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Mark King & Omar at the V&A

đŸŽ¶ Beauty of the Bassline đŸŽ¶

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

đŸ”„ 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.

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LEVEL 42 – July 11, 2025 | Les Nits de Barcelona

Level 42, one of the greatest pop and funk bands of the ‘80s, continues to make history with over four decades of career. With hits like “Lessons in Love” and “Running in the Family”, the British group will perform on July 11th at Les Nits de Barcelona. 🌟

In 2025, they return with a new tour, bringing back their classics and surprising fans with new material.

🎟 General sale: From March 10th at 10:00h at nitsdebarcelonapedralbes.com

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The JayDee book is available NOW!

The Shaping of Jaydee outlines how John Diggins became a guitar maker, the people he worked with and for along the way to create his unique instruments and sound.

The forward is written by Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) and there are contributions from Mark King (Level 42), Dave Hill (Slade) and George Anderson (Shakatak).

The book is available to buy from www.jaydeeguitars.co.uk

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Level 42 ‘World Machine’ 40th Anniversary Tour 2025

LEVEL 42 are delighted to announce that they will embark upon The ‘World Machine’ 40th Anniversary Tour in 2025, which will visit 28 UK venues. Tickets will go on sale on Friday 25th October 2024 at 10am from aegp.uk/L42_2025

All of the shows will feature Special Guests Roachford. The tour will celebrate this landmark – and indeed breakthrough – album for Level 42, and the band will also, of course, be breaking out many of their classic era-defining hits.

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LEVEL 42 RE-ISSUES

Released this October are three 2CD albums in deluxe gatefold packaging. The 1983 album ‘Standing In The Light’, the 1985 album ‘World Machine’ and the 1987 album ‘Running In The Family’ each contain the original album on Disc 1 while Disc 2 features selection of 7”edits, 12” extended versions, remixes and B-sides as well as a foreword written by Simon Carson and Paul Waller. Each set also includes a booklet containing album lyrics as well as photos of the singles released from the album. Available to pre-order now: https://demonedsel.lnk.to/level42

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