The Mission är ett engelskt gothrock-band från Leeds, grundat 1986 av Wayne Hussey och Craig Adams efter att de lämnat Sisters of Mercy. Debuten God's Own Medicine (1986) klättrade till #14 på den brittiska albumlistan och uppföljaren Children (1988) nådde #2 - vilket cementerade bandets plats i den brittiska post-punk- och gothscenen. Med tio studioalbum och mer än fyra miljoner sålda skivor världen över har bandet turnerat oavbrutet i decennier, med Hussey som den enda konstanta medlemmen.
The Mission announced two strings of European shows for 2027, their first mainland Europe dates in three years, to be supported by a new studio album expected in autumn/winter 2026.
The 2027 European tour stretches from Spain and Portugal through Central Europe and Scandinavia, with a Warsaw date confirmed for 8 October 2027.
Limited-edition vinyl reissues of God's Own Medicine, Children and Carved in Sand were released as a bundle through the band's official merch store.
The Mission postponed their June 2025 tour following Wayne Hussey's departure from the band; the rescheduled dates were set for January 2026.
Wayne Hussey stated the band's aim is to release a new album in 2026, marking the group's 40th anniversary.
