Sunday 8 November 2009

Spandau's Tony Hadley wins Gold in his home city


Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley has been honoured for his contribution to music in a celebration of what makes London great to visit.
Hadley, 49, who reunited with his bandmates after a solo career of nearly 20 years, last night won the outstanding achievement award at the BT Visit London Awards.
The singer, who lives in Muswell Hill, said it was an honour to win his first personal award in his home city. He added: “I've lived in London all my life, I love London and it's still great and excites me.
“As a Londoner born and bred I'm thrilled to be receiving this award. London has been a tremendous influencing force in my career.
“In the 80's Spandau Ballet were a formative part of the new romantic scene that had its beginnings here.
“Today London continues to be one of the most exciting and vibrant cities in the world, at the forefront of music and fashion and it's an honour to be recognised as part of its rich heritage.”
The award, previously given to Dame Helen Mirren, is voted for by the public. Musical Wicked won the Evening Standard award for best family fun.
The Natural History Museum took the Standard's award for best free day out. Visit London named Emma de Souza the capital's first London Hero for organising Kids Week which encourages children to visit theatres.
People's Choice Awards
Evening Standard's Best Family Fun Award Wicked the Musical
Evening Standard's Best London for Free Experience Natural History Museum
Kiss 100's Hottest Music Event West End Live
Magic 105.4's London's Hero Emma De Souza

Tuesday 3 November 2009

Spandau Ballet: It's Gold for Spandau's Steve


As Spandau Ballet get return on the road for the first time since the 1980s, guitarist Steve Norman will find even less time to watch his beloved Spurs.
And there's no doubt that he will be receiving a load of 'stick' from his fellow band members after Saturday's result at the Emirates!
He laughs: "Unfortunately for me, the rest of the band are all Gooners!
"It has made for endless banter in the past and getting back together with a lot of history to catch up on has only reinforced that."
Speaking in hotspur magazine, Norman reveals that it was his uncle who introduced him to Spurs - despite the fact that Steve grew up in a block of flats overlooking Highbury!
"My uncle, thankfully, took me to a few games at White Hart Lane in the mid to late 70s...and I was hooked instantly, watching tremendous players such as Alan Gilzean, Martin Peters, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Neighbour and others. Martin Chivers was my ultimate hero."
Read the full interview in the November issue of our official monthly magazine, hotspur. It actually takes you behind the scenes and is a ‘must' for all Spurs fans.

Thursday 29 October 2009

Spandau Ballet Supportive stars


Spandau Ballet helped Gary and Martin Kemp cope with the death of their parents. The brothers say their bandmates – Tony Hadley, John Keeble and Steve Norman – became their "second family" after their parents died within 48 hours of each other in January.Guitarist Gary said: "I think I coped and my brother did too because of the band. It was like having another family to catch us. I think they understood what we were going through."They knew our parents very well. They were moved by it and they supported us."Eileen Kemp was undergoing heart surgery at Bournemouth hospital when her husband Frank had a fatal heart attack. Eileen died shortly afterwards. Bassist Martin told Britain’s Hello! magazine: "It came as a tremendous shock. They spent 50 years of their lives together. My dad wouldn't even go down to the pub with me because he wouldn't leave my mother on her own."That's how close their marriage was. The fact that they went together was in some ways comforting. Like it was meant to be. That's how I came to see it and that helped me deal with the loss."The group – who officially reunited in March this year – split up in 1989 and spent the next 20 years in bitter conflict, with Tony, John and Steve suing Gary over royalty payments in 1999.They eventually reconciled and kicked off their reunion tour in Dublin earlier this month.

