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.

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/

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.”

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

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.

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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