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'''Spandau Ballet''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|p|æ|n|d|aʊ|_|ˈ|b|æ|l|eɪ}} {{respell|SPAN|dow|_|BAL|ay}}) were an English [[pop music|pop]] band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Inspired by the capital's [[post-punk]] underground dance scene, they emerged at the start of the 1980s as the house band for the [[Blitz Kids]], playing "European Dance Music" as "The Applause" for this new club culture's audience.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/11476894/Spandau-Ballet-O2-Arena-review-celebratory.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/11476894/Spandau-Ballet-O2-Arena-review-celebratory.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Spandau Ballet, O2 Arena, review: 'celebratory'|last=McCormick|first=Neil|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=2015-03-18 March 2015|access-date=2019-03-25 March 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/oct/04/spandau-ballet-new-romantics|title=Spandau Ballet, The Blitz Kids and the birth of the New Romantics|last=Johnson|first=David|date=3 October 2009-10-03|work=The Observer|access-date=2019-03-25 March 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Pop Stars In My Pantry|last=Simper|first=Paul|publisher=Unbound|year=2017|isbn=978-1-78352-388-7|location= London|pages=15}}</ref> They became one of the most successful groups of the [[New Romantic]] era of [[British pop music|British pop]] and were part of the [[Second British Invasion]] of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Top 40]] in the 1980s, selling 25 million albums and having 23 hit singles worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/193332-spandau-ballet-finds-redemption-after-years-apart-2495532712.html|title=Spandau Ballet Finds Redemption and Reformation After Years Apart|date=5 June 2015-06-05|website=PopMatters|language=en|access-date=25 March 2019-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/5054105/Spandau-Ballet-interview.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/5054105/Spandau-Ballet-interview.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Spandau Ballet interview|last=Singh|first=Anita|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=2009-03-26 March 2009|access-date=2019-03-25 March 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://mdtheatreguide.com/2015/05/concert-review-spandau-ballet-at-930-club-in-washington-d-c/|title=Concert Review: Spandau Ballet at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.|last=Menefee|first=Lynne|date=2 May 2015-05-02|website=Maryland Theatre Guide|language=en-US|access-date=26 March 2019-03-26}}</ref> The band have had eight UK top 10 albums, including three greatest hits compilations and an album of re-recorded material.&nbsp;Their musical influences ranged from [[punk rock]] and [[soul music]] to the American crooners [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Tony Bennett]].<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/soul-boys-of-the-western-world-review-harmony-restored-as-spandau-ballet-remember-roots-9763424.html | title= Spandau Ballet's Soul Boys Of The Western World, film review: Band remember roots |work=The Independent|first=Geoffrey|last=Macnab|date=30 September 2014|access-date=28 October 2018}}</ref>
 
The band's classic lineup featured [[Gary Kemp]] on guitar, synthesiser and backing vocals, his brother [[Martin Kemp]] on bass, vocalist [[Tony Hadley]], saxophonist [[Steve Norman]] and drummer [[John Keeble]]. Gary Kemp was also the band's songwriter. Their debut single "[[To Cut a Long Story Short]]" reached No. 5 in the UK in 1980 and was the first of ten UK top-10 singles. The band peaked in popularity in 1983 with the album ''[[True (Spandau Ballet album)|True]]'', as its [[True (Spandau Ballet song)|title track]] reached No. 1 in the UK and the top 5 in the US. In 2011, it received a [[BMI Awards|BMI]] award as one of the most-played songs in US history with four million airplays.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-15184645/spandau-ballet-s-true-wins-bmi-award-for-most-played-song|title=Spandau Ballet's True wins award|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-26 March 2019}}</ref> In 1984, they received a [[Brit Awards|Brit Award]] for technical excellence and were the first act to be approached by [[Bob Geldof]] to join the original [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] lineup.<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Know This Much From Soho to Spandau|last=Kemp|first=Gary|publisher=Fourth Estate|year=2009|isbn=978-0-00-732330-2|location=London|pages=211–213}}</ref> In 1985, they performed at the [[Live Aid]] benefit concert at Wembley Stadium.
 
