Rob Fleming on exciting new projects from KillerStar!
Rob Fleming of KillerStar has two projects to talk about that capture both the band’s momentum and its connections to Bowie’s world. The first is the release of Live in NYC, a limited blue 10″ vinyl and digital album recorded at The Cutting Room in November 2024 (which I attended). The second is KillerStar’s return to London’s 100 Club in March 2026, a venue where Bowie once played as Davy Jones in the mid-1960s.
Live in NYC was born from a performance that brought together KillerStar’s core members with several musicians closely tied to Bowie’s legacy. Fleming, joined by drummer and co-founder James Sedge, was accompanied by Mike Garson, Mark Plati, Dom Beken, and Ulrika Bergelind, with Gerry Leonard, Nikki Richards, and Andy Snitzer also appearing that night. The recording, later mixed and mastered for release, captures the interplay of musicians across generations, highlighting how easily the Bowie alumni fold their own character into a new context. Fleming describes the album as an honest reflection of the show’s atmosphere, carried by the blend of players who had never all shared a stage before.
The 100 Club project is no less significant. One of London’s longest-running independent venues, it has hosted everyone from the Rolling Stones to Bowie, who appeared there in the 1960s with the Lower Third. KillerStar has made the venue a recurring stop, with past shows selling out. Fleming speaks of the excitement of returning to the intimate space, where the audience is almost within touching distance of the band, and where decades of musical history echo through the walls. The March 2026 dates are expected to coincide with the release of a new studio album, already well underway with sessions involving Garson, Plati, Earl Slick, and Jerry Leonard, alongside newer voices like the Webb Sisters.
What stands out in Fleming’s account is how unplanned much of KillerStar’s path has been. What began as a small collaboration between himself and Sedge has grown into a body of original rock music enriched by Bowie’s collaborators, without ever becoming a tribute act. The Bowie connection exists through the players and their instincts, not through covers. Fleming sees joy both on stage and in the audience as these musicians reunite around fresh material.
The combination of Live in NYC and the 100 Club dates illustrates how KillerStar balances past and present—acknowledging Bowie’s history while creating something that belongs to the band itself.
Visit the band’s website HERE for links to their videos, as well as for ways to order their albums and get tickets to the 100 Club show.