Monday 26 October 2009

Spandau Ballet at The O2


The air in London somehow smelled of roses around North Greenwich last night as Spandau Ballet played the last of three nights at The O2. Surprisingly enough, many young faces could be spotted amongst the sleek eighties driven attire habitués of the audience.
The new romantics don’t do support acts, they prefer bold statements with a definition of the word Reformation on a make shift screen and the resonance of heartbeats as their time on stage drew close. - "Recession, Unemployment, Gloom, War, Tragedy… and Dreams" flashed up with requisite library videos in the style of Evening Standard headlines from the Thatcherite eighties, followed by videos introducing the Islington based lads. As you might expect, ex-Eastender Martin Kemp received the largest cheer.
Then suddenly they appeared, fittingly starting with the synth-pop driven "To Cut A Long Story Short" followed by "The Freeze". Within the first few songs they appeared closer than ever, chatting about how they lived, ran and were sloshed together in the studios recently. With plenty of hits to offer up, the mix of a few lesser known tracks from the new album “Once More” caused a slight lull. However the prominence of the core velvety saxophonist matched the passion of Hadley, who can still hold those high notes impressively with little effort. Such highlights included "Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)", "Lifeline", "Round & Round" and of course, "True".
Notably the crowd seemed to lighten up in the encore when both Kemps returned on stage without the sharp suits, but now sophisticated vests. Leaving the crowd on tenterhooks, they closed the gig with “Gold” against a star lit background. Definitely the best reformed group of the year and as more artists still continue to sample their work, this band certainly isn’t an endangered species.

Wednesday 21 October 2009

Spandau Ballet Supportive stars


Spandau Ballet helped Gary and Martin Kemp cope with the death of their parents.
The brothers say their bandmates – Tony Hadley, John Keeble and Steve Norman – became their "second family" after their parents died within 48 hours of each other in January.
Guitarist Gary said: "I think I coped and my brother did too because of the band. It was like having another family to catch us. I think they understood what we were going through.
"They knew our parents very well. They were moved by it and they supported us."
Eileen Kemp was undergoing heart surgery at Bournemouth hospital when her husband Frank had a fatal heart attack. Eileen died shortly afterwards.
Bassist Martin told Britain’s Hello! magazine: "It came as a tremendous shock. They spent 50 years of their lives together. My dad wouldn't even go down to the pub with me because he wouldn't leave my mother on her own.
"That's how close their marriage was. The fact that they went together was in some ways comforting. Like it was meant to be. That's how I came to see it and that helped me deal with the loss."
The group – who officially reunited in March this year – split up in 1989 and spent the next 20 years in bitter conflict, with Tony, John and Steve suing Gary over royalty payments in 1999.
They eventually reconciled and kicked off their reunion tour in Dublin earlier this month.

Tuesday 13 October 2009

Go back on the road Spandau Ballet


After 20 years away, Spandau Ballet are about to kick off their world tour. The reformed 1980s band are back on the road, opening in Dublin on Tuesday night.
They say they cannot wait for fans to look the show.
Tony Hadley said: "We just want to get our there. We're fully rehearsed, we're just fixing the lights and the backdrop, which looks a million dollars."
Steve Norman added: "We need an audience now, we need to step up."
The group are also releasing their first album in two decades. Once More is out on October 19.

Sunday 11 October 2009

Spandau Ballet Tony’s a glass act


IF the SPANDAU BALLET doesn't return work out, TONY HADLEY is lining up a nice little fallback.
The Gold singer is eyeing up a vineyard in France and wants to launch his own wine.
He is also talks about a range of chocolate and food.
Tony, who already produces a beer called Hadley's Gold, says: "I've found a vineyard run by a British bloke who is looking to get into the UK market.
"I've tasted the wine and it's fantastic. The only trouble is, I'll likely drink most of it."
Spandau will go head to head with the likes of LEONA LEWIS and ALEXANDRA BURKE when they release their new single and album Once More later this month. But MARTIN KEMP isn't impressed by the competition.
He said: "There's no individuality in shows like X Factor. The people who go into them want success on a plate and when they win, just become SIMON COWELL's puppets."

Wednesday 7 October 2009

Spandau Ballet and Harry Connick Jnr to perform, Strictly Come Dancing


Poor old Andy Williams may have been a bit of a damp squib on last week's Strictly Come Dancing, but there are a few treats in store later this month.
As well as Amy Winehouse, bosses have signed up Harry Connick Jnr to croon a tune. But most exciting of all is the news Spandau Ballet will perform as they launch their new album. Yay! I know this much is true...
Get all the latest Strictly Come Dancing news in our dedicated section. Check out the best opinion on Mirror.co.uk's Strictly Come Dancing blog.