In 1990, the band played their last live show before a 19-year absence. In 1999, Hadley, Norman and Keeble launched an unsuccessful case in the High Court against Gary Kemp and his Reformation Publishing Company for a share of the band's songwriting royalties.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/332115.stm|title=Spandau court bid fails|work=BBC News|date=30 April 1999|access-date=2019-03-25 March 2019}}</ref> Spandau Ballet reformed in 2009 for The Reformation Tour, a sell-out "greatest hits" world tour. In 2014, their archive-only feature-length documentary biopic, ''Soul Boys of the Western World'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/spandau-ballet-add-second-o2-arena-date/|title=Spandau Ballet Add Second O2 Arena Date|website=Smooth|language=en|access-date=2019-03-25 March 2019}}</ref> was world-premiered at [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] Film Festival in Austin, Texas. It was officially screened at the Rome, Ghent (Belgium) and NYC Doc film festivals and received its European premiere at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], London.
 
In 2017, Hadley left Spandau Ballet.<ref name="auto">{{cite tweet|number=881833491318673409|user=TheTonyHadley|title=A statement from Tony Hadley :- I am...|access-date=1 February 2018|date=3 July 2017}}</ref> A year later, singer and actor Ross William Wild became their new frontman for a series of European live dates and a one-off show at Eventim's [[Hammersmith Apollo]].<ref>[http://www.spandauballet.com/news/press-release-band-return-with-ross-william-wild-hammersmith-show-on-sale-t "Band Return With Ross William Wild"]. ''spandauballet.com press release'', 7 June 2018.</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/2018/06/07/2018-%e2%9e%a4-dad-band-spandau-preen-with-pride-for-ross-their-newly-adopted-son/ | work=Shapersofthe80s | date=7 June 2018-06-07 | title=Dad band Spandau preen with pride for Ross their newly adopted son |access-date=2019-03-26 March 2019}}</ref> In May 2019, Wild tweeted that he had quit the band "to pursue my own music with my band Mercutio",<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1131549159922782209|user= RossWilliamWild|title=I have formally quit the band @SpandauBallet... |date=23 May 2019|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> while Spandau bass player Martin Kemp confirmed there were no further plans for Spandau to tour without original singer Hadley.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.itv.com/hub/this-morning/2a6292a0102| work=ITV’s This Morning | date=23 May 2019| first=Martin | last=Kemp | title= Martin Kemp talking to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby |access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>
 
==History==
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The band changed their name to The Cut when Michael Ellison left, with Steve Norman filling in on bass.<ref>{{Cite book|title=New Romantics Who Never Were The Untold Story of Spandau Ballet|last=Barrat|first=David|publisher=Orsam Books|year=2018|isbn=978-0-9570917-2-6|pages=16}}</ref> In 1977 another Alice Owen pupil, Richard Miller, took over on bass guitar and the band changed their name to The Makers, playing power-pop compositions by Gary Kemp or Steve Norman, with titles like "Fantasy Girl" and "Pin-Ups", inspired by mid-sixties bands like the [[Small Faces]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Know This Much From Soho To Spandau|last=Kemp|first=Gary|publisher=Fourth Estate|year=2009|isbn=978-0-00-732330-2|pages=82}}</ref> They received a number of positive gig reviews from the British music press in ''Sounds'' and the ''New Musical Express''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=New Romantics Who Never Were The Untold Story of Spandau Ballet|last=Barrat|first=David|publisher=Orsam Books|year=2018|isbn=978-0-9570917-2-6|pages=22–23}}</ref> The band changed personnel and name once more when their manager, friend and fellow Dame Alice Owen's schoolmate Steve Dagger suggested Martin Kemp be brought in as their bass player after seeing how much attention he got from The Makers' female fans when he was their roadie.<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Know This Much From Soho to Spandau|last=Kemp|first=Gary|publisher=Fourth Estate|year=2009|isbn=978-0-00-732330-2|pages=84–85}}</ref> The band was now called Gentry and Martin played his first gig on 1 July 1978 at the Middlesex Polytechnic in Cockfosters.<ref>{{Cite book|title=New Romantics Who Never Were The Untold Story of Spandau Ballet|last=Barrat|first=David|publisher=Orsam Books|year=2018|isbn=978-0-9570-917-2-6|pages=26}}</ref>
 
