26 Comments

1. Frank
   Posted 9 February 2010 at 13:15 |

   Welcome to the club !! When can we welcome you guys to Holland for a few concerts??

2. nancy
   Posted 9 February 2010 at 14:05 |

   Soooo looking forward to seeing you play again this year!! Hi Pete, you’re gonna be working with the most lovely guys on earth…..

3. Kevin W Sanders
   Posted 9 February 2010 at 14:35 |

   Very nice & all the best Pete!

4. KELLY
   Posted 9 February 2010 at 15:39 |

   welcome Pete….looking forward to seeing what you’ve got. I know you know you are playing with the best.

   cheers for Idaho

   Kelly

5. Marie Kyle
   Posted 9 February 2010 at 16:08 |

   Ah a new drummer…an end to the speculation at last! ;)

   Hi Pete and welcome to Level 42 for a while…good luck cos you’ll need it with those lads…but I do mean that in the best way. You’ll no doubt have some jokes played on you, but I’m sure you will have the time of your life. What an honour to be chosen to stand in for the very talented, Mr Gary Husband! I look forward to hearing you in the upcoming UK tour where I will be at 2 gigs. You’re with a great bunch of lads there, so no doubt it will be great fun! I wish you the best.

   Thanks Mark for letting us know and showing us such a great photo. Best wishes to you as always! xx :)

6. lonestaroftejas
   Posted 9 February 2010 at 17:07 |

   would love to have you in Houston, TEXAS!

7. Mark W
   Posted 9 February 2010 at 18:05 |

   Hi All,
   Not being aware of Pete’s body of work I checked out his YouTube Drummer Live 2008 performances & his 1993 appearance on Blue Peter as a 13 year old.
   And the conclusions I’ve come to are these. He is another in a long line of reasons why I should give up drumming, especially bearing in mind that his 13 year old self would wipe the floor with me.
   That being said he looks like a splendid choice for the drumstool & I’m looking forward to studying his form from front & centre at The Sage Gateshead later this year. Who knows, perhaps some of his excellence will rub off on me. Failing that I’ll make a grab for one of his drumsticks at show’s end :-)

   Cheerio,
   Mark W.

8. bobomud
   Posted 9 February 2010 at 20:15 |

   See you at Kiel! But why a Sunday?

9. ltakacs
   Posted 9 February 2010 at 20:56 |

   Pleeeeaseee! Come to Hungary!

10. cager
    Posted 9 February 2010 at 21:32 |

    Welcome Pete! Just checked out the Myspace & Youtube clips…wooooooooooooo. Looking forward to the O2, I am sure it will be a blast as always.

    How’s the new album coming??

    Cheers,

    Chris.

11. Peachizzzzz
    Posted 10 February 2010 at 7:58 |

    Welcome!! Bring that boy to Oregon!

12. stephaned
    Posted 10 February 2010 at 8:56 |

    Welcome Pete !
    Please tell your new boss to bring you to France ;-)

13. blue_ocean_30
    Posted 10 February 2010 at 16:39 |

    and you’ve forgot the concert in Brussels – Belgium (27.10.2010)!!!

    http://www.abconcerts.be/nl/concerten/p/detail/level-42-27-10-2010

    nad

14. bluefunkybassman
    Posted 10 February 2010 at 19:26 |

    Wow! Pete seems INCREDIBLE!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GpTc8SPFSM

15. Renko42
    Posted 10 February 2010 at 21:13 |

    Welcome Pete,
    Saw you last year touring with Incognito…..Small boy but behind the drumkit a great one! Good luck en please practice “A Good man in a storm”, so you can play it in October,will you?

    Renko from Holland

16. showjumper42
    Posted 10 February 2010 at 21:52 |

    great news if you guys vetted him he must be good! So lovely to see more tour dates.

17. Markah187
    Posted 11 February 2010 at 18:26 |

    Just found this on you tube. He’ll do !! LOL

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUSpkGf9MEA&NR=1

18. fizzbinn
    Posted 11 February 2010 at 20:26 |

    we want you back in the states! Come to New York or CT

19. jos
    Posted 13 February 2010 at 19:53 |

    wow, In Neerpelt it’s almost in my backyard, just 10 minutes walk.

20. stuart m
    Posted 15 February 2010 at 9:45 |

    Talking of ‘thumping the tubs’, and now that Mike is back in the fold, how about dusting off the cobwebs and giving the ‘Thunderthumbs And The Toetsenman’ number ‘Freedom’ an airing … worth a thought?

21. brummieboy1966
    Posted 16 February 2010 at 20:41 |

    Speaking as a bass player & longtime Level42 fan a great choice.
    By the way any chance you guys could do Glastonbury or one of the other festivals in the U.K. I know you’re semi-retired but it would be great if you could show what a great band you are

22. Petersfield Posse
    Posted 17 February 2010 at 11:19 |

    Mark, Take a spelling detention!
    HenlEy (with an “E”) will be absolutely WICKED!
    We went last year to the first Rewind and it was BRILLIANT!
    Can’t wait to see Rick Astley again … Oh, and and the cream of IOW talent!
    See you there guys and again in Pompey on 15 October (that’s going to be one hell of a show coming “home” as it were).
    Keep on funking it up …

23. Philou
    Posted 22 February 2010 at 8:07 |

    Bonjour Mark,
    Just as a friendly reminder, The Montreal International Jazz Festival is also 30 this year! Hmmmm! Coincidence. I think not! How about a visit in Québec this summer? I know you a dying to get here. Did you know that their are daily flights to Montreal from Heathrow? It’s only six hours mate! We have a lot in common: Like the Isle of Wight, Montreal is one too! According to the Queen, we are your distant cousins and you will feel right at home here. Besides, if you get lost in Montreal, Wally B. will serve as your translator. I hear that his French is good!
    All right, enough with the jokes: Seriously. ” LEVEL 42 ” ce produiront cet été au Festival de Jazz de Montréal 2010! Even announced in French bring music to my ears! Well Mark, you’re almost there!
    L’espoir fait vivre. A bientot. Philippe de Montréal.

24. Mika
    Posted 23 February 2010 at 17:23 |

    I’m very looking forward to Japan tour !!!

    I WANT TO SEE MARK KING !!! ;)

    Welcome to Japan,
    Mika

25. tomte
    Posted 8 March 2010 at 12:34 |

    I’m very happy to see that Level 42 is going to visit Kiel/Germany again ths year – Chacka, Chacka it’s only about 50 km to go for me :-)
    I hope the weather will be fine but anyway: I’ll be there, no matter what the weather will be like.
    I’m currently considering Wally’s event in Paris with Mark, Mike and Phil. I guess I’ll check out the flights … what a damn good year 2010 will be!!!!
    Turn it on! -Tom

26. Trisha
    Posted 21 March 2010 at 15:43 |

    Will Ireland (Dublin) be on the list this year?