Sunday 4 October 2009

Spandau Ballet to release first new single for 20 years


British band Spandau Ballet are all set to release their first single in 20 years. The band, which released their last studio album in 1989, had initially agreed on a string of gigs after their reunion in March this year, however they have now hit the studio.
The pair, which has international hits like Gold and True to their credit, have recorded a new single, Once More, and will release an album with Mercury Records in November.
The Telegraph quoted the band’s guitarist and songwriter Gary Kemp as saying: “The band gelled instantly and we instantly played better than we did even back in the day.
“The new song was a way for us to gig that Spandau Ballet are back, not just to play the hits on tour but also to take on our contemporaries in the pop charts.”
Frontman Tony Hadley said: “When we got back together and the tour dates went on sale, none of us could believe the fantastic reaction we got from fans and the press alike.
“When the chance came to get into a studio and play music together, we couldn’t pass it up.
The band’s Reformation Tour is slated to begin in October (09). (ANI)

Thursday 1 October 2009

Once More Spandau Ballet's


This is the first new material the band have recorded since they tear up in 1989.
Following much speculation, they announced their comeback Reformation Tour on board HMS Belfast in March 2009.
Starting in October, they are playing eight dates across UK and Ireland, including the O2 Arena in London.
Tickets for the O2 show sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale and an extra 2 dates were added.
Singer Tony Hadley says: “When we got back together and the tour dates went on sale, none of us could believe the fantastic reaction we got from fans and the press alike. When the chance came to get into a studio and play music together, we couldn’t pass it up.
Gary Kemp continues: “The band gelled instantly and we instantly played better than we did even back in the day. The new song was a way for us to gig that Spandau Ballet are back, not just to play the hits on tour but also to take on our contemporaries in the pop charts.”

Monday 28 September 2009

Spandau Ballet Offer Free Download of New Song Release


(PR) Spandau Ballet's official site had this update on Friday: Spandau Ballet appeared on GMTV this morning to make the surprise announcement that they are releasing a new single "Once More" and a new album of the same name on Mercury Records this November.
Featuring reworkings of classic Spandau Ballet tracks, alongside two brand new tracks, the album is available to pre-order now from or from the Spandau Ballet store. Pre-orders from the official store qualify for competitions to win signed numbered canvas prints of the artwork, and pre orders from either retailer qualify for the opportunity one of 400 albums signed by the band.
Spandau Ballet are also giving spandauballet.com visitors a very articular preview of the album by giving you the opportunity to download the incredible new version of "Only When You Leave" when you register. If you have previously registered, don't worry, you will be emailed a link to download the track on Monday.
Speaking earlier of the new recordings singer Tony Hadley said: "When we got back together and the tour dates went on sale, none of us could believe the fantastic reaction we got from fans and the press alike. When the chance came to get into a studio and play music together, we couldn't pass it up.
Gary Kemp continued: "The band gelled instantly and we instantly played better than we did even back in the day. The new song was a way for us to gig that Spandau Ballet are back, not just to play the hits on tour but also to take on our contemporaries in the pop charts!"

Friday 25 September 2009

First single in 20 years to Spandau Ballet to release


Spandau Ballet are set to release their first single in nearly two decades. Once More will be released on 9 November, 20 years to the month that the so called New Romantics released their debut single Crashed Into Love.
The band, best known for a string of 80s hits including True and Gold, reunited in March of this year. They split under resultedly acrimonious circumstances in 1990. Singer Tony Hadley told the BBC: "We got back together and the tour dates went on sale, none of us could believe the fantastic reaction we got from fans."
He continued: "When the chance came to get into a studio and play music together, we couldn't pass it up."
Tickets for their comeback show at the O2 Arena in London sold out in less than 20 minutes, when they went on sale earlier this year. The success of their comeback appears to have eased communication between the band. Guitarist Gary Kemp said the band had "gelled" this time around.
Kemp said: "The new song was a way for us to show that Spandau Ballet are back, not just to play the hits on tour, but also to take on our generation in the pop charts."
Once More is taken from an album of the same name, which features reworked versions of some of the band's past hits. A release date for the album has not yet been announced.

Wednesday 23 September 2009

Labour promises an 'A-list' conference act, Pandora


The Conservatives are to offer more energetic party members the opportunity to rave on to early Nineties club sensation Angie Brown (last year's star, Tony Hadley, was, we're told, "too busy with Spandau Ballet" to make a second appearance), while the Lib Dems decided not to book anyone but what of Labour's plans for their league entertainment?
Party representatives insist that they have lined up an "A-list" act to accompany Gordon Brown's keynote speech at the official conference dinner, though they are playing their cards inquisitively close to their chests as to the chosen star's identity.
Eddie Izzard, one of the party's few remaining big name cheerleaders, insists he won't be convinced to take to the stage, though he plans to attend. Billy Bragg, on the other hand usually a regular face around the party's annual love-in – turned out last night at a fringe Lib Dem event to discuss the role of the arts in prison.
As for the rest of the party's cast of celebrity supporters, the signs aren't promising. Beverley Knight and Geri Halliwell have both issued stern denials of any involvement which leaves... Mick Hucknall? Tragically, he didn't return Pandora's call.

