Thanks to the good people of Schweinfurt, or ‘furts, for coming to our final show of the tour. It felt very strange thinking ‘..this is the last time we’ll play this set’ at the end of the songs….sniff!
Our crew have been amazing all year, so huge thanks to Super Kev, Clemo, Jowie, Fester, Sweags, Yens-the-lens, Pritch, Toby(withuagain), Brian, Brian(the band with 2 brains?)DaveDay, Derek, Bernie, Han, Dan-the-man, Dan-the-chili, Royston, Trigger, Lisa, Jayne, Finchy, Dave&Leila, Neil, Sam, Sapna, Kim, Mike@DMC……. I can’t see the keyboard for the tears! Most of all though, big love to Mike, Nath, Sean, and Pete – beautiful dudes to hang with, and an honour to play with.
…And relax!……….Cheers Marc G
…it explains a lot!
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I waited especially for this post…just to say…WELL DONE to all you guys….crew as well…you were absolutely FANTASTIC!
Get home and have a well deserved rest and be very very proud of yourselves…cos I’m sure the fans who seen this tour can say they are very proud of you all. I know I am.
I’m very honoured to have been on the L42 journey all those years and still be here to have celebrated with you this year.
My best wishes to you all and much love…Marie xx
Marie you said it all for me too … am proud of all of you guys .. but you have never let me down and will never do so … Enjoy your rest you have earned every bit of it … ‘dry your eyes’ dear man it will not be the last time of that i am sure of :).
Enjoy the Prince’s Trust Gig Mark … and time with family for holidays just round the corner too … !
Big Love to you, the guys and crew always from Canmore, Alberta Canada
~ Corrine xx♥♥
ps i love that top photo … very nice 🙂 x
Great tour guys, and big thanks again for coming over to the US. It was a joy to see and hear you.
Congratulations on an amazing year and the many new fans you have garnered along the way to join the old faithful!
Our trip following you around the eastern USA was the highlight of our year……tremendous fun meeting you all again (and Pete for the first time ….hope you stick around…pun intended)!
Already looking forward to doing it all again next year and to welcoming the band back to Canada after 24 years! (pleeeze bug your promoter to book you into Toronto’s Massey Hall).
Well done, lads!
Brian & Shelley
Thanks for a fantastic tour guys! I was lucky enough to see the band in Alexandria, Pittsburgh [yes! Altar Bar] and was even luckier to be able to jump the pond and be at the taping night @ Indigo2 in the front row with many new friends and then go to Cliffs a few nights later. Sounds excessive, guess it was, but I waited so long. Here’s to a well deserved break!
We are very very glad to hear this tour was well.
You are all really FANTASTIC…
Thank you very much for all, and we hope you have a good rest.
Long live Level42. :）
Ikuho and Mika
hey mark thanks to you and the guys and crew
wot a great tour
happy 30th to level 42
simon
IT’S OVER
Just like i posted yesterday… Thank you for an fastastic tour, hope for another 30 years to come 🙂 Guys you are all great.
Anyway, i want to thank all those behind the scene. They also worked very hard to get everything up on time. And yes also Kevin the tourmanager who booked so many nice theaters and let us come backstage 😉
Enjoy the time of and relax a little..
i started this post with a Level hit, and I end with one.
The tour was like “heaven in my hands” and i sure hope “to be with you again” soon!!
What a nice message mr King, reading about the mixed emotions about the happiness about the great job that’s been done, the sadness to know you have to leave your second family soon.
You have surrounded yourself with the finest of the finest in the business and as far as I could see, loving and fun people!!!
Thank you so much!!!!
We love you all.
It was realy great concert.
We was 3 meter for the band. It was great!!
I hope we seen you in germany the next year.
Best wishes for the band, the crew and all there families.
Best wishes from Fanz S. from Bamberg, a town 60 km near Schweinfurt
I need a really BIG favour, Mark. Is there a way to contact you other than this?
