In March of this year, the critically acclaimed KillerStar returned to London’s famed 100 Club for two sold-out shows with a band full of the late, great David Bowie’s most trusted collaborators. As calls for “one more song!” echoed around the room, the band fired up a storming rendition of the T-Rex classic ‘Children of the Revolution’. Now KillerStar commemorate that moment by releasing the live recording and accompanying video of that moment. Listen HERE.
KillerStar vocalist and guitarist Robert Fleming leads the band through an expansive and muscular twist on the defining glam-rock hit, his voice also helping to give this take a different flavour to the original. Everyone plays a part in giving the song fresh heft, from searing lead guitar from Earl Slick (guitarist on Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’, ‘Station To Station’ and more) to a classic psych-rock solo from pianist Mike Garson (featured on numerous Bowie records from ‘Aladdin Sane’ to ‘Hours’), and a thunderous finale from KillerStar drummer and co-founder James Sedge.
The performance was completed by bassist Mark Plati (co-producer of Bowie’s ‘Earthling), guitarist Kevin Armstrong (Bowie, Tin Machine), keyboardist Dom Beken (Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets), saxophonist Simon Bates (Elvis Costello), and backing vocals from Gail Windrass and Simone Browne (whose combined credits include Elton John, Benjamin Clementine and Joss Stone).
Robert Fleming says, “The atmosphere was electric for our two live shows at The 100 Club. They were special nights! After playing our set of original material we thought it would be great to play an encore of this T-Rex classic song ‘Children Of The Revolution’. It was a thrill to have long-time David Bowie band members reunited on stage together for the KillerStar set and this T-Rex tune.”
KillerStar first played The 100 Club in 2024, shortly after the release of their debut album, and much of that show was documented in the recent ‘Live At The 100 Club’ record. The set was hailed as “a revelation” by RnR while the Maggiore On Bowie blog stated, “These guys don’t just seem to be on fire, they are on fire.”
Robert Fleming and James Sedge have recently been in Metropolis Record in London working on the second KillerStar studio album. Their collaborators so far have included Earl Slick, Mike Garson and producer Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers).