Inspired by London's new underground nightclub scene, which began in Autumn 1978 with a weekly Tuesday night hosted by [[Steve Strange]] and DJ [[Rusty Egan]] at [[Gargoyle Club|Billy's]] in Soho,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/13/steve-strange-a-beautiful-maverick-who-understood-the-power-of-myth|title=Steve Strange: a beautiful maverick who understood the power of myth|last=Kemp|first=Gary|date=2015-02-13 February 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-03-25 March 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> the band switched musical direction to embrace the new electronic music. Friend and writer [[Robert Elms]] suggested they change their name to [[Spandau#Overview|Spandau]] Ballet, a phrase which he told them he had seen written on a wall on a weekend trip to Berlin: “[[Rudolf Hess]], all alone, dancing the Spandau Ballet”.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Way We Wore A Life In Threads|last=Elms|first=Robert|publisher=Picador|year=2005|isbn=0-330-42032-1|pages=196–197}}</ref> Their first performance was an invitation-only showcase on the morning of Saturday 17 November 1979, at Halligan's Band Centre rehearsal studio, 103 Holloway Road,<ref>{{Cite book|title=New Romantics Who Never Were The Untold Story of Spandau Ballet|last=Barrat|first=David|publisher=Orsam Books|year=2018|isbn=978-0-9570917-2-6|pages=97}}</ref> to test the reaction of the key influencers of the new scene. Having passed that 'audition', the band's first gig as Spandau Ballet was at the [[Blitz (nightclub)|Blitz]]'s Christmas party on 5 December 1979.<ref>{{Cite book|title=New Romantics Who Never Were The Untold Story of Spandau Ballet|last=Barrat|first=David|publisher=Orsam Books|year=2018|isbn=978-0-9570917-2-6|pages=99}}</ref>
 
===''Journeys to Glory''===
A series of exclusive 'secret' gigs in 1980 at unique non-rock venues like the Scala cinema<ref>{{cite web| url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/revolution/1980-who-was-who-in-spandaus-break-out-year| title=1980, Who was who in Spandau's break-out year| publisher=Shapersofthe80s.com |date=5 June 2018-06-05| access-date=2019-03-27 March 2019}}</ref> and the cruiser [[HMS Belfast (C35)|HMS ''Belfast'']], advertised only by word-of-mouth, created the hype for a major record companies bidding war.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAj5D2s9uB8C&q=spandau+ballet+bidding+war+to+sign&pg=PT5 |title=Arctic Monkeys – Uncensored on the Record|isbn=9781781580158|access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref> After the band signed with [[Chrysalis Records]], they released "To Cut a Long Story Short", produced by [[Landscape (band)|Landscape]]’s [[Richard James Burgess]]. It became a top five hit on the UK charts in late 1980, as well as reaching the top 20 in Australia, Ireland and Spain. Their second single, "[[The Freeze (song)|The Freeze]]", was another top 20 hit in the UK, Ireland and Spain, followed by the double A-side "Musclebound/Glow" and the gold-certified debut album ''[[Journeys to Glory]]'' in early 1981.
 
The band played their first US showcase in May 1981 at New York's Underground Club, on 17th and Broadway, with a fashion show by Axiom, a co-operative of the London club scene's new clothes designers including [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/revolution/1981-first-blitz-invasion-of-the-us/|title=1981, First Blitz invasion of the US|date=2010-01-22 January 2010|website=Shapersofthe80s.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-26 March 2019}}</ref> Spandau were the first UK pop band to perform live at the world-famous [[Privilege Ibiza|Ku Club]] in Ibiza.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seeibiza.com/news/spandau-ballet-back-in-ibiza-688162|title=Spandau Ballet Back in Ibiza|website=SeeIbiza.com|date=18 August 2015 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-26 March 2019}}</ref>
 
