURA DATES
Just a reminder that forthcoming dates for the TOURA AURA tour have been confirmed - for all the latest dates, visit the Tour Page.


			11 JUNE 2002

SOLO SHOW UPDATE + VIDEO
Wayne has added Peterborough Metropolos Lounge on the 2nd August to his solo show tour dates.

Although released a month or two ago, the video that accompanies the "Shine Like the Stars" single is now avaiable from this site - there are two formats available: Windows Media or Real Player.


			8 JUNE 2002

MORE SOLO DATES - UK
The following dates have been added to the Wayne Hussey Solo Tour:
AUGUST 2002
Thu 1st Crewe Limelight
Tue 6th Cambridge Boatrace
Thu 8th London Borderline
Fri 9th Stourbridge Rock Cafe
Sat 10th Leicester Charlotte
Sun 11th Sheffield Boardwalk
Mon 12th Chester Alexanders
Fri 16th Camberley Agincourt
Sat 17th York Fibbers
Sun 18th Ashton Witchwood
Thu 22nd Southampton Brook
Fri 23rd Derby Flowerpot
Sat 24th. Milton Keynes Stables.


			6 June 2002

FURTHER DATES ANNOUNCED
Further Wayne Hussey solo shows have been announced:
Sun 14th Istanbul, Turkey - (supporting 'Cake') venue tbc
Tue 16th Faenza, Italy - "Piazza"
Wed 17th Padova, Italy - "Banale"
Thu 18th Arceto (RE), Italy - "Castello del Vescovo" (tbc)
Fri 19th Trento, Ialy - "Terrazza Panorama"


			18/May/2002

SOLO ACOUSTIC SHOWS
Even before the events of the last few weeks, I had decided to go out and play some solo acoustic shows over the summer. One of the promises I made to myself when we reformed The Mission in 1999, was that this time it would be fun. Well, since the release of 'Aura', there has been a lot of business to take care of that has had nothing to do with making music, and quite frankly, working as The Mission over the last few months has not been fun. That's why I decided to do something that would be. Hence the solo acoustic idea.

This was never intended to replace my activities with The Mission, but merely afford me a distraction. The shows will be very loose and informal and will feature Mission songs, various cover versions, and hopefully some new songs. There won't be a set list as such, it will be me taking requests. These are the confirmed shows so far:

15th - 21st July: Italy - venues to be confirmed
August:
Thu 1st: Crewe Limelight
Thu 8th: London Borderline
Fri 9th: Stourbridge Rock Cafe
Sat 10th: Leicester Charlotte
Sun 11th: Sheffield Boardwalk
Mon 12th: Chester Alexanders
Fri 16th: Farnham (venue tbc)
Sat 17th: York Fibbers
Sun 18th: Ashton-Under-Lyne Witchwood
Fri 23rd: Derby (venue tbc)
Sat 24th: Milton Keynes Stables (tbc)
Thu 29th: Plymouth Cooperage

That's it for the moment, but rest assured there will be more dates and countries added.
Love, Wayne.


			03/May/2002

A NOTE FROM WAYNE
During the course of the last week or so there has been a lot of speculation, conjecture, and accusation surrounding recent events in South America concerning The Mission. I would like to take this opportunity to try and clarify the situation for you. We, AS A BAND, arrived in Sao Paulo just two weeks ago and fully intended to complete the South American tour, AS A BAND. We played 4 very enjoyable shows in Brazil including one which was recorded and filmed for possible future release. On Wednesday night, with us due to leave for Cordova, Argentina, very early the next morning, Craig announced that he wanted to leave the band and return home to England, for personal reasons.

The rest of the traveling party held a late night meeting in my hotel room, and being unable to replace Craig at such short notice, we decided on a course of action that we felt would limit the damage, both to us and the promoters, and a course of action that would also limit the disappointment of fans eagerly awaiting the shows in Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

It was decided that I would go on to Argentina alone, thereby already saving the promoters the expense of the additional airfares and hotel accommodation, and meet them at the airport and inform them of the situation and give them a choice. The choice was this: We could cancel the shows or I could play them alone with an acoustic guitar. Neither choice was ideal but we felt it was preferable to no one turning up at all. The idea of playing alone was terrifying to me and I must admit that there was a large part of me that was hoping that the promoters would decide to cancel. I had no time to prepare for this either emotionally or practically but under the circumstances I felt I had to at least give the promoters the choice.

