Tony Hadley has opened up about the potential of Spandau Ballet reuniting for one remaining tour sooner or later.
The singer final carried out reside with the New Romantic band in 2017, with that tour being lower quick when Hadley give up resulting from “circumstances past my management”. The rest of the group – Martin Kemp, Gary Kemp, Steve Norman and John Keeble – did briefly proceed with out him, enjoying their remaining dates in 2019.
Shortly after Hadley give up, the band went on Good Morning Britain and defined that the door wouldn’t be open for him to return, however in an interview with NME earlier this 12 months, Gary Kemp appeared to recommend that the tensions between