Friday 18 September 2009

Spandau Ballet see to tickets


celebrate the launch of the newly refurbished LG Arena at The NEC we have got the fantastic prize of a groups of tickets to see Spandau Ballet at LG Arena on Sunday, October 25, along with a wonderful Entertainment Zone hospitality package.
This includes a car park pass, welcome glass of champagne and a fantastic pre gig four course meal.
The LG Arena, Birmingham opens it doors this October after a £29 million facelift. There is a brand new pre and post gig entertainment space forumLIVE that boasts over 100 LG digital screens and a singular LG surprise.
There are also brand new exclusive hospitality bars and restaurants, including a spectacular show deck which looks out over the whole arena bowl and has a private bar and facilities for 100 inner ticket holders every night.
Marking the official launch of the LG Arena, a stellar line-up of 20 bands and artists have been confirmed for the opening season, running from October 7 to December 31.
Performers include teen diva Miley Cyrus, rockers Green Day, James Morrison and 80s superstars Depeche Mode, as well as Spandau Ballet.
The new LG Arena: where life’s good live!To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this question using the form below:

newly refurbished LG Arena is located at which venue? Is it:
A) ICC
B) The NEC
C) Symphony Hall?

Tuesday 15 September 2009

the unkindest cut of all and now


WITH the benefit of 20:20 hindsight, I can pinpoint the exact moment today when things went phut.
Due to a looming manuscript deadline and a neighbour with a vast collection of Bob Marley routinely played at Stadium Australia volume, I currently decided to ditch my London existence for a weekend away. In a quest for a geography that would invigorate me I headed ''up north''. Specifically to that part of England where the road signs stop listing town names and simply say "the north" and "the south"; where people say hello to you on the streets, and where articles in sentences are optional. This, however, is not the aforementioned moment.
After discovering that my four star hotel didn't have WiFi, my plans of writing all weekend took a slight detour. However, in an uncharacteristic glass-half-full moment, I decided to use the time fruitfully and so booked in to get my hair done at a local salon.
Upon comer at said salon a slight young thing, with hair that would not have been out of place on a member of Spandau Ballet, sat me down and started asking me the standard questions.
We agreed on what I wanted. Or so I thought. This, still, is not the moment.
She went off to mix the colours and I settled in to read a five-year-old copy of a magazine providing useful tips on decoupage and baking.
She came back and we began the small talk challenge, where she asked questions to which she had no interest in hearing the answers and I provided answers in the hope of shutting down the conversation.
About half way into the challenge, accordingly with my head half covered in aluminium foil, she mentioned that until two weeks ago her hair had been waist long. Given it was now cut in an homage to the New Romantics, this piqued my interest. ''Really?'' I say. ''Did you get it done here?''
She laughed out loud and said ''No!'' with such force that the foil strips tinkled in the breeze.
Faced with the prospect of asking her to stop half way through, I reasoned that clearly she didn't do her own hair so she was probably the talented one and I would be fine.
And that, dear reader, is the moment when, instead of getting a selection of autumnal low lights and a trim, I ended up looking like David Bowie as the Goblin King in Labyrinth.

Thursday 3 September 2009

Spandau Ballet reunion


Johnny Marr has mocked his '80s pop rivals Spandau Ballet's "chicken-in-the-basket" reunion.
The former Smiths guitarist claimed that he would be happy if someone paid the new romantic band £20 million to cancel their upcoming live shows.
"I can't bear the thought of a Spandau Ballet style comeback. What's the point? Spandau are reforming, so they put on a big chicken in the basket event, which is all they amounted to in the first place," he told the Daily Mail.
"Maybe someone should pay them £20 million not to reform. purportedly we were offered $10 million [£6.2 million] to play a handful of Smiths gigs in 2007, and I wasn't remotely tempted."
Marr, who is recently promoting his new Ignore, The Ignorant LP with The Cribs, insisted that he is too busy to consider a Smiths reunion anytime soon.
He added: "I can't speak for Morrissey, but I know that I'm too busy right now to get The Smiths on the road again. Is that likely to change? Who knows?"