I arrived in Cordova and was met by the promoters and told them the bad news. Of course they were unhappy but they were grateful that I had at least showed up. They called the local promoters in Chile & Peru and it was decided that the shows should go ahead. They also came back with the unique idea of providing me with a local band each night that were at least a little familiar with some Mission songs that, after I finished my solo set, would perform with me. Again, not an ideal solution but under the circumstances I felt I had to do everything possible to try and salvage what was a pretty desperate situation. We then agreed to reduce the fees we were receiving by half if the promoters agreed to make it known before the shows that these were, indeed, Wayne Hussey solo shows and not The Mission. This was going to be achieved by getting the news to local TV, radio and press, and by posting an announcement at the door of the venue informing people what was going on. The fans that had already bought tickets for the shows would then be given the option of a refund or coming to the show. This was the agreement. I was assured every night before the doors opened that the audience were aware of the situation and were being given that choice. Obviously, after reading the postings on the guest book over the last couple of days, the agreement I had with the promoters was breached and they reneged on their promise. All I can do is apologize on behalf of myself and the band for this unfortunate situation.

Please understand that in no way did I personally try to deceive anyone and that the addition of local musicians to perform with me was never intended to appear that said musicians were in fact The Mission. If this was a deceit then it was perpetrated by the promoters and again, I apologise for this misunderstanding.

From my perspective on stage it seemed to me that most people did know and were happy enough and enjoyed the shows for what they were, and although obviously disappointed that the it wasn’t the whole band, were on the whole very understanding and supportive, and I am so thankful for that. It made a very trying experience at least enjoyable. Thank you.

I’d also like to take this opprtunity to thank the 4 bands that played with me too.I know it wasn’t easy for them either and they all worked hard to make a bad situation at least a little more tolerable. Again, thankyou.

As for the future of the band, well, I’ve always contended that we don’t have any long term plans and that hasn’t changed. Craig’s departure will be felt deeply and after 18 years or so of him and I working together I would like to say that I wish him all the best and I love him and will miss him. The European tour that starts next week in Spain is going ahead with a temporary replacement for Craig. We will also play all other sceduled European festival shows over the summer.

The US shows sceduled for June are being moved to later in the year to coincide with the domestic release of ‘AurA’, and the movement of these dates is in no way related to recent events.

Thanks for your continued support. Keep the faith......
Wayne.


			18/Apr/2002

DATE CANCELLED
Due to the ineptitude of the local promoter in Rio de Janeiro in double booking the venue, The Mission have been forced to cancel their show at the Monte Libano that was scheduled for Saturday 20th April. Our sincere apologies to everyone that had made plans to go to the show, these are circumstances totally beyond our control. However, the rest of the scheduled South American tour is taking place as planned. The band is already in Sao Paulo rehearsing.


			17/Apr/2002

DATES + STORE
A date omitted from the last email list of AurA TourA dates includes Lisbon on the 15th May - Sorry to everyone in Portugal! See all the tour dates here.

A small number of people have experienced delays with their orders from the Playground/MWIS on-line shop. We want to extend our sincere appologies for any inconvenienced caused and to this end, Playground have issued a statement explaining the situation. Otherwise, it's business as usual.


			12/Apr/2002

MORE TOUR DATES
The following dates have been confirmed as additional dates for AurA TourA:
May
Sun 19th Leipzig, Wave Gothic Festival Germany
Wed 22nd Newcastle, Trillions, UK
Thu 23rd Northampton, Soundhaus, UK
Sat 25th Dublin, Vicar Street, Rep. Ireland

June
Fri 14th Seattle, Catwalk
Sat 15th Portland, venue tbc
Mon 17th Salt Lake City, venue tbc
Wed 19th Santa Ana (Orange Co.), Galaxy Theatre
Thu 20th West Hollywood, Key Club


			2/Apr/2002

MISH PLAY ZILLO
We have confirmation that the band will be playing the Zillo Festival, joining other bands including The Cure.


			30/Mar/2002

DATE AMENDMENT
We have had confirmation that the Sao Paulo Olympia is infact on the 21st April, NOT the 22nd as previously stated.


			29/Mar/2002

TOUR DATES
The following AurA TourA dates have been confirmed and updated for April:
19th: Recife, Brazil - Pro Rock Festival
20th: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Monte Libano
21nd: Sao Paulo, Brazil - Olympia
23rd: Sao Paulo, Brazil - Broadway (by invite only)
25th: Cordova, Argentina - Teatro Real
26th: Buenos Aires, Argentina - Hangar
27th: Santiago, Chile - Blondie
28th: Lima, Peru - The Ambassador

More tour dates to be announced as they are confirmed.


