Spandau Ballet formed in London in the late 1970s and were at the forefront of the ‘New Romantic’ pop culture movement. Inspired by Bowie and Roxy Music, the New Romantic aesthetic was glamorous, and androgynous - frills and quiffs and lashings of eyeliner.
With their synth-pop sound and crooning vocals, Spandau Ballet had ten hit singles in the UK, along with four chart-topping albums, before an acrimonious break up in 1990. There were disputes about royalties, and a court-case ensued in 1999.
The five-piece managed to make-up, move on, and reunited in 2009 for a hugely successful world tour.
Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp and Tony Hadley / Photo by Dru Faulkner
They were recently In New Zealand to promote a new documentary called Soul Boys of the Western World. For Music 101, Trevor Reekie talks to vocalist Tony Hadley and bassist Martin Kemp.
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