Spandau Ballet Reunite
from www.the-sun.co.uk
IT'S tragic but I know this much is True - SPANDAU BALLET are reforming.
Original members GARY and MARTIN KEMP, STEVE NORMAN and JOHN KEEBLE are
all
ready to work together again.
And even Gary's sworn enemy TONY HADLEY has indicated he's prepared to
ignore their differences and mount a comeback.
The Eighties new romantics band will sign a record deal, make a new album
then hit the road for an extensive tour.
A source told me: "Spandau Ballet have seen the success of DURAN DURAN
and want to get in on the action. They want a piece of the nostalgia pie.
"There have been bitter rivalries. But they are finally willing to put
them to one side to work again.
"The five of them believe they still have a lot to offer. They are very
keen
to work on new material and not just become a tribute band to the 1980s."
The band had one of the messiest divorces in music history.
The five Londoners were all mates at school before joining forces to lead
the new romantic movement.
They scored eight Top Tens between November 1980 and November 1986 - their
golden period.
Spandau's most famous tunes include Gold, True and To Cut A Long Story
Short.
But in 1996, singer Tony, drummer John and sax
player Steve launched a legal battle against songwriter Gary Kemp. The
bandmates argued that Gary had always promised to split the royalties
between them.
Their legal teams were demanding around £1million each in back pay.
But when the case came to court in 1999, the trio lost and ended up out of
pocket. They all had to shell out £100,000 in legal costs.
Later, the same trio fell out with Gary's brother Martin.
Tony was amazed to receive a writ on Christmas Eve 2001 from former
EastEnder Martin banning him from using the name Spandau Ballet on a
nostalgia tour.
Last year Tony won reality TV show Reborn In The USA. But the victory did
not provide the boost to his solo career which he was expecting.
Now he has accepted his best option is to get back with his old mates. But
it's unlikely he and Gary will ever become friends again.
I await with bated breath. Let's just hope this isn't the start a revival
of
shoulder pads and frilly ****rts.
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