Saturday 22 August 2009

Loss of studios to Spandau Ballet


Spandau Ballet's Steve Norman has hit out at modern "clinical" recording techniques, which have been blamed for many traditional studios closing down.
The saxophonist and guitarist told of his sorrow at the collapse of facilities such as the Olympic Studio in Barnes, west London, which played host to musical wonderful and was the setting for Procol Harum's recording of A Whiter Shade Of Pale.

Norman told London's Evening Standard that the band had bonded at the Olympic: "We had such a fantastic time the studio makes bands productive and creative."


He continued: "It had a magical burden on us. Our squabbles are well known, but the studio was a place where we could come together."

Norman also told the newspaper a "friendly rivalry" developed in studios with popular such as their 1980s generation Duran Duran.

Norman, whose band are known for classics such as Gold and True, said the loss of studios will make the expension "very clinical".

He said: "When you go to a studio, you are going into work. It application respect. You don't get that with a backroom or in people's bedrooms."

A holocene report titled The Software Slump found that studios are being clasped on one side by record companies driving down what they are prepared to pay, coupled with a rise in home recording technology, allowing musicians to produce tracks from their bedrooms.

Wednesday 19 August 2009

Donation band top 80s, the Breakfast Club, will perform in Cirencester


RELIVE old memories on the dancefloor at a disco night in Cirencester in aid of charity.
Top 80s donation band, The Breakfast Club, will be covering all the favourites of Duran Duran, David Bowie, Spandau Ballet, Roxy Music on Saturday, September 12 at the Royal Agricultural College.
Arranger Greg Power has also organised for Cardiff DJ James Vivet to help keep people on the dancefloor with his extensive cover of old classics.
He said: "My nights are based around giving a night out for the people who want it most, that is the 30 to 35 year olds and over."
All the proceeds from the night will go to Cancer Research UK and the plan is to upgrade a total of £5,000.
Mr Power, who helped upgrade over £20,000 for the Tsunami appeal at a disco night in the Corn Hall, said: "If past events are anything to go by the evening will be top compartment.
"It is nice to do something like this, it has the feel good factor."
There will be a bus service running from the Market Place in Cirencester to the RAC.
The 54 seater bus will pick party leaver up from the Market Place between 9.30pm and 10.30pm and will drop people back to town between 1.30am and 2.30am.
Tickets are £10 and are only available from the Porters Lodge at the RAC.
For more information call Sammy on 01285 653880.
If you are helpless to make this event you can always make a donation to Cancer Research UK by visiting www.justgiving.com/gregpower/

Saturday 15 August 2009

Spandau Ballet are back!


Fans may think this reunion has been long delated but anterior man Tony Hadley, who after leaving the band went solo, explains the band came together again naturally, when the timing felt right.

Spandau Ballet, leading provider of the New Romantic sound, well and truly achieved the 80s achieving ten Top Ten singles and four Top Ten UK albums in that most effete of decades.
They fragmented after the release of Heart Like a Sky, which failed to make a real impact on the charts, and went their different ways.
But now with a new album being recorded and a sell out stadium tour about to begin the Spandau Ballet boys are back.
“It took a long time, from the first inkling it took four years before we sat down, had a pint and asked do you think we can make this work? We had a lettle words and said let’s put this substantial behind us and let’s be grown up about it.”
Fans may think this reunion has been long belated but front man Tony Hadley, who after leaving the band went solo, explains the band came together again naturally, when the timing felt right.
“We’re actually getting on fabulously well. We’ve just been in the studio recording a new album together, having breakfast lunch and dinner together; and I think we’re getting on better now than we ever did. There’s a lot more regard for each other and we’ve all been through such a lot individually…and life’s too abrupt.”
So what can die-hard fans and eager Spandau Ballet acolytes expect from the new recordings and the reunion tour?
“On the album their will be some of the hits acoustically redistribute…and a couple of new tracks that sound really excellent.” The tour, explains Hadley, will be what many fans have been holding out for all these years. “We go on road this October and it’s going to be a greatest hits tour,it’s the tour we should have done back at the end of the 80s.”

