Spandau Ballet to reunite
Published March 19, 2004
If you thought Geri Halliwell rejoining the Spice Girls for a reunion tour
was surprising, then what about the news that the original Spandau Ballet
line up are considering a reunion, presumably in a bid to copy the success
of Duran Duran's reunion tour. Word is original Spandau boys Gary and Martin
Kemp, Steve Norman and John Keeble are all interested in reforming - and
even Tony Hadley has expressed an interest in the project. This, of course,
would be something of a miracle given the legal wranglings between Gary Kemp and Norman, Keeble and especially Hadley over who should have the publishing rights to the New Romantic group's catalogue.
A source close to the band has told The Sun: "Spandau Ballet have seen the
success of Duran Duran and want to get in on the action. They want a piece of the nostalgia pie. There have been bitter rivalries. But they are finally willing to put them to one side to work again. The five of them believe they still have a lot to offer. They are very keen to work on new material and not just become a tribute band to the 1980s."
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I wouldn't lay much money on this one. The night of the Sun's "story", Tony and John announced from the stage at Eastbourne that the band would not be reforming and Martin Kemp's agents have given a similar response.
If the band were to reform now, Tony would need to re-write his book, which I think he may be hoping to sell based on what he calls the fact that things got "personal" between him and Gary. He can't do a book signing tour and say, "well since I've written that, I've now decided to go on tour with them". His first book signing is on May 5th.