			21/Mar/2002

SINGLE INFO
MWIS are pleased to confirm that all signed 7" vinyl copies of Shine Like the Stars have been dispatched - these copies were signed by Wayne and Craig only - unfortunately Scott and Rob did not get chance to sign due to time/commitments - appologies to everyone. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your patience.


			18/Mar/2002

MORE DATES ANNOUNCED
Additional AurA TourA dates have been added during May:
9 Valencia Sala Republica
10 Madrid La Corte
11 Bergara Jam
12 Barcelona Bikini
19 Leipzig


			17/Mar/2002

S. AMERICAN TOUR DATES
The following South American dates have been confirmed for the South American leg of the "AurA TourA" tour:

April 19 April Pro Rock Festival Reclife, Bazil
April 23 Broadway, Sao Paulo, Brazil--Limited Tickets (Acoustic show)
April 25 Venue T.B.A. Cordova, Argentina
April 26 Hangar Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 27 Venue T.B.A Santiago, Chile .


			15/Mar/2002

SHINE ENTERS DAC CHART
"Shine Like the Stars", the second single from "AurA", enters the German DAC chart at Number 8!


			12/Mar/2002

INTERVIEW & SINGLE
Wayne will be doing a LIVE interview with Mat Mason at Total Rock around 1.45pm GMT tomorrow afternoon including playing tracks off "AurA" and some other faves. This can all be heard either via the internet on http://www.totalrock.com or if you have Sky Digital tune into channel 885.

Also, those of you who have ordered the "Shine..." single from the MWIS online store will shortly be receiving them -the majority of orders were posted Monday (11th), with the rest following Tuesday (12th) - thank you all for you patience!


			08/Mar/2002

SINGLE & UPDATES
"Shine Like The Stars" single is released Monday 11th March. The second single from the album AurA features additional tracks "Never Let Me Down", "Spider & the Fly (in the Ointment)" and "Sorry...". An MP3 download is available, featuring excerpts from the additional tracks. The single is already poised to enter the German DAC charts at Number 2! Copies can be purchased from the MWIS shop, amongst other sources.

We would also like to take this opportunity to appologise to those of you who have ordered the signed copies of the single; Every effort was made to make that we could get every copy signed - regretfully due to reasons beyond our control this was not possible to fufill. Playground/MWIS can assure you that we take every order seriously and were really pleased to offer signed copies... We are making every effort to rectify the matter.

We've received a large number of picture submissions from the AurA TourA - thanks to all of you who have sent them in!

Finally, we've collated the highlights from recent press reviews and comments, including recent reviews of the Astoria show.


			4/Mar/2002

THANKS & SHINE.. SINGLE
The Mission and MWIS would like to thank you all for the emails recently sent to the band, all of which have been nothing but praise for the shows you've been attending. While we haven't got enough time to answer them all, your comments are read and are appreciated. We hope you had as much fun as we did during those hectic 5 weeks.

We do, however, have some bad news - It is with considerable regret that Playground Recordings/MWIS are informing you that due to unavoidable delays actually getting the limited edition 7" double vinyl records transported across from the Czech Republic (ie they arrived in the UK a week later than originally advised!), we have had no option but to delay the release date of "Shine Like The Stars" until March 11.

As a direct result of the vinyl's late arrival, although the records have now been numbered the band had insufficient time to add their signatures prior to the Astoria show before taking deserved and planned short breaks after over long five weeks of touring.

For those of you who have already ordered your copy in advance, the vinyl singles can be supplied to you on March 11. However, if you want the band's signatures included as per the original plan, there is going to be a delay. Please let us know via e-mail at playground@themissionuk.com if you would prefer to wait.

Again, sincerest apologies that every effort made on our part was not able to resolve this successfully.

Playground Recordings


			25/Feb/02

REVIEWS + MP3
Mescalina have reviewed the Milan show - also available in English (just!) here.
Also, S1Play have written a pre-show article for the Edinburgh date.

Finally, you can download an exclusive mp3 sampler of the three additional tracks from the forthcoming single, "Shine Like the Stars" - Never Let Me Down, Spider & The Fly (in the Ointment) & Sorry…


			19/Feb/02

FLORENCE PT 2
We have been asked by the promotor of the Italian shows if we would publish the following statement on his behalf:

"I'm Lorenzo Bedini from Cyc Promotions, the concert agency for The Mission Italian shows. I would like to say that I'm personally angry and sorry for what has happened and also that the band is absolutely NOT responsible for the cancellation of the show.