Reflecting the rapidly evolving club scene and Soho's hippest new nightspot, Le Beat Route on Greek Street, the band changed musical directions again,<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Know This Much From Soho To Spandau|last=Kemp|first=Gary|publisher=Fourth Estate|year=2009|isbn=978-0-00-732330-2|pages=147–150}}</ref> releasing the [[funk]] single "[[Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)]]", which was a No. 3 hit in the UK while reaching No. 17 in the US on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's [[Dance Club Songs|Disco Top 100]] in 1981.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|publisher=Record Research|year=2004|page=242|author-link=Joel Whitburn}}</ref> The song was championed by DJ [[Frankie Crocker]] on [[WBLS]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Know This Much From Soho to Spandau|last=Kemp|first=Gary|publisher=Fourth Estate|year=2009|isbn=978-0-00-732330-2|location=London|page=151}}</ref>
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===1983–1989: International success===
===''True''===
The band released their third album, ''[[True (Spandau Ballet album)|True]]'', in March 1983. Produced by [[Jolley & Swain|Tony Swain and Steve Jolley]], the album featured a slicker pop sound and was recorded at [[Compass Point Studios|Compass Point]] in [[the Bahamas]]. It was at this point that Steve Norman began playing saxophone for the band.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pingitore |first=Silvia |date=2021-06-20 June 2021 |title=To the 1980s New Romantic and back: interview with Spandau Ballet's Steve Norman |url=https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/steve-norman-spandau-ballet-interview/ |access-date=2021-11-12 November 2021 |website=the-shortlisted.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> The [[True (Spandau Ballet song)|title track]] gave the band their first UK No. 1 single. It was a multi-format hit in the US, reaching No. 1 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] chart, No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and US [[List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1983|''Cash Box'']] and also entering the US R&B charts. The band played four sell-out shows at The Wilton and The Palace, Los Angeles, in December 1983.<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Know This Much From Soho To Spandau|last=Kemp|first=Gary|publisher=Fourth Estate|year=2009|isbn=978-0-00-732330-2|pages=202}}</ref> The song was also a No. 1 in Ireland and Canada and top 5 in the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and Spain. It won a [[BMI Awards|BMI]] award as one of the most played songs in history when it passed four million airplays in the United States, the equivalent of 22 years' continuous play.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-15184645/spandau-ballet-s-true-wins-bmi-award-for-most-played-song|title=Spandau Ballet's True wins award|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-25 March 2019}}</ref>
 
The follow-up single, "Gold", reached No. 2 in the UK and the top 5 in Belgium, Ireland and Spain. The album topped the charts internationally, spent 64 consecutive weeks in the top 100 albums chart<ref>{{Cite book|title=New Romantics Who Never Were The Untold Story of Spandau Ballet|last=Barrat|first=David|publisher=Orsam Books|year=2018|isbn=978-0-9570917-2-6|pages=205}}</ref> and reached No. 19 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The singles "Gold" and "[[Communication (Spandau Ballet song)|Communication]]" peaked at numbers 29 and 59 respectively on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On their UK tour they were the first rock band to play [[Sadler's Wells]] and the [[Royal Festival Hall]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Know This Much|last=Kemp|first=Gary|publisher=Fourth Estate|year=2009|isbn=978-0-00732330-2|pages=192}}</ref>
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On Tuesday 6 March 1990, the band played the final date of their 10th anniversary tour at Edinburgh Playhouse before taking a break to pursue other acting and musical solo projects.
 
Gary and Martin Kemp took the leading roles as notorious East End gangster twins [[Ronald and Reginald Kray]] in [[The Krays (film)|''The Krays'']]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/22/martin-gary-kemp-danny-dyer|title=Kemp brothers to reunite on the big screen 22 years on from The Krays|author=Child, Ben|date=22 August 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref> which premiered in London in April 1990. The film won two [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]] for Best Film and Most Promising Newcomer (writer [[Philip Ridley]]). Tony Hadley recorded his first solo album in Los Angeles produced by [[Ron Nevison]]. Steve Norman moved to Ibiza to collaborate on chilled out Balearic records with local producers. John Keeble continued as drummer with Tony Hadley and formed his own band, 69 Daze, with former [[Sigue Sigue Sputnik]] guitarist Neal X, followed by 99 shows across Europe with The Herbs and Pacific with guitarist [[John McGeoch]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.premier-percussion.com/artists/john-keeble|title=Artists – John Keeble|website=Premier-percussion.com|access-date=2019-03-26 March 2019}}</ref>
 
