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Reformation Tour - UK Tour & World Tour Press Release
25 Mar 2009

Reformation Tour - UK Tour & World Tour Press Release

The Band Who Invented A Decade Set Sail Again – UK Tour & World Tour


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One the most successful and influential British bands of all time return this year.

All five original members of the seminal 1980s band Spandau Ballet got together for the first time in 20 years today to announce the first dates of a world tour, taking in UK and Irish arenas from October.

Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp and Steve Norman made the announcement aboard the HMS Belfast, the world famous British battleship on the banks of the River Thames and the scene of a legendary and notorious Spandau gig in 1979, from which they first set off on their global adventures.

Only London’s in-crowd supposedly knew where the show was back then, but 1000s more turned up, even rowing from the Tower of London to try to board the ship.

They blew the electrics and their travelling retinue of London fashionistas and freaks brought debauchery to the historic naval vessel.

From their synth pop and dance pioneering early singles To Cut A Long Story Short and Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On), to the globe trotting smashes True and Gold, Spandau will be playing the hits once again. With 25 million record sales, 6 multi platinum albums and 23 hit singles to choose from, this is one of the most eagerly awaited REFORMATIONs of the decade.

Emerging from Soho’s ultra hip Blitz Club in 1979 during another economic depression, Spandau formed at school in North London before becoming the hottest unsigned band on the planet. From underground, fashion and music obsessed working class Londoners, to global superstars, the band set the pace, the styles and the sound of the 1980s.

Not only did their albums sell by the millions, but their look and style impacted on the fashion world and beyond. They created their own style, combining creativity with entrepreneurship and the ‘can do’ spirit of early 80s youth at a time of crisis and upheaval eerily reminiscent of 2009. Spandau Ballet are both commercially and culturally enormous.

Today, they set sail form HMS Belfast once again, armed with another ticket to the world.

Dates:
October 2009:
13th – The O2 Dublin
14th – Odyssey Arena, Belfast
16th – Sheffield Arena
17th – Glasgow SECC
20th – London O2 Arena
24th – Birmingham
26th – Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
28th – Manchester MEN Arena

Archive

  1. 2012

    1. February

      1. • The Lyrics Of Gary…
      2. • Steve At 'The Gathering'…
      3. • Tony To Play Two…

    2. January

      1. • Stalker Out Now…
      2. • REMINDER: Steve…
      3. • Further UK TV Appearances…
      4. • Gary Curates and…
      5. • Catch Up On Martin's…
      6. • Gold Mixes 2012…
      7. • 'Gold' Mixes Released…
      8. • Martin: UK TV Appearance…
      9. • Martin's 'Stalker'…
      10. • Movin' On Up -…
      11. • New 'Gold' Merch…
      12. • Spandau Smash Into…
      13. • Orgasmatron Show…
      14. • Gary On The Jo…
      15. • Happy New Year!

  2. 2011

    1. December

      1. • Merry Christmas…
      2. • New 'Gold' Mixes…
      3. • REMINDER: Gary…
      4. • Catch Up On Martin's…
      5. • Oakenfold's 'GOLD'…
      6. • Italy - Final 'O2'…
      7. • Gary Kemp Boxing…
      8. • News Just In! Steve…
      9. • The Lyrics of Gary…
      10. • UPDATE: Gary Names…
      11. • REMINDER: Live…
      12. • Steve Norman Live:…
      13. • The Lyrics of Gary…
      14. • Steve Norman Is…

    2. November

      1. • Live At The O2…
      2. • Italian TV Broadcasts…
      3. • 'Gold' Remix Out…
      4. • Happy Thanksgiving!…
      5. • 'True' Featuring…
      6. • We Can Be Heroes…
      7. • 'Stalker' To Get…

    3. October

      1. • New 'GOLD' Merchandise…
      2. • 'We Can Be Heroes'…
      3. • Sing On Spandau's…
      4. • Martin To Attend…
      5. • Steve Norman's…
      6. • Unseen Spandau…
      7. • Martin On ITV1's…
      8. • Martin's 'Stalker'…
      9. • Tony Live: Australia…
      10. • Happy Birthday…
      11. • Steve Norman /…
      12. • Martin's Stalker…
      13. • Tony Hadley Live…
      14. • Competition To…
      15. • Happy Birthday…
      16. • Gary Kemp Talks…
      17. • Steve Norman /…
      18. • Gary Picks Up BMI…
      19. • Martin To Take…
      20. • Guardian Piece…
      21. • Gary Turns Theatre…

    4. September

      1. • Graham Smith Talks…
      2. • Steve Norman: Dutch…
      3. • Catch Up On Martin's…
      4. • Martin TV Dates…
      5. • 'We Can Be Heroes'…
      6. • Cloudfish Live:…
      7. • Watch Martin on…
      8. • Watch Martin On…
      9. • Update: Gary's…
      10. • Martin on Saturday…
      11. • Martin Kemp's 'Stalker'…
      12. • Watch Martin on…
      13. • Gary's 'Hot Lap'!…
      14. • Clouldfish Live…
      15. • Meet Martin Kemp!…

    5. August

      1. • Martin: Stalker…
      2. • Tony Cancels Chile…
      3. • Martin Makes Directorial…
      4. • Tony Hadley Solo…
      5. • My Summer Reading:…
      6. • 'True' Features…
      7. • Greenwich Summer…

    6. July

      1. • 'True' To Feature…
      2. • Chant No.1 (I Don't…
      3. • Gary: Songs in…
      4. • Chant No.1 (I Don't…
      5. • Tony Cancels Scarborough…
      6. • Biking Article…
      7. • Gary Appears In…
      8. • Happy Birthday…
      9. • Incorrect announcement…