What happened is that the venue failed to provide all the equipment/safety requests which are necessary for a Mission concert to happen.

Months before the tour happened every venue on the Italian tour knew in detail what was requested. Every venue granted the fulfillment of the requests.

But in Prato-Firenze, both myself & the band found a different situation from the one expected. It would have not been possible to do the concert in that condition. The venue tried at the last minute to hire what was missing, and failed. At that point the show had to be cancelled. The Mission were there to play and were as angry as anybody else for the situation.

Regardless of any rumour you may have heard regarding the cancellation of the gig, the truth is that the band is not responsible.

For any complaint/comment/information you can email me directly at:
lorenzo@cycpromotions.com"

Also,Kataweb Musica have published an interview/review (in Italian).

Finally, the UK shows are selling fast - if you still haven't got your tickets, we recommend you move pretty quicky; Bristol has already sold out, whilst London and Leeds look to follow shortly! .


			18/Feb/02

FLORENCE SHOW
The band would like to appologise to all fans who took the trouble to attend the subsequently cancelled Florence show on Saturday. Since a number of rumours have been circulating as to the reason, we would like to take this opportunity to put the record straight. Despite the best efforts of the band and promoter to ensure that all arrangements for the show were in place, the venue failed to arrange suitable equipment, a safe stage area and generally did not meet the minimum standards the band believe are required to make a safe and enjoyable show. The band were looking forward to the show and are angry as many of you may have been that they weren't given the chance to play due to the apparent inadequacies of the venue. This is contrary to misinformation given by the venue (e.g. there was no problem with Wayne's voice).

We would also like to take this opportunity to quosh any rumour about any secret shows planned - the plain truth is there aren't any planned!


			13/Feb/02

NEW SINGLE 4 MARCH
"Shine Like the Stars (edit)", the second single from the new Mission album "AurA", will be released on March 4th on CD (PGNDCD 003) and strictly limited edition gatefold double 7" coloured vinyl (green and white this time - PGND 003).

Both formats also include THREE previously unreleased additional tracks "Never Let Me Down" (Depeche Mode cover and live favourite), "Spider And The Fly (In The Ointment)" and "Sorry...".

EXCLUSIVE OFFER...
MWIS and Playground Recordings are making available 500 of the 7" gatefold singles all of which will be individually numbered and signed by the band. Copies of this strictly limited edition single can ONLY be purchased either via the online store or via the MWIS PO Box address. This offer is not available anywhere else.

To pre-order or for further information, click here.

Please note that PROVIDED your order is received, your details are correct and PROVIDED payment by credit card (via online store) or cheque (via mail order address) is cleared by February 25th, every effort will be made to ensure that the new single gets to you the official week of release.

Keep the Faith!


			12/Feb/2002

INTERVIEWS & PIX
Wayne was interviewed by Gong971 radio recently; this should be aired very soon (available via the web) - more info to follow.

The first tour pictures are available from "AurA TouA" - more to follow!

Thanks to James Wright who transcribed a recent interview with Wayne by Classic Rock - click here to read the text in full.

Finally, some of you have reported random issues with the MWIS shop - I've identified a javascript issue for certain browsers and have made a fix. Should work for you all now! (tested on IE5 and NS4 + 6 on PC)


			07/Feb/2002

NEW MERCH
The band will be playing an acoustic set at WOM (a major record store) in Karlsruhe on Friday mid afternoon (8th Feb).

Those of you who have already seen the band live on the current tour will know that there is new merchandise available to buy. This will continue for the rest of the tour, but for those of you who can't make the shows and want to get your hands on the new merchandise, you can do so by visiting our merchandise agents website.


			30/Jan/2002

ONE MORE TIME
A big Thank You to all those offering help at the shows as previously noted - if there are any that would like to go to Glachau, Berlin, Gratz, Vienna, or the Croatian shows to hand out leaflets (and get you + one other on the guest list) then mail us here at MWIS.


			28/Jan/2002

SHOW HELP
Thanks to all of you who have offered to help out at the forthcoming shows; We are still looking for volunteers for the following venues: Hamburg, Berlin, Bamberg, Munich, Graz, Vienna, Zagreb, Zurich and Bochum on the 20th. If you will definitely be able to help with handing out flyers, please email us.


			23/Jan/2002

TOUR INFO
We're looking for a couple of volunteers who are going to the France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Holland and Belgium shows to help out with handing out some flyers on the door. Obviously any commitment from someone will be repaid with either your name on the guestlist or something suitable to thank you for your efforts. If you are willing to volunteer your time before a show, please email info@themissionuk.com. with the shows you would be attending. We will then contact those willing to give up their time with more info.