Gary Kemp enjoyed further acting success, moving to Hollywood with actor wife [[Sadie Frost]], to film both [[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|''The Bodyguard'']] (with [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Kevin Costner]]) and ''[[Killing Zoe]]'', directed by Academy Award winner [[Roger Avary]], produced by [[Quentin Tarantino]]. In 1995 Gary released his solo album, ''Little Bruises''.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
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After successful surgery for the removal of two brain tumours in the mid-Nineties, Martin Kemp joined ''[[EastEnders]]'' in 1998 as one of the British soap's most popular bad boy characters, [[Steve Owen (EastEnders)|Steve Owen]], winning Most Popular Actor at the 2000 [[National Television Awards]] and numerous Best Actor and Villain of the Year awards for the [[The British Soap Awards|British Soap Awards]], [[Inside Soap Awards|''Inside Soap'' Awards]] and [[TV Quick Awards]]. He left EastEnders in 2002 for a golden handcuff deal with ITV drama and wrote his best-selling autobiography, ''True''. He also wrote and directed his first film, ''Martin Kemp's Stalker''.
 
Gary Kemp wrote songs with Paul Stratham, who had written songs for [[Dido (singer)|Dido]], continued acting on stage, in film and in television, and wrote music and additional lyrics with [[Guy Pratt]] for ''Bedbug'' at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in 2004 and ''A Terrible Beauty'', with Guy Pratt and [[Shane Connaughton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://connections.nationaltheatre.org.uk/plays/bedbug|title=Bedbug|publisher=National Theatre|access-date=6 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022002942/http://connections.nationaltheatre.org.uk/plays/bedbug|archive-date=22 October 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/shows/gangs-of-britain/articles/gary-kemp|title=Gangs of Britain|publisher=National Theatre|access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref> He continued acting on stage, in film and on television. He played Serge in the West End production of ''Art'' in 2001. Films included ''Dog Eat Dog'' and ''American Daylight'' and TV shows ''[[Murder in Mind (TV series)|Murder in Mind]]'' and [[Casualty (TV series)|''Casualty''.]]
 
Steve Norman formed chilled lounge band Cloudfish with Rafa Peletey and [[Shelley Preston]] in 2001. Tony Hadley released three studio albums. He played Billy Flynn in the West End production of [[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]] and won the ITV reality show, [[Reborn in the USA]] in 2003 singing "Through the Barricades" to beat Michelle Gayle in the final. He appeared as a guest vocalist on the [[Alan Parsons]] album [[The Time Machine (Alan Parsons album)|The Time Machine]], performing lead vocals on the song "Out of the Blue".
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Spandau Ballet went on tour in Australia during April 2010 with [[Tears For Fears]] as part of a world tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spandauballet.com/news/sb-to-tour-australia-with-tea/ |title=SB To Tour Australia With Tears For Fears |publisher=Spandauballet.com |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref> After a headline set at the [[Isle of Wight Festival 2010|Isle of Wight Festival]] on the same bill as [[Paul McCartney]], [[The Strokes]], [[Jay-Z]] and [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], the group played their last UK show of the Reformation Tour at [[Newmarket Racecourse]] on 25 June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spandauballet.com/news/sb-to-play-isle-of-wight-fest/ |title=Isle of Wight Festival Appearance Announced |publisher=Spandauballet.com |access-date=3 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spandauballet.com/news/df649a356c992d374f9d3d1301a37d7a/ |title=See Spandau Live for the Last Time This Year! |publisher=Spandauballet.com |access-date=3 August 2010}}</ref>
 
In 2014, all five played live again with an anthology world tour to promote a critically acclaimed feature-length archive-only documentary of the band's story and the pop cultural history of the Eighties, ''Soul Boys of the Western World.''<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3636326| title=Soul Boys of the Western World| publisher=iMDB | date=2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/spandau-ballet-add-second-o2-arena-date/|title=Spandau Ballet Add Second O2 Arena Date|website=Smooth|language=en|access-date=2019-03-26 March 2019}}</ref> It world premiered at South By Southwest with Spandau also playing as part of the music festival,<ref name="auto3"/> their first public appearance in North America since 1985. The band played five numbers for the film's European premiere at the Royal Albert Hall. There were gala screenings in Sydney, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Auckland and Hamburg. The film had a UK cinema release. It was directed by George Hencken, produced by Steve Dagger and Scott Milaney with archive producer Kate Griffiths and included never-before-seen footage of the band playing and being interviewed at NYC's Underground club in March 1981.
 
