Live Nation has announced that three of the most incendiary bands from the alt rock era are coming together to tour arenas throughout the UK 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 23rd at 9 AM, and will be available from Livenation.co.uk.

On this incredible gathering of vitally important musicians, The Cult frontman 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 UK.

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. 2012 sees them return with highly anticipated new studio album MMXII, released April 2nd 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."

The Cult recently announced its 2012 summer tour of Europe that will include headline shows, festivals, special dates with GUNS N' ROSES, and main support on an OZZY & FRIENDS show. The tour is in support of The Cult's first new album in five years, Choice Of Weapon, which is set for a May 21st release date internationally, and a May 22nd release date in North America, on Cooking Vinyl worldwide.

The 14-date trek kicks off June 28th in Belgrade with The Cult as main support for Ozzy & Friends, then to Austria and Romania with Guns N' Roses, followed by a slew of headline club shows, and then wrapping up on July 19th in Portugal, sharing the stage with GARBAGE.

Choice Of Weapon was produced by Bob Rock (METALLICA). It 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 December 2011. The new release features founding members Astbury on vocals and Duffy on guitars, with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Chris Wyse.

Choice Of Weapon tracklist:

'Honey From a Knife'

'Elemental Light'

'For The Animals'

'Life>Death'

'The Wolf'

'Amnesia'

'Lucifer'

'Wilderness Now'

'A Pale Horse'

A free download of the track 'Lucifer' can be found below:

Confirmed dates for The Cult's 2012 European tour are as follows:

June

28 - Belgrade, Serbia - USCE Park (with Ozzy & Friends)
29 - Graz, Austria - Schwarzl Freizeit Zetrum (with GN'R)

July

1 - Bucharest, Romania - Rock the City Festival (with GN'R, Faith No More)
3 - Split, Croatia - Spaladium Arena (headline)
4 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Siska (headline)
7 - Zottegem, Belgium, Rock Zottegem Festival
8 - Weert, Netherlands - Bospop Festival
10 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli (headline)
13 - Pizzola Sul Brenta, Italy - Contarini Festival (headline)
14 - Rimini, Italy - Velvet Rock (headline)
15 - Milano, Italy - Carroponte (headline)
17 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz (headline)
18 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera (headline)
19 - Porto, Portugal - Mares Vivas Festival (with Garbage)