In the meantime, the Bochum show on the 3rd Feb. is now sold out!


			21/Jan/2002

MWIS SHOP
MWIS has a very limited number of AurA promo CDs available to buy - these were produced in two formats: First issue (4 track) which has also been signed by all the band and second issue (8 track) which is unsigned. To get your copy, click here


			20/Jan/2002

TOUR UPDATE
Due to recording commitments, Mike Peters is unable to play the shows in Europe with The Mission. In his place we are pleased to annouce that Kirk Brandon, ex of 'Theatre of Hate' and 'Spear of Destiny', will be performing.


			16/Jan/2002

AURA REVIEW
La Plume Noir, an American-French webzine based in California, USA has published their review of AurA. The full report can be viewed here. Here are some choice quotes from the article:

"Aura opens with "Evangeline", the unstoppable single whose arpeggios are reminiscent of the grand hour of "Beyond The Pale" and "Deliverance"...."Mesmerized" is a haunting lament of which the band has the secret. "Lay Your Hand On Me" alternates between the calm and the storm..."In Denial" concludes the album with suffering but in beauty....With Aura, The Mission has returned to its trademark sound and in the process reawakened the sensations thought to be buried forever."


			11/Jan/2002

NEW ONLINE SHOP
As of Monday 14th January you will be able to buy AurA and related singles direct through the MWIS site. This is in direct response to feedback where some of you reported difficulty in obtaining AurA and/or Evangeline single. Included are the UK Limited edition CD and Ltd. edition Vinyl of AurA - as these are limited in supply you will need to move fast to get them!


			5/Jan/2002

TOUR DATES AND REVIEW
The band will be playing 2 warm up shows in the UK for the AurA TourA - 24th Jan at the Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, followed by Oxford Zodiac on Sat. 26th Jan.

Q Magazine - a leading UK music magazine have reviewed AurA, giving it a justified 4 out of 5 stars. Here's what they had to say:
"...The only way forward (for the band) was either to give up or achieve a near-impossible career rejuvenation by writing The Mission's most satisfying album to date. Incredibly, Hussey has achieved the latter with an album that has the potential to reach a new generation of black-clad admirers. Aura oozes sleazy theatricality and citrus-like humour as the singer documents flamboyant sexual encounters in songs such as the anthemic (Slave to) Lust and Evangeline. The album stretches from Catalonian bars to the neon streets of Tokyo, freely indulging in the forbidden fruit of billowing, Banshee-esque guitars and guilt free pop choruses."


			27/Dec/2001

ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES
Everyone at MWIS hopes you all had an enjoyable Xmas and here's hoping 2002 brings us all what is deserved.

Additional dates for the AurA TourA are confirmed as Mannheim on 19th February and Bochum Zeche on the 20th.


			19/Dec/2001

TOUR UPDATE
We are happy to announce and confirm that Mike Peters (of The Alarm) will be supporting The Mission on their 'AurA TourA' at all shows in mainland Europe. In the UK, the support band will be some friends of Wayne's from California called 'Channel', with our very good friends HIM also being added to the bill for the London show as 'very special guests'. There will very likely be a second Bochum Zeche show added on the 20th February, to be confirmed early next, along with another show in Germany for the 19th, again to be confirmed. And also keep an eye out for a couple of warm-up 'quiet' shows on the south coast of England before the Paris date on the 27th January. We'll let you know here where and when.
Keep the Faith.


			12/Dec/2001

UK LTD EDITION
There have been a small number of you reporting that the UK Limited Edition Slipcase contains only one CD instead of the two indicated on the cover. We've investigated the matter and discovered a rogue batch were sent out with this error - if you are one of the people affected, please return CD to the shop where you bought it after Monday 17th Dec for a replacement, as corrected CDs will be available then. Sorry for the inconvience folks!

We hope to also make purchasing AurA (including the limited edition vinyl) and related singles through the web even easier shortly - full details to follow.


			11/Dec/2001

WAYNE'S GUEST DJ INFO
Wayne will make a guest appearance at the Gotham Fashion event, 22 December In Sao Paulo - for the full information visit Gotham Website.


			10/Dec/2001

TOUR UPDATE AND A SAD DEPARTURE
Due to, amongst other reasons, guitarist Mark Thwaite's ever increasing touring commitments with Tricky, and by mutual consent with the remaining three members of the band, we are sad to announce his departure from The Mission.

