In the late 70s and early 80s, British five-piece Spandau Ballet helped drive the short-lived but influential New Romantic movement, which was strongly identified with London nightclub the Blitz. A ...

THIS story begins in November 1980. If you search on YouTube there’s a video of Spandau Ballet’s first, tartan-draped, appearance on Top of the Pops singing To Cut a Long Story Short. Underneath, ...

FOUR decades ago Spandau Ballet emerged and became one of the biggest bands of the Eighties. Now songs such as True, Gold and To Cut A Long Story Short feature on new collection Spandau Ballet 40 ...

“Soul Boys of the Western World” is a nice stroll down Memory Lane for fans of Spandau Ballet, the sleek British soul-pop band that peaked in popularity in the early ’80s. Yet, the more-casual ...

The iconic Spandau Ballet may have been broken up for three years at this point, but the incredible British singer, Hadley, is not putting his voice to rest just yet. This morning it was announced ...

Spandau Ballet has — as the lyrics of their signature hit, “True,” attest — “come back again.” A full 28 years since their last U.S. performance, the British New Romantic pioneers took the stage at ...

Spandau Ballet are in the middle of a renaissance. They recently marked the 35th anniversary with a PRS for Music Heritage Award, they will soon release brand new music, and will have a primetime ITV ...

A lost Spandau Ballet song is set to be released for the first time. “Eyes”, which featured in the band’s Blitz Club sets, will feature on a new box set of the group’s early work called Everything Is ...

Spandau Ballet have been split up for almost two years. The band were last seen together on stage in 2019 with their new lead singer, Ross William Wild, who joined in 2018. However, Ross left the ...

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Tony Hadley doubts that a Spandau Ballet reunion would work. The 65-year-old singer quit as lead singer of the True band in 2017 due to "circumstances beyond my control" and was surprised to hear his ...