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| Spandau reform for a world tour | |
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| Eighties pop group Spandau Ballet have put aside years of bad blood and court battles for a comeback tour. | |
| The band announced they will begin a world tour in autumn, revealing venues for eight dates across Ireland and the UK starting with Dublin on 13 October. | |
| All five original members of the band, who had hits like Gold and True, got together for the first time in 20 years to make the announcement. | |
| Tickets for the announced dates will go on general sale at 9am on 28 March. | |
| They split in 1989 and a bitter feud over songwriting royalties ended up in the High Court in 1999. | They split in 1989 and a bitter feud over songwriting royalties ended up in the High Court in 1999. |
| Singer Tony Hadley did not speak to brothers Gary and Martin Kemp for a number of years - but they have now set aside their differences. | Singer Tony Hadley did not speak to brothers Gary and Martin Kemp for a number of years - but they have now set aside their differences. |
| Journalists have been invited to the HMS Belfast in London, the scene of a landmark early gig in 1980, for the announcement later. | Journalists have been invited to the HMS Belfast in London, the scene of a landmark early gig in 1980, for the announcement later. |
| Speaking about the reunion, Hadley told The Sunday People: "The boys are back in town and we can't wait. It's going to be brilliant, we're very excited. But it will be very different to how we used to be. | Speaking about the reunion, Hadley told The Sunday People: "The boys are back in town and we can't wait. It's going to be brilliant, we're very excited. But it will be very different to how we used to be. |
| SPANDAU BALLET'S BIGGEST HITS True (1983) - number 1Gold (1983) - number 2Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (1981) - number 3Only When You Leave (1984) - number 3To Cut a Long Story Short (1980) - number 5 7 questions on pop reunions | SPANDAU BALLET'S BIGGEST HITS True (1983) - number 1Gold (1983) - number 2Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (1981) - number 3Only When You Leave (1984) - number 3To Cut a Long Story Short (1980) - number 5 7 questions on pop reunions |
| "Obviously there'll be all the hits, the nostalgia, but there will also be a new take on what Spandau Ballet are about." | "Obviously there'll be all the hits, the nostalgia, but there will also be a new take on what Spandau Ballet are about." |
| Spandau Ballet had their first hit in November 1980 with To Cut A Long Story Short. They went on to release six studio albums and had 10 UK top 10 singles, topping the charts with True in 1983. | Spandau Ballet had their first hit in November 1980 with To Cut A Long Story Short. They went on to release six studio albums and had 10 UK top 10 singles, topping the charts with True in 1983. |
| But after they split, Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble sued Gary Kemp, the group's songwriter and guitarist, for a share of songwriting royalties. | But after they split, Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble sued Gary Kemp, the group's songwriter and guitarist, for a share of songwriting royalties. |
| The three claimed a verbal agreement, made in 1980, entitled them to an 8.3% share of income from the band's back catalogue. | The three claimed a verbal agreement, made in 1980, entitled them to an 8.3% share of income from the band's back catalogue. |
| At the time, Gary Kemp said he was "hurt" by the action, which had "besmirched the history of the band I was proud of". | At the time, Gary Kemp said he was "hurt" by the action, which had "besmirched the history of the band I was proud of". |
| During the trial, Hadley told the court he ended up in a "desperate financial situation". Martin Kemp, the group's bassist, did not take part in the action. | During the trial, Hadley told the court he ended up in a "desperate financial situation". Martin Kemp, the group's bassist, did not take part in the action. |
| I never want to see those people again - I want to walk away from that side of my life Tony Hadley in 2003 | I never want to see those people again - I want to walk away from that side of my life Tony Hadley in 2003 |
| The judge ruled in favour of Gary Kemp, who said afterwards: "It was like walking away from a car crash - you're glad to be alive but mortified and shocked by the wreckage." | The judge ruled in favour of Gary Kemp, who said afterwards: "It was like walking away from a car crash - you're glad to be alive but mortified and shocked by the wreckage." |
| The case left his three former bandmates with £400,000 legal costs. To pay the bills, the trio sold their shares in the company that had been used to distribute the royalties, and went back on tour. | The case left his three former bandmates with £400,000 legal costs. To pay the bills, the trio sold their shares in the company that had been used to distribute the royalties, and went back on tour. |
| But they were reportedly threatened with court by Gary Kemp for billing themselves as "ex-Spandau Ballet". | But they were reportedly threatened with court by Gary Kemp for billing themselves as "ex-Spandau Ballet". |
| In 2003, Hadley told the Express on Sunday: "I never want to see those people again. I want to walk away from that side of my life." | In 2003, Hadley told the Express on Sunday: "I never want to see those people again. I want to walk away from that side of my life." |
| And in 2007, he was quoted in the Express as saying: "I know you should never say never, and bands in the past have said hell would freeze over before they got back together, but in our case I think hell is frozen and we still wouldn't do it." | And in 2007, he was quoted in the Express as saying: "I know you should never say never, and bands in the past have said hell would freeze over before they got back together, but in our case I think hell is frozen and we still wouldn't do it." |
| OTHER RECENT REUNIONS Take ThatSpice GirlsThe PoliceBlurThe Verve | OTHER RECENT REUNIONS Take ThatSpice GirlsThe PoliceBlurThe Verve |
| After the split, Gary and Martin Kemp became actors, with starring roles in 1990 film The Krays. Martin Kemp later became a regular on EastEnders as club owner Steve Owen. | After the split, Gary and Martin Kemp became actors, with starring roles in 1990 film The Krays. Martin Kemp later became a regular on EastEnders as club owner Steve Owen. |
| Hadley won ITV reality show Reborn In The USA in 2003 and appeared in the West End musical Chicago in 2007. | Hadley won ITV reality show Reborn In The USA in 2003 and appeared in the West End musical Chicago in 2007. |
| Spandau Ballet are the latest in a series of groups to reunite - Take That and the Police have both staged successful comeback tours in recent years and Blur are reforming for a series of gigs this summer. | Spandau Ballet are the latest in a series of groups to reunite - Take That and the Police have both staged successful comeback tours in recent years and Blur are reforming for a series of gigs this summer. |