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 ...

The music world is mourning the loss of an '80s music legend, remembered not only for his decades of influence behind the scenes but also for the deep friendships he built with artists. Spandau Ballet ...

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 has confirmed that the group is in the studio working on new music. A new studio album would mark the popular '80s act's first release of all-material music since "Heart Like a Sky" in… ...

On one of countless Saturdays spent at the British Library, a researcher hit the jackpot. Londoner David Barrat was flicking through old copies of 80s music magazines for interesting bits of ...

Spandau Ballet are gearing up for a comeback. After years of feuding, court battles and public bust-ups, The Mail on Sunday reports that all members of the original line-up are in talks with agents ...

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, ...

Just before his band’s encore at London’s Royal Albert Hall on September 30th, singer Tony Hadley of New Romantic survivors Spandau Ballet told a story about seeing his vocal hero, Frank Sinatra, at ...

SPANDAU BALLET singer Tony Hadley has announced he will be releasing a charity single in the coming weeks in association with BBC Radio Solent and producer Jim Cregan as well as a famous backing band.

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