Get in Margate!! What a fantastic way to celebrate my birthday dudes, thank you all once again. And sincere thanks from the heart for the birthday wishes and good vibes from all around the world. It means everything to me.
Love to all, Mxx
As if his kit wasn't big enough already, he's added skulls! ( I thank you ) Cheers Clemo
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Thank you for a great night down memory lane! Was 21 last time I saw you at Hammersmith back in the day! Livin it up is still my fave! Happy Birthday Mark,here’s to 2012 for a return to Margate. Send my love to the Isle of Wight!
your so welcome MK you mean alot to us too darlin !!! .. I LOVE the Skulls on Pete’s Kit getting into the Halloween Spirit !!! :) My Mate Kev Sanders was there I sure hope he got to chat with you all :)
TCOY from Canada … Corrine x
So glad uv had a good birthday Mark, u really really deserve it. U r a legend and i speak 4 an entire mass of fans when i say we love u so much! Listening 2 u from a toddler until now means u & mike have been a part of my life for as long as my memory is & i am as much of a fan now as i always have been. Thanx again 4 all the memories, especially the 1s from this year, meeting u in Bristol has bin 1of the biggest highlights of my life & il never 4get it. Lots of love and wishes on ur birthday and every day. Love Sam x x x x
happy birthday mr king well i tell u what u boys put on an awesome show down in margate this evening absolutely loved ur work since day one and u havent lost a touch it has to be said,2012 cant come soon enough bring it on!!! jay
Happy Birthday Mark. 1st birthday in Cowes. 52nd in Margate. Get on! Life in all it’s fullness. You are loved by a lorra lorra people (maybe even Cilla too!)
Big love etc… ;-)
Fantastic show tonight lads, loved every minute of it. Took me back to my teen years in the 80′s and great memories listening to you tonight. Great drum session. Can’t wait to see you in 2012 and hope you had a great birthday Mark.
So glad to hear you had a great birthday Mark. Sending you best wishes and big hugs & kisses!! Totally bummed I’m missing the UK shows as was originally planned but seeing y’all in the states was awesome. Looks like everyone is having a blast! Love from Texas….Teresa
Best wishes from me and all German fans one day after. Wasn’t able to leave them yesterday because I didn’t no where…:-)
Hope to see you again in future, all the best, good health and much fun till then ! best regards KATJA
Well that kicked Arse!!!
You lot were as always tight & all of us were Rockin’ & i was the loud mouth who started off the birthday chant off Mark hehehe, love you mate.
i thought The Deep Mo set up a great evening & a thanks to them too x
Just wanted the say thank you from my family and myself for the last 30 years in letting us enjoy your talents and music. To the next 30 years !!!!!!!
Alan H
Hi Mark,
Thanking you in anticipation for tomorrow night. In the dim recesses of your mind, do you remember some fifteen year old girls hanging around the Wogan studios c1987? Among our group was a pair of twins called Rosie and Jude and you called their house to wish them luck in their GCSEs? Well anyway…we’re all coming to Indigo2 tomorrow (although we’re all now c38 yrs old!). We are frothing at the mouth with excitement.
Look out for us in the standing area; we’re a lot cooler than we were in the 80s!
Love from Lisa, Julie, Jude, Ro and Han xxx
well it great to here the tour is such a hit mark the guys u guys just rock ! i woz @ aberdeen & glasgow gigs, im 4m perth bonnie scotland and am making my way 2 ipswich gig on monday so im just “LIVING IT UP” im in row B seat 18 be great if u could give me a shout ps be even better if u would sign my tour t-shirt 4m Running in the Famly tour were i saw u 1st in Berlin many thanks george urquhart 4m perth.
Happy Birthday Mark !
Edward&Dorota from Poland
Thank u Mark and the guys for a ‘fab’ evening – not just for the amazing songs, but your incredible musicianship and passion! Can’t wait ’till the next time and glad we could share your birthday with you. xx
after reading all the wicked comments,we can’t wait for monday at the regent…. could you give boozy suzy a huge shout and the colne massive!!! Cheers mark,happy birthday dude!!!!
This was an amazing night – loved all the fab music – took me back to being a teenager again! Happy Birthday Mark – hope you remember this one well! Thanks for sharing it with your fans! Love you forever! xxxx
brilliant evening. You are as fantastic as ever. So many great memories – thank you sooo much, from an old funker and his wife :-D
Brilliant time at my home town gig in Margate Mark.it was a pleasure to have you and sing happy birthday to you.Just got in from the Indigo 02 to say you and “those boys” were Fantastic! Cant wait to see the dvd to add to my FAT collection.Well done to you all keep up the vibes mate you make us proud fans .
Margate Madness
Decided I would play the Mark King/ Mike Lindup version of the Rowntrees fruit pastel game i.e. how long into the gig could i get before the overwhelming urge to start slapping my thumb or doing keyboard stabs became too great. (what? – don’t lie you’ve all done it)
Answer – about 4 seconds.
Initially worried as I was down from London and used to gigs of this size being a total mosh and Margate seemed to have ‘turned out the light’ but they locked into it after a while and started roaring. The venue is really well laid out and genteel (by London standards). I’ll be back.
Ive always wanted to see you guys live and I was overwhelmed. Rhythmically and technically your just a really ‘tight’ outfit and with so much laid back funk that even after three days I’m still half stepping round my flat and at work trying not to ‘chew’ (see above)
What more auspicious occasion could we get? – 30th anniversary tour and MK’s birthday to boot. I’m honoured to have been there and had a fantasic evening. I’ll not forget it and can’t wait for next time.
Thank you.
Love what you do, love the way you do it.
cheers
Mister G
Margate, what can I say, the evening ended to soon. Great tooooooooons good atmosphere. Drum solo…………………awsome. Joey Jowitt greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat sound. Good to see Lindup grooving. Mark still got it. A had an awsome evening as did my wife and good friend Dave. Thanks to everyone crew included for a fantastic time. Rich Finnigan.
Brilliant to see you here in Margate lads. First time I saw ‘The Level’ was in about ’81- ’82 at Canterbury University supporting Jules Holland. Awesome then as now. Thanks for comming to Margate, glad the sun shone on your birthday Mark, even if it was a bit chilly. Ant.