Live Nation has announced that three of the most incendiary bands from the "alt rock" era are coming together to tour arenas throughout the U.K. this September.
THE CULT,
THE MISSION and
KILLING JOKE will be hitting the road together for the first time in celebration of the dazzling trails they've continually blazed through the
musical landscape since their respective inceptions. This incredible tour, the likes of which hasn't been seen before, will be hitting arenas in Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham and London.
THE CULT,
THE MISSION and
KILLING JOKE tickets will go on sale on Friday, March 23 at 9 a.m. and will be available from
LiveNation.co.uk.
THE CULT are one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of our time. They have continued to push musical and artistic boundaries making them as vital today as ever. The tour comes on the heels of the band releasing their
brand new studio album,
"Choice Of Weapon", due for release via
Cooking Vinyl on May 21 in the U.K. (May 22 in North America). The album was written by
Ian Astbury and
Billy Duffy, recorded in New York City, Los Angeles, the California high desert and the band's
Witch Mountain studio between July and December2011. Longtime
CULT collaborator and producer
Bob Rock, who produced one of
THE CULT's most successful
albums, the platinum-certified
"Sonic Temple", put the finishing touches on the foundations that were laid by co-producer
Chris Goss. The
new release features founding members
Astbury on vocals and
Duffy on guitars, with drummer
John Tempesta and bassist
Chris Wyse.
On this incredible gathering of vitally important
musicians,
Ian Astbury had the following to say: "This is a fantastic bill and these will be magical shows ,a unique occasion that we look forward to with great anticipation. The band is killing it right now and we are excited to get back to the business of playing live."
Wayne Hussey and
Craig Adams left the
SISTERS OF MERCY and formed
THE MISSION, enlisting
Simon Hinkler and
Mick Brown into their ranks. Having performed together in Europe before, but never on our shores, this special tour will see
THE CULT and
THE MISSION performing together for the very first time ever in the U.K.
Speaking on the tour,
Wayne Hussey had the following to say: "It'll be great. We played a
festival show in Belgium with
THE CULT back in October last year and it was really lovely to see
Ian and
Billy again, it was like no time had passed at all. We'd gone our separate ways over the years and travelled different roads but I always think of Ian and Billy as brothers in arms, kindred spirits. I'm looking forward to hearing
'Sanctuary' every night. And it'll be great to have
KILLING JOKE along, too. I've been a long time admirer of Jaz and his cohorts. I was fortunate enough to be able to work with Jaz, he is a huge personality. It'll be good to see him again."
Since the emergence of the post-punk scene
KILLING JOKE have been pioneers across multiple genres from metal, industrial to dance. They have been covered by everyone from
METALLICA to
FOO FIGHTERS evolving and influencing musical generations for three decades. In 2008 the original members
Jaz Coleman,
Geordie Walker,
Youth and
Big Paul Ferguson reunited for a sold out world tour which culminated in the band recording the critically acclaimed album
"Absolute Dissent" on
Spinefarm/
Universal. The album went on to win
Metal Hammer "Album Of The Year" and they were honoured by
Jimmy Page at the
Classic Rock Awards for Innovation. 2012 sees them return with highly anticipated new studio album,
"MMXII", released April 2 on
Spinefarm/
Universal.
Speaking on the tour,
Youth adds: "
KILLING JOKE are honoured and are proud to celebrate together and play alongside
THE MISSION and
THE CULT, at this great gathering of the tribes. We look forward to unleashing an apocalypse of sonic destruction and giving the crowd a good kick in the teeth."