    7. June

      1. • Limited Edition…
      2. • Tony To Play Italian…
      3. • Press Release:…
      4. • Standard Session…
      5. • Standard Session…
      6. • Tonight! Limited…
      7. • Gary and Robert…
      8. • Gary Kemp Invites…
      9. • Gary On Robert…
      10. • Happy Birthday…
      11. • Gary - Standard…

    8. May

      1. • Gary On BBC London…
      2. • Tony To Appear…
      3. • Through The Barricades…
      4. • Robert Elms To…
      5. • Gary's 'Standard…
      6. • Gary To Appear…
      7. • Gary and Martin:…

    9. April

      1. • Happy Easter!
      2. • Martin: 'How To…
      3. • Gary Appearing…
      4. • Live Shots Of Tony's…
      5. • Martin's Tweets…
      6. • Gary's Absolute…
      7. • Tony's 2011 Solo…
      8. • REMINDER: Gary…
      9. • Tony Live Update…

    10. March

      1. • Gary Kemp 'In Conversation'…
      2. • Mothers Day Offer:…
      3. • Happy Birthday…
      4. • Gary Kemp appearing…
      5. • Gary and Tony Rock…
      6. • Gary and Tony Live…
      7. • Gary interview…
      8. • Mail On Sunday…
      9. • If My Memory Serves…
      10. • Gary and Tony Live…
      11. • A Journey To Glory…
      12. • Spandau Covermount:…
      13. • Journeys To Glory…
      14. • Gary Kemp: 'Live'…
      15. • Spandau Mail On…
      16. • Journeys To Glory…
      17. • Journeys To Glory…
      18. • Journeys To Glory…
      19. • Journeys To Glory…
      20. • Gary Kemp Live:…

    11. February

      1. • Tony Hadley Solo…
      2. • Gary Kemp Special…
      3. • Exclusive Review…
      4. • Short Film starring…
      5. • Valentines Day…
      6. • New Paradise Point…

    12. January

      1. • Gary Kemps interview…
      2. • Watch Paradise…
      3. • Martin Kemp on…
      4. • Paradise Point…
      5. • The Blitz Club…
      6. • Gary Kemp appears…

  3. 2010

    1. December

      1. • Exclusive review…
      2. • Gary on Radio 4…
      3. • Tony London Christmas…
      4. • Steve Norman confirms…
      5. • Spandau Win Award…
      6. • Live At NEC Now…
      7. • Date changes for…
      8. • New great value…
      9. • Paradise Point…
      10. • Award winning film…

    2. November

      1. • Gary To Perform…
      2. • Gold, Best of Spandau…
      3. • Free Download and…
      4. • Coming Monday!…
      5. • New Reformation…

    3. July

      1. • Video Killed The…

    4. June

      1. • Parade and True…
      2. • See Spandau Live…
      3. • Spandau Live on…
      4. • Isle Of Wight Coverage…
      5. • Isle Of Wight &…
      6. • 15% Off Voucher…

    5. May

      1. • True and Parade…
      2. • Gary On The One…
      3. • Musical Viagra…
      4. • Spandau/Rod Stewart…

    6. April

      1. • Further Live Reviews…
      2. • The Australian…
      3. • Perth Review

    7. March

      1. • Live at the O2…
      2. • Spanish Reviews
      3. • Spandau On German…
      4. • Live at the O2…
      5. • Italian You Tube…
      6. • In-Store Photos…
      7. • German Live Reviews…
      8. • Backstage Belgrade…
      9. • 'Journey's To Glory'…
      10. • Spandau Ballet…
      11. • Italian Reports
      12. • Spandau Press From…

    8. February

      1. • New Zealand Added…
      2. • Spandau & Rod Stewart…
      3. • Denmark Show Added…
      4. • Cape Town Show…
      5. • Second Sydney Show…
      6. • 'Journeys To Glory'…
      7. • SB To Play South…

    9. January

      1. • Sandown Park Racecourse…
      2. • SB To Play Newmarket…
      3. • SB To Tour Australia…

  4. 2009

    1. December

      1. • Isle of Wight Festival…
      2. • 23rd Dec, Radio…
      3. • Ultimate Fan Page…
      4. • Spandau In Spain…
      5. • Sunday 13th & Monday…
      6. • Live at the O2…
      7. • Heart FM / Spandau…
      8. • BBC Breakfast Interview…

    2. November

      1. • Spandau on London…
      2. • Live at the O2…
      3. • Live at the O2…
      4. • Spandau On BBC…
      5. • TV and Radio Appearances…
      6. • Italian X Factor…
      7. • Spandau Ballet…

    3. October

      1. • Spandau on The…
      2. • Spandau Ballet…
      3. • Q Idol Award
      4. • "Once More" at…
      5. • Pre-Order London…
      6. • "Once More" Out…
      7. • Dublin Reviews…
      8. • The Tour has Begun!…
      9. • Spandau Ballet…
      10. • Pre-order “Once…

    4. September

      1. • New recordings…
      2. • GMTV Interview…
      3. • Rome date added…
      4. • Dates Rescheduled…
      5. • The One Show &…

    5. June

      1. • New Merchandise…

    6. May

      1. • Spandau on Tubridy…
      2. • Interview and Web…

    7. April

      1. • SB.com Ticket Update…
      2. • Amsterdam Tickets…
      3. • Spandau Ballet…
      4. • First Performance…
      5. • 'Chant No.1' features…
      6. • New Dates On Sale…
      7. • More Dates! Extra…
      8. • Liverpool Date…

    8. March

      1. • Extra O2 Date Added…
      2. • General Tickets…
      3. • Reformation Tour…
      4. • Watch Brand New…
      5. • Spandau Ballet…