Level 42 - Starchild (Live at BBC Maida Vale 2025)

Historic recording from one of the last ever sessions at the legendary BBC Maida Vale studios before its closure. Level 42 delivered an incredible performance for Gilles Peterson's BBC 6 Music show on September 13th, 2025.

Setlist:
Love Games
World Machine
Starchild
Mr. Pink
Eyes Waterfalling

Recorded September 10th, 2025, and part of 3 hour special show, this session offers insight into some of their older, lesser known catalogue, performed by a band that sounds as fresh and modern as they did in the 80s.

A massive thanks to Chinwonder2 for helping me access this broadcast.

Personnel:
Mark King: Lead vocals / backing vocals / bass
Mike Lindup: Lead vocals / backing vocals / keyboards
Nathan King: Backing vocals / guitar
Pete Ray Biggin: Drums
Sean Freeman: Backing vocals / saxophone
Nichol Thomson: Backing vocals / trombone
Dan Carpenter: Backing vocals / trumpet

Description taken from the official BBC website:
"Gilles shares a special session from Level 42, the iconic Brit funk band led by bassist Mark King, to mark 40 years since the release of their seminal album World Machine. Expect an exclusive GP version of Love Games and other hits, plus a chat with Mark King and keyboard player and vocalist Mike Lindup.
Elsewhere in the show, Gilles celebrates the legacy of DJ Chris Hill, who was not only a key figure in the Brit funk movement in the early 1980s, but also one of the heads responsible for laying the foundations of UK club culture."