It was confirmed on 31 July 2014, that Spandau Ballet were working on new material in the studio with [[Trevor Horn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spandauballet.com/news/confirmed-spandau-ballet-working-on-new-material-with-trevor-horn/ |title=Confirmed: Spandau Ballet working on NEW MATERIAL with Trevor Horn|publisher=Spandauballet.com|access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/spandau-ballet/78928 |title=Spandau Ballet confirm first album since 1989 |work=NME |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6206107/spandau-ballet-recording-first-new-album-in-25-years |title=Spandau Ballet Recording First New Studio Album in 25 Years |magazine=Billboard |date=2 August 2014 |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/02/spandau-ballet-are-back-80s-heart-throbs-recording-first-new-album-in-25-years-4819317/ |title=Spandau Ballet are back! 80s heart-throbs recording first new album in 25 years |work=Metro |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref> In the UK, the band appeared in an ITV show, ''Spandau Ballet – True Gold'', in which they performed several hits and were interviewed by [[Christine Lampard|Christine Bleakley]] in front of a studio audience. The band performed their 1980s hit single "[[True (Spandau Ballet song)|True]]" and a new song called "This is the Love" on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'' on 11 November 2014. It was their US late-night TV debut and their first US TV appearance since 1985 when they played on ''[[Soul Train]]''. They were there to promote their new greatest hits collection called ''The Story – The Very Best of Spandau Ballet'', which also contained three new songs. The album reached the UK top 10. Both "Steal" and "This Is The Love" appeared on the US Adult Contemporary chart.
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The band embarked on another world tour in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1717915/watch-spandau-ballet-make-their-first-u-s-tv-appearance-in-almost-30-years-on-kimmel/video/|title=Watch Spandau Ballet Make Their First U.S. TV Appearance in Almost 30 Years on Kimmel|work=Stereogum|date=11 November 2014}}</ref> In January 2015, they appeared on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|The Today Show]]'', performing "True".<ref>{{cite news |title=Spandau Ballet performs hit song 'True' |url=http://www.today.com/popculture/spandau-ballet-performs-hit-song-true-1D80436333 |access-date=28 April 2015 |work=Today |date=20 January 2015}}</ref> They also appeared on ''The Talk'' on 27 July 2015 to perform "True".
 
On 3 July 2017, Tony Hadley left the band due to, as he stated on [[Twitter]], circumstances beyond his control.<ref name="auto"/> The rest of the band released their own statement explaining that Hadley had made it clear to them in September 2016 that he did not want to work with the band any more and that they had now reached the decision "to move on as a band."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/frustrated-spandau-ballet-respond-tony-hadleys-departure-2098310|title='Frustrated' Spandau Ballet respond to Tony Hadley's departure|last=Andrew Trendell|date=4 July 2017-07-04|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=26 March 2019-03-26}}</ref>
 