Ah Mark, what a lovely post…you’ll have the rest of us in tears too! What can I say that I haven’t already said on previous posts & that all of your other adoring fans haven’t already said? Other than you, Mike, Nathan, Sean & Pete have made so many peoples year this year, the scale of which I don’t think can be put into words. Thank you Mark & Mike for the long standing memories from my childhood to today and for many many years to come, my Level 42-mania will go on thanks to the original, fantastic music you have created over the last 30 years. Mike & Pete, thanks for chatting to us outside after the Bristol gig, you’re both so lovely & such a pleasure to talk to. Mark: talking to you after the Bristol gig was beyond words – thank you for being a fan’s unimaginable ideal of their idol, you are a true Gent and the nicest person I have ever met.
Bring on the next tour guys, the countdown has begun!
Lots of Love.
Sam x x x x
Bristol, UK
Yes!!!
The top pic is really very nice.
And i can see my wife and me in the audience.
We took about 300 km (and lots of beer) to join this gig. And it was more than worth.
Thank God i bought the DVD “Live in Holland 2009” as well. Pure Jazzfunk! The beginning with “Fashion Fever” & “Forever Now” already kills you. Fans all over the world – You need this!!!
Love & respect to all of you and your families for this awesome gig.
Hope see you soon…
A touching commentary from a man who has touched the lives of many this year, and the last 30 years for that matter. Seeing L42 earlier this year has been a real catalyst for me to get out of funk I had been living in, so I’m tremendously grateful. Thank you Mark, Mike, Nathan, Sean and Pete and all past L42 members – your contributions to my life have been appreciated.
On another note, reading Mark’s list of thanks I totally want a nickname now! Special thanks to everyone behind the scenes, including the beloved family members, who make our musical dreams come true.
– Pauline from Alberta aka “albertarose”
Thanks for an fantastic Evening !!!
You’re awesome and Pete is also an “animal” on drums, like Gary…
In the next year please try to make a gig in East Germany, maybe Berlin or Leipzig is a great place to play.
All the best for you an your families, a happy christmas-time, take care and see you next year !!!
Greetz from Magdeburg
Sattel42
Well done guys for a brilliant tour,you were all wonderful! It was great to meet you all and have my photo taken with you Mark,Sammy’s right, you are a perfect Gent. Good luck with the princes trust show Mark and i hope you all enjoy a well deserved rest.Much love to you all from Kay.x
Thank you Mark, Mike, Nathan, Sean and Pete, we have had a really bad couple of years but your music helps to cheer us up and keep us going. We were at the Apollo and if anything you were better than ever, we looked forward to October 3rd for months and you didn’t let us down.Hopefully we will see you before 2012, have a great Christmas and hope you manage to get your grass cut Mark!! Love to you all and your families and thanks for being LEVEL42. XXX
Need a gig in Liverpool PLEASE, Mark!!!!!!!!!
It’s been great following L42’s progress here! Great to see clips from concerts and read Mark’s updates from the road.
And I truly, truly hope the band will celebrate its 31st in NORWAY!! (Mark, you promised to return!!)
Enjoy your well-earned rest!
Andrew
Congrats on the tour and thanks for coming to the states (annapolis!!!!!!). The pictures were fantastic and it looks like the tour was a blast the entire time. Have a great break and see you soon!!!!
Thank you Mark, Mike (we love Mike!)Nathan Sean and Pete for being Level 42! I know my sister will echo my sentiments. You have been absolutely amazing on this tour, we managed to see you at Rewind, O2, Southend and Ipswich and you just keep getting better. You are truly wonderful and such lovely people. Sad now cos we wont see you for a while but you all deserve a well earned rest. Love you forever. Take care. Love you all – Lucy x
first schweinfurt (not furts) pix at “forum” – more to come
An extreme amount of thank you’s to coming to the US – (PA) – I was so glad to have been able to catch the show.
I can only hope that the rumors were true that it won’t be as long for you to come back and do it again.
Congratulations on 30 Aniversary and long tour! I do not forget all guys’ professionalizm, toughness, cheerfulness, kindness, energy and passion! You are so brilliant band, indeed!!! Please take a rest and come back to Japan again!
Cheers!!! xxx