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Level 42 Announce December 2026 UK Tour Celebrating 45 Years

LEVEL 42 will be heading out on a five-date UK tour in December 2026 to mark 45 years since their first studio album, 1981’s ‘Level 42’. Tickets are onsale at 10am on Friday 27 February and available from AEGPRESENTS.CO.UK. Beginning in Bath on 01 December, they will then head to Nottingham and Oxford, before finishing with two nights at London’s Indigo at The O2.

Their ‘Level 42’ self-titled, debut studio album was merely the first step in an incredible career for the band who continue to set the benchmark for British Jazz Funk. To date, the band have released 14 studio albums, had 18 top 40 singles including the era-defining ‘Lessons in Love’, ‘Something About You’, ‘Leaving Me Now’, ‘Running in the Family’, and ‘Hot Water’, sold out Wembley Arena for a total of 21 nights, and sold in excess of 30 million albums worldwide.

Forty five years on from that first album, Level 42 are still in demand the world over. These UK December dates celebrate yet another remarkable milestone, but are also an opportunity to witness one of the most popular and enduring British bands doing what they do best.

Get Presale Access: aegp.uk/L42-2026
Tickets on general sale Friday 10am!

Level 42 Announced for Royal Park Live 2026 on July 2

Level 42 will perform live at Royal Park Live on July 2, 2026, bringing their iconic ’80s sound to an unforgettable summer night!

The support act will be Matt Bianco, another quintessential ’80s band, best known for hits such as More Than I Can Bear and Whose Side Are You On.

Ticket sales start this coming Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. via royalparklive.nl

Mark King & Omar at the V&A

🎶 Beauty of the Bassline 🎶

Join Mark King (Level 42) and Omar for a special evening of musical insight at V&A South Kensington on Friday, 12 December 2025 (18:30–19:30). They’ll explore the power and charm of the bassline — its role in driving rhythm, shaping anticipation, and anchoring popular music.

This talk is part of the lead-up to the opening of V&A East (spring 2026), where the exhibition The Music Is Black: A British Story will be featured.

🎟 Tickets: £12–£15
📍 Location: Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, V&A, London
✅ Members’ priority booking from 1 October; general booking opens 6 October

🔥 Book now: vam.ac.uk/event/VjB8ZEezYZ/beauty-of-the-bassline

Don’t miss this rare chance to hear two music icons reflect on the heartbeat of songs.