Mark's replacement, at least for the forthcoming tour, will be Rob Holliday who deputised for Mark on the recent tour of Germany, Switzerland & Austria with HIM. The band would like to take this opportunity to wish Mark all the best for the future, and to say Thankyou for his valuable contribution to the album 'AurA', and all the band activities over the last 9 years or so.

In other news,the band have added an additional date to the 2002 AurA tour; 28th Feb at the Bristol Fleece & Firkin. Wayne will also be guest DJ in Sao Paulo during the Christmas period - more info to follow.

As you will have already noticed, the new look MWIS is now (finally) live - there are a few gaps here and there but all important info is available. We've also brought back the messageboard - new and improved!


			03/Dec/2001

AURA RELEASED IN THE UK
AurA, the new Mission album is released today in the UK - the Gatefold Vinyl version will follow shortly afterwards! The Evangeline Vinyl single should also be widely available now.


			27/Nov/2001

2002 TOUR UPDATE
JANUARY
Sun 27th Paris La Locomotive
Mon 28th Frankfurt Batschkapp
Tue 29th Cologne Live Music Hall
Thu 31st Hamburg Markthalle

FEBRUARY
Fri 1st Glauchau Alte Spinnerei (near Chemnitz)
Sat 2nd Herford Kick
Sun 3rd Bochum Zeche
Tue 5th Berlin Columbiafritz
Wed 6th Bamberg Live Club (near Nuremberg)
Fri 8th Karlsruhe Substage
Sat 9th Munich Backstage
Sun 10th Graz Orpheum
Mon 11th Vienna Planet Music
Tue 12th Zagreb
Wed 13th Ljubjlana 500
Fri 15th Rome Blackout
Sat 16th Florence Prato
Sun 17th Milan Transilvania
Mon 18th Zurich Abart Music Club
Thu 21st Amsterdam Paradiso
Fri 22nd Brussels VK
Sun 24th Edinburgh Liquid Room
Mon 25th Leeds Cockpit
Tue 26th Nottingham Rock City
Wed 27th Manchester University

MARCH
Fri 1st London Astoria 2,000


			21/Nov/2001

TOUR AND CHARTS
The following tour dates have been announced!

JAN 2002
Sat 26th Strasbourge La Laiterie
Sun 27th Paris La Locomotive
Mon 28th Frankfurt Batschkapp
Tue 29th Cologne Live Music Hall
Thu 31st Hamburg Markthalle

FEB 2002
Fri 1st Glauchau 51 Alte Spinnerei (near Chemnitz)
Sat 2nd Herford 51 Kick
Sun 3rd Bochum Zeche
Tue 5th Berlin Columbiafritz
Wed 6th Bamberg 51 Live Club (near Nuremberg)
Fri 8th Karlsruhe Substage
Sat 9th Munich 51 Backstage
Sun 10th Zurich Abart (tbc)

More dates to follow.

This week's alternative/college radio chart positions in Germany...

"EVANGELINE" slips from No. 3 to No. 4 in the German national Alternative Chart (DAC) behind New Order, The Cure and Depeche Mode - after 5 weeks on chart...but goes up from No. 4 to.... No. 1 in the German national College Radio chart (DAC) - after 2 weeks on chart!!!

"AurA" enters at No. 2 in the German national alternative album chart (DAC) - Highest New Entry!


			17/Nov/2001

AURA UPDATE
Don't forget that "Evangeline" is released in the UK on the 19th November! Available on CD and limited edition 7" vinyl, it includes additional tracks "Anyone But You", "Melt" and "Swoon (reprise)"!

"Evangeline" and "AurA" will also be available through ASP Records in South Africa - Barney Simon on 5FM will also be interviewing Wayne 29th November live on air!

Finally, we will shortly be releasing a new version of this website - the current version has served faithfully for the last two years, but the time has come to update once more. During the transition there may be a small period of down time - once we have a confirmed date of the change we'll let you know more info.


			14/Nov/2001

A WORD FROM WAYNE
Well, it's been a while but in my defence I have been rather preoccupied with other pressing concerns.......My apologies.......

As you are probably aware, "AurA" has now been released in only certain parts of Europe with the remainder to follow in the next few weeks. Again, our apologies to you in the UK, but you"re gonna have to wait a little longer than the rest of Europe. And it"s not because we don"t like you. It's because there have been a few technical delays, too mundane and boring to go into here. Anyway, think about the people in the rest of the world who are waiting, and are going to have to wait even longer than you, some, like the USA, until next year even.