Saturday 1 August 2009

Spandau Ballet express regret to Jones

Spandau Ballet have regreted after more than 20 years for terrorising a beneficiary 80s pop star .
The group admit to attacking great pop star Howard Jones - whose hits included What Is Love? - with food when they were fedup in a dressing room at a Belgian awards event.
Spandau Ballet, almost immediately to start a back home tour after hiding their differences, told the September edition of Q magazine they were sorry for the event

Friday 17 July 2009

Lisbon Show on sale now.

Tickets for a newly announced Portuguese show in Lisbon went on sale on Monday morning, June 22nd. Spandau play the Pavilhao Atlantico arena on November 10th.

Another set of shows are released! The boys have continued to extend the Reformation Tour with two shows apiece in Spain and Italy.

Friday 29 May 2009

Spandau Ballet are set to announce their comeback gigs for the UK Fans

The 1980’s Legend Band new romantics are expected to announce their comeback on board the HMS Belfast in London.

The Stone Roses aside, band reunion loves continues to spread – and Spandau Ballet are the latest to be afflicted. The frilly-shirted Englishmen were set to declare their comeback tour dates, at an event on the HMS Belfast in London.
With the upcoming announcement the feud seems to be water under the bridge. All five members – including Gary Kemp and his brother Martin – are to appear, and will go to perform, on the Thames boat where they played their first gig.

Spandau Ballet's reunion tour will consist of 10 gigs in October, November and December, according to the Daily Mail. With gigs planned across the UK and Europe, the European tour will finish at Barcelona's 100,000-capacity Camp Nou football stadium.
The band are expected to make money according to some news would be £12m, which seems like a strong motivation to bury any outstanding hatchets.

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Thursday 28 May 2009

Spandau Ballet Famous Videos have seen by the viewers




Spandau Presented Tubridy 23rd May Show

The band saw on Irish TV in evening (23rd May) on the Tubridy Tonight show. They performed live and interviewed by Ryan Turbridy as they continued to promote the Reformation World Tour that takes place later in the year.

80's legends Spandau Ballet flew in to chat to Ryan about living in Dublin in the 80s, lawsuits and getting back together. In one of their first performances since re-forming the band blew the audience away with a fantastic rendition of their classic hit "Gold"!

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Spandau Ballet - Album List

  • Live From The N.E.C.
  • Reformation (CD1)
  • Reformation (CD2 Live At Sadlers Wells 1/5/83)
  • Reformation (CD3)
  • Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet
  • Heart Like A Sky
  • Through The Barricades
  • Parade
  • True
  • Diamond
  • Journeys to Glory

Band Members - Band Members

Tony Hadley - lead vocals, synthesizer (1979–1989, 2009)
Gary Kemp - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1979–1989, 2009)
Martin Kemp - bass (1979–1989, 2009)
Steve Norman - saxophone, guitar, percussion (1979–1989, 2009)
John Keeble - drums, backing vocals (1979–1989, 2009)

Spandau Ballet - Studio Albums

YearAlbumChartCertification
UK Albums Chart
1981Journeys to Glory5
  • BPI: Gold
1982Diamond15
  • BPI: Gold
1983True1
  • BPI: 3 × Platinum
1984Parade2
  • BPI: 2 × Platinum
1986Through the Barricades7
  • BPI: Platinum
1989Heart Like a Sky31

Spandau Ballet Compilations & live albums

YearAlbumUK Albums ChartUnited States
Albums Chart
Australia
Albums Chart
1985The Singles Collection3----
1986The Twelve Inch Mixes------
1991The Best of Spandau Ballet44--41
1999The Collection------
2000Original Gold------
2001Gold - The Best Of Spandau Ballet7----
2002Reformation------
2004The Collection II------
2005The Ultra Selection------
2005Live From The N.E.C.------
2006Singles, Rarities & Remixes------
2009The Essential Collection------

Friday 22 May 2009

Spandau Ballet - Gallery





About Spandau Ballet

The popular British band Spandau Ballet was most prominent during the 1980s. Members are Tony Hadley on vocals, brothers Gary Kemp and Martin Kemp on guitar and bass in that order, with Gary also providing background vocals, Steve Norman on saxophone and John Keeble on the drums. Gary Kemp also wrote most of the group’s music and lyrics.

Spandau Ballet Initially shaped in 1976 in London they didn’t arrive at a stable line-up or make a decision on the Spandau name until 1978.