Music News - Goth-rockers The Mission return to NZ for 30th Anniversary
26 May 2016 - 0 Comments
Wellington, Bodega -
Friday 18 November
Auckland,
Powerstation - Saturday 19 November
Tickets for both shows are available from Ticketmaster.co.nz and AAATicketing.co.nz, via pre-sale from 9am Tuesday May 31. General sale starts Thursday 2 June. A limited number of VIP Experience packages will be available direct from themissionuk.com
Plus1
is delighted to announce legendary post-punk goths The Mission will
perform two New Zealand shows as part of their 30th Anniversary tour this
November.
Wayne Hussey says "It’s 26 years since the one
and only time The Mission visited New Zealand. That’s an age and far too long.
And we are going to rectify that situation by playing two shows later in the
year, one in Auckland and one in Wellington." The Mission
(UK) will return to New Zealand for the first time since 1990 to perform in
Wellington (Bodega) on Friday 18 November and Auckland (Powerstation) on
Saturday 19 November, 2016.
Tickets for both shows are available from Ticketmaster.co.nz and AAATicketing.co.nz, via pre-sale from 9am
Tuesday May 31. General sale starts Thursday 2 June. A limited number of VIP Experience
packages will be available direct from themissionuk.com
Fans will appreciate the touring band still features three-quarters of the
original line-up - Wayne Hussey, Craig Adams, Simon Hinkler – along with
explosive new drummer, Mike Kelly.
The band’s memories of their last trip to New Zealand are hazy (they weren’t
dubbed the kings of excess for nothing) but Hussey says of the 1990
tour "What I
remember most about the show in 1990 was that we’d just played 3 shows in
Mexico City and flew to NZ expecting our equipment to follow. But the local
authorities in Mexico impounded our backline - amps, guitars, drums etc - so we
had to play the show with completely borrowed equipment. We were all playing
guitars we’d never played before, using guitar amps & fx we never even
heard of before. And because our 4 track tape machine which we used to run the
backing tracks for Butterfly On A Wheel and Tower Of Strength, two of our most
popular songs, was also in Mexico we had to borrow a little beatbox and a
keyboard and I remember trying to program the rhythms at soundcheck and we got
one of our roadies to play the keyboards for us. It wasn’t our best ever gig
but it was made memorable by the problems and the fact that, between us and the
audience, we prevailed and a good time was ended up being had by all... I
also remember we played a 5 a side football match the day before the show
against the NZ rugby team. We were being brutalised and bullied and
were 2-0 down at half time but came back to win 4-2 with yours truly
scoring a second half hat-trick... One of my better days! It’d probably
kill me now to chase a ball around, I much prefer to watch others doing the
chasing."
Back in late 1985 Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams left The Sisters Of Mercy and
formed The Mission and in early 1986 embarked on their first European tour,
supporting The Cult. They released 2 singles independently, both reaching No.1
in the UK alternative charts, before signing a worldwide record deal with
Phonogram (now Universal).
Their first single for the new label, Stay With Me, went straight into the UK
chart at No. 30 followed by their debut album God’s Own Medicine at No. 14.
Over the next eight years the band released six more albums and had a further
12 hit singles including anthemic classics such as Wasteland, Tower Of
Strength, Beyond The Pale, Deliverance and Butterfly On A Wheel.
The Mission gained a hard-earned reputation as one of the best and most
exciting live bands in the world, winning countless accolades, with
highlights like seven sold out consecutive shows at the Astoria Theatre in
London, and twice headlining Reading Festival. Total worldwide album sales are
now in excess of three million.
“The Mission have lost
none of the passion and verve that had them rightly at the top of the live
circuit tree.” Dom Daley – Uber Rock, June 2015
“Entering the darkened
stage in a sea of dry ice, Wayne Hussey’s stage presence is a sight to behold.
The sing-a-long from the crowd is obligatory but it’s also testament to how
great The Mission have become. A truly magnificent performance.”Backseat Mafia, June 2015.
The tour is proudly presented by Plus1, 95bFM and Radio Active.
More information available from plus1.co.nz and themissionuk.com
"See you soon,”- Wayne Hussey
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