On 6 June 2018, after a lengthy audition process Spandau Ballet revealed their new lead singer, Ross William Wild, who had previously performed with Martin Kemp in the West End musical ''[[Million Dollar Quartet (musical)|Million Dollar Quartet]]''. The band played live at Subterania Club in West London, a venue they had last played 40 years earlier in 1978 as Gentry when it was called Acklam Hall.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8459930/spandau-ballet-new-singer-london-interview|title=Spandau Ballet Debuts New Singer In London: 'This Is a Rebirth of the Band'|magazine=Billboard|date=7 June 2018|access-date=2019-03-26 March 2019}}</ref> Their first song as the new line-up was "Through the Barricades".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/spandau-ballet-review-subterania-veteran-band-energised-new/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/spandau-ballet-review-subterania-veteran-band-energised-new/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live| work=Daily Telegraph| date=7 June 2018| first=Neil| last=McCormick| title=A veteran band energised by their new frontman|access-date=9 June 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/evfwhn/live/c5n6v2| work=BBC Events| date=7 June 2018| first=Kev| last=Geoghegan| title=New Spandau Ballet unveil new singer Ross at London gig|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/2018/06/07/2018-%e2%9e%a4-dad-band-spandau-preen-with-pride-for-ross-their-newly-adopted-son| title=Dad band Spandau preen with pride for Ross their newly adopted son| publisher=Shapersofthe80s| date=7 June 2018| access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/spandau-ballet-verdict-on-the-new-frontman-ross-william-wild/| work=Superdeluxeedition| date=7 June 2018| first=Paul| last=Sinclair| title=Verdict on the new frontman, Ross William Wild|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> Wild said: "If it wasn't for Spandau so much stuff wouldn't have happened. They are pioneers."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/music/spandau-ballet-introduce-new-singer-at-london-show/|title=Aberdeen singer Ross William Wild introduced as new Spandau Ballet frontman at London show|agency=Press Association|date=6 June 2018-06-06|website=Evening Express|language=en-US|access-date=26 March 2019-03-26}}</ref>
 
Spandau Ballet finished the year showcasing Wild with five live gigs abroad (Milan, Rome, Padova, Utrecht, Tilburg)<ref>{{cite web| url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/2018/10/24/%e2%9e%a4-milan-says-ciao-to-snazzy-ross-now-fronting-the-flash-dads-of-spandau-ballet| title=Milan says Ciao to snazzy Ross now fronting the flash dads of Spandau Ballet| publisher=Shapersofthe80s| date=24 October 2018| access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> concluding with another at the Eventim Apollo in London on 29 October, and attracted favourable reviews.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.musicattitude.it/livetune/concerti/spandau-ballet-report-foto-concerto-padova-25-ottobre-2018/171718| work=Music Attitude| date=26 October 2018| first=Nicola| last=Lucchetta| title=Spandau Ballet, il report e le foto del concerto di Padova|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.noise11.com/news/spandau-ballet-present-news-singer-ross-william-wild-in-milan-20181106| work=Music News| date=6 November 2018| first=Danny| last=Gandolfi| title= Spandau Ballet Present News Singer Ross William Wild in Milan|access-date=9 June 2019}}</ref>
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==In popular culture==
The song "True" has been sampled in many songs including [[P.M. Dawn|PM Dawn]]'s "[[Set Adrift on Memory Bliss]]" (1991), [[Queen Pen]]'s "It's True" (1998), [[Nelly]]'s "[[N Dey Say]]" (2004) and [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]]'s "[[You (Lloyd song)|You]]" (2006). <ref>{{Cite web |title=Songs that sample True by Spandau Ballet |url=https://www.whosampled.com/Spandau-Ballet/True/sampled/ |access-date=2024-03-10 March 2024 |website=Who Sampled}}</ref> It has also been covered by [[will.i.am]] and [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]], [[Rui da Silva (DJ)|Rui da Silva]] and [[Paul Anka]], among others. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Covers of True by Spandau Ballet |url=https://www.whosampled.com/Spandau-Ballet/True/covered/ |access-date=2024-03-10 March 2024 |website=Who Sampled}}</ref>
 
"To Cut a Long Story Short" was sampled by [[Shakka (singer)|Shakka]] on his 2015 single, "[[Say Nada]]".
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Actor [[Edward Norton]] appeared on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Modern Family]]'' as Izzy LaFontaine, a fictional bass player/backup vocalist for Spandau Ballet ("between Richard Miller and Martin Kemp"), in the episode "[[Great Expectations (Modern Family)|Great Expectations]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/modern-family/great-expectations-1302482/cast/ |title=Modern Family: Great Expectations Cast & Crew |publisher=TV.com |access-date=20 October 2013 |archive-date=2 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102221853/http://www.tv.com/shows/modern-family/great-expectations-1302482/cast/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
DJ Paul Oakenfold, a close friend of the band, created a special 12-inch remix of "Gold" for the 2012 Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urbanjunkies.com/london/ibiza/spandau-ballet/|title=SPANDAU BALLET|publisher=Urban Junkies|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-26 March 2019}}</ref>
 
==Members==
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