Spandau Ballet

Spandau Ballet was a British band formed in London in the late 1970s.
Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic. They were
one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles
and four Top Ten albums in the UK between 1980 and 1990. The band split
acrimoniously in 1990. Formation and early successesThe band was ... read more

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Martin Kemp explains to Absolute Radio that Spandau Ballet will not be performing in 2012, but says that he's working...
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Listen: Tony Hadley calls Who's Calling Christian Big in the 80s

Tony Hadley calls Who's Calling Christian Big in the 80s audio

He's got a sore hand and is off to the doctor but Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley is still full of chat! He calls...
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Adele triumphs at Ivor Novello awards

Adele wins two prizes at songwriting awards, while Harvey's Let England Shake and Sheeran's The A Team are also honouredPJ Harvey and Ed Sheeran threw spikes under the Ad...
Posted 17 May 4.41pm — Comment on this

Martin Kemp To Reunite Spandau Ballet?

Martin Kemp would reunite with Spandau Ballet in a heartbeat The Hustle actor - who formed the band with his brother Gary and Steve Norman in the 1970s before being joine...
Posted 20 January 3.15pm — Comment on this

Spandau Ballet - Hadley's Joy At Daughter's Wedding

Spandau Ballet star Tony Hadley beamed with joy as he gave his daughter away at her wedding earlier this month (Aug11). The rocker was a proud father at 25-year-old Toni'...
Posted 26 August 2011 12.01pm — Comment on this

Sadie Frost - Sadie Frost Less Impulsive In Love

Sadie Frost has learned not to be "impulsive". The 46-year-old actress - who has been married twice, to Spandau Ballet star Gary Kemp and actor Jude Law - has curbed the ...
Posted 6 August 2011 9.15am — Comment on this

THE THURSDAY CORRESPONDENT

Back in April this year the world of Scottish music lost one it’s unsung heroes to cancer.David Band, who designed record sleeves for Altered Images, Aztec Camera a...
Posted 14 July 2011 6.00am — Comment on this

The sax is back

With artists from Lady Gaga to Deerhunter currently sneaking in sax sounds, David Renshaw finds the instrument's curves are in all the right placesWhile Odd Future, Lisa ...
Posted 4 June 2011 12.12am — Comment on this

Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley and ABC for 80s revival bash

Go West and Dr and the Medics also signed up for '80s Rewind 2011' in Scarborough
Posted 2 June 2011 11.52am — Comment on this

SubPop - 2011 Free Downloads (streams)

The year is still young, so there probably will be several tracks added to this collection later in the year... Also inside.. today's round of blogspotting.. below.. aft...
Posted 10 May 2011 12.00pm — Comment on this

Duran Duran - Band Favorites (streams)

Duran Duran - Band Favorites Andy Taylor's Picks Let's make it Duran Duran Day today then.. sort of... they are after all one of the defining and most memorable ba...
Posted 20 April 2011 4.16am — Comment on this

A crash course in how to tweet

This one's for you, George MichaelYou may be the genius behind Fastlove but, George Michael, as recent weeks have demonstrated, a technophile you are not. When you first ...
Posted 20 March 2011 8.00pm — Comment on this

Pulp reunite for 2011 concerts

Band gets back together despite Jarvis Cocker once saying he 'couldn't really see the point' of reformingPulp's lead singer, Jarvis Cocker, once professed he "couldn't re...
Posted 8 November 2010 8.21pm — Comment on this

Spandau Ballet - Tony Hadley Perfoms At Chazzstock

Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley, Mr Hudson and The Kooks paid tribute to Charles Haddon last night (04.10.10).The musicians were part of an all star bill which...
Posted 5 October 2010 10.41am — Comment on this

Spandau Ballet - Tony Hadleys Charles Tribute

Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley, Mr Hudson and The Kooks paid tribute to Charles Haddon last night (04.10.10).The musicians were part of an all star bill which...
Posted 5 October 2010 9.49am — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played Spandau Ballet songs in the past year.

  • Gold  211 plays
  • True  174 plays
  • To cut a long story short  99 plays
  • Chant no. 1 (I don't need this pressure on)  97 plays
  • Lifeline  84 plays

Played on

Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Spandau Ballet over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 766 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 21 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 00s 3 plays
  4. Absolute Radio 90s 3 plays
  5. Absolute Classic Rock 3 plays

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