Anyway, I can confirm that "Evangeline" will be released in the UK on the 19th November on Playground Recordings, with "Aura" to follow a week later on the 26th, again on Playground. "Evangeline" has 3 other tracks, these being "Anyone But You", "Melt", & "Swoon (reprise)". The final track listing for the album is as follows: 1. Evangeline 2. Shine Like The Stars 3. (Slave to) Lust 4. Mesmerised 5. Lay Your Hands On Me 6. Dragonfly 7. Happy 8. To Die By Your Hand 9. Trophy/It Never Rains..... 10. The Light That Pours From You 11. Burlesque 12. Cocoon 13. In Denial.

The album was produced by myself with 6 songs being mixed by Dave Allen and 7 by Steve Power, two old friends of mine. In the UK (as in France & Germany) there will also be limited editions of the album that come with a bonus CD-Rom including the 'Evangeline' video' and a live version of 'Deliverance' filmed at Oberhausen but only the UK version will contain an exclusive additional track, an exclusive interview piece with yours truly interspersed with some recording footage of us hard at work recording "AurA", a direct link to this website to access an exclusive additional track only available here, some photos and some Mission related screensavers. Additionally the CD version of AurA will be available in a very limited quantity of CD slip cases. We are also releasing a strictly limited gatefold two disc vinyl version of "AurA".

We think the album is rather good and it represents a pretty good year for yours truly. I think you'll like it.

We do have touring plans for the new year and we hope to be able to confirm some of these plans in the next few days and we"ll let you know here on the website as soon as we know.

The tour in Germany, Austria, & Switzerland with HIM was a lot of fun. I think it"s fair to say that a good time was had by all. It"s been a long time since we played a support tour and it was great to play the bigger venues again. I think it"s fair to say that we did convert some new believers to the faith.

After a couple of weeks of promotion around Europe I"m now back in the studio again in California recording "b" sides and extra tracks for future singles. Some new songs, some cover versions, and some new versions of older songs.

OK, that's it from me for the time being.......see you soon.........
Love, Wayne.


			03/Nov//2001

EVANGELINE ON UK TV
"Evangeline" video will be shown on ITV's programme "New Music" at around 1.50am on 9th November (VideoPlus 9339107) . This will be shown on all regions with the possible exception of Grampian and STV.


			24/Oct/2001

EVANGELINE / IMAGES
"Evangeline" enters the Deutsche Alternative Chart at No. 7 - the bands first chart entry in 10 years!!

Here are some choice quotes from Greece's Metal Hammer magazine during their interview

From the Review:
"This is the album of the year to me. It spins you from passion to tenderness and makes you forget to breathe. It would be unfair to categorize it as it is music for people, made by people that love music".

From the Interview:
"THE RETURN OF THE GOTH GIANT WITH THE TENDER HEART.
...I think his (Wayne's) history is enough to make clear to anyone his huge musical fingerprint..."

The band have sent in some pictures during the HIM tour - click here to check them out!


			22/Oct/2001

AURA INFO
First some interviews are now available that were taken during the HIM tour - Invader.de (English) and Grenzwellen.com (German) are available.

Now, after almost six years of silence, we can officially confirm that the long wait in the UK is over!!!On November 12, The Mission will release a brand new 4 track single through Playground Recordings entitled "Evangeline " which we think is a bit special.

As previously mentioned in an earlier news update, confirmed track listings are:- "Evangeline", "Anyone But You", "Melt" and "Swoon (reprise)" - Available formats:- limited edition CD single (PGNDCD 001) and limited edition 7" gatefold coloured vinyl pack (PGND 001) - please note that the vinyl format of "Evangeline" will ONLY be available in the UK.

All four tracks were produced by our Glorious Leader, Mr Huss, and mixed by Dave Allen who has produced a number of Cure albums (including Wish) and the first Sisters of Mercy (!) album among others in an illustrious career.

As many of you are aware, the band have been busy thundering across Germany, Austria and Switzerland playing in vast arenas to packed houses as Special Guests on the recent Him tour and having a lot of fun. Several people who have followed the band everywhere since the early days reckoned the second night in Zurich was arguably the best live show the band had ever played so it must have been quite a night!

In addition, Wayne and Craig completed over fifty important interviews during the tour and the media reaction to the band (and the new recordings which they have heard) has been extraordinarily positive. We have already included some quotes from key German and French magazines on the activity page and more will follow.

