Show Preview: Mission UK at Nokia Theater – Los Angeles, CA – September 10, 2013

Alright ladies and gentlemen in the greater Los Angeles area … get out your "Nightshade" lipstick and "Midnight" eyeliner because on Sept 10th, the Mission U.K. will be playing Club Nokia. Their first North American tour in over a decade will only be hitting select citiesin the ‘ol Colony (or "New World", if you so desire), and those of us with tickets know how fortunate we are to have the opportunity to see the band. They will bring the original lineup, in it's entirety. On U.S. soil even. It's been far, far too long.

Formed in the mid 80s by former Sisters of Mercy members Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams, the Mission has released 11 full length studio albums to date, as well as a fair number of brilliant live recordings. And we can add one more studio album to that list come September 17th, when "The Brightest Light" is released. Personally, I've never seen the Mission live, though I’ve wanted to for the better part of two decades, but I've never had an opportunity ... until now!

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Wayne Hussey is a musical genius, with an amazing voice. Hopefully he'll "Deliver[ance]" the songs "Sea of Love" and "Butterfly on a Wheel". If not, I'd be more than happy to hear "And the Dance Goes On". But if they play "Severina", I'll be the one bouncing like an idiot at the front of the barricade.

Tickets are still available for the show at Club Nokia, so if you don't have one ... GET ONE! Go. Go now. This may very well be your last chance to see the original line up of the Mission. Trust me. You do NOT want to miss this show!

-Anni Thyme-
Big Wheel Staff Reporter

 

 

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