While all this mayhem has been going on, the UK label has been busy in their wake making arrangements for the band to get Mish records put out in as many countries as possible (see the activity page) which is what we all want surely. We can officially confirm that the band's records will be released internationally by the following record labels:-

GERMANY, AUSTRIA & SWITZERLAND (GAS) - SPV RECORDS
FRANCE & MONACO - XIII BIS RECORDS
PORTUGAL - ZONA MUSICA
ITALY - S4 RECORDS (Sony)
NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM & LUXEMBOURG - BERTUS RECORDS
SPAIN - MASTERTRAX
SCANDINAVIA - PLAYGROUND MUSIC
CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA - MUTE RECORDS
POLAND, KALININGRAD, OBLAST, LITHUANIA, LATVIA & ESTONIA - SONIC RECORDS
GREECE & CYPRUS - CYBERDELIA RECORDS
HUNGARY - RECORD EXPRESS

We are delighted to welcome them all into the Mish family!

In the old days and before the arrival of the Internet and MWIS, Mission records were usually released simultaneously so everyone was able to hear the music at the same time. However, on this occasion, SPV RECORDS have been permitted to release the "Evangeline" single earlier than other countries to satisfy the interest and demand that has followed on from the recent successful three week stint of live shows in the GAS countries and one or two other companies like XIII BIS have asked to follow suit.

This week, "Evangeline" is being sent out to the UK radio stations, press publications and rock clubs and the new video is being despatched to the various TV stations so keep your ears and eyes peeled and let us know if you hear or see "Evangeline" anywhere. Wayne and Craig are going to be interviewed by a number of UK media people next Thursday in London. Again, the UK media reaction to the new recordings has been excellent. Further details on all these interviews will be available here in the next few days once they have been confirmed.

As far as the new album "AurA" is concerned, again SPV and XIII BIS are being permitted to release it a week or two earlier than here for the same reason as before.

For our UK followers, however, we are intending to include something extra special with "AurA" which will be unique and exclusive only to the UK release and not available anywhere else in the world. Expect a full announcement about further details on "AurA" to be made here in the next few days as soon as they are confirmed.

Keep the faith!


			18/Oct/2001

RECORDING INFO
The band are about to enter the process of fixing the 3 tracks to accompany the second single with the possibility of an exclusive additional track downloadable from the MWIS website! Wayne is also scheduled with 17 telephone interviews on Monday.


			16/Oct/2001

AURA PRESS QUOTES

SONIC SEDUCER:
And then, all of a sudden, THE MISSION came up with "AurA", an album that can not only compete against its best predecessors but also leaves behind everything the band did in the last ten years. Now, how many bands are capable of doing this after more than fifteen years in this business?
Und ganz nebenbei haben THE MISSION mit "AurA" ein Album aus dem Ärmel gezaubert, das mit seinen besten Vorgängern konkurrieren kann, und klar alle Werke der Band aus den letzten 10 Jahren hinter sich läßt. Wie viele Gruppen können das wohl von sich behaupten, nach mehr als fünfzehn Jahren im Geschäft?

ORKUS:
I can't deny to be amazed by the band's development! The boys made clear that everyone can again count on THE MISSION!
Ich kann nicht verleugnen, daß ich ob dieser Entwicklung begeistert bin! Mit The Mission dürfte wieder zu rechnen sein!


			14/Oct/2001

WEBCAST/MERCH
CanalPlus have a webcast interview with Wayne and Craig that is available here.

Just a reminder that Mission Merchandise is available from Big-Stone!


			05/Oct/2001

PREVIEW QUOTES
In the run-up to the release of "Evangeline" the first single to be taken from the forthcoming album AurA, the press have been able to listen to some of the material - these are some of the first responses:

"The dignified heir of "God' Own Medicine" and "Carved In Sand", "AurA" is the album the fans have been waiting for for 10 years...God Bless The Mission!" (D-Side Magazine)

"First and foremost, we can enjoy the comeback of the year: THE MISSION are not only back, but have come up with a new album - a piece of art of the kind that's very rarely made by bands these days" (Zillo Magazine)

"There are some groups who seem to resist time, changing fashions, musical styles...Whether you are an avid fan of the group or a novice in this scene, there's no doubt that this excellent "AurA" will transfix you." (Elegy Magazine) "The dignified heir of "God' Own Medicine" and "Carved In Sand", "AurA" is the album the fans have been waiting for for 10 years...God Bless The Mission!" (D-Side Magazine) "First and foremost, we can enjoy the comeback of the year: THE MISSION are not only back, but have come up with a new album - a piece of art of the kind that's very rarely made by bands these days" (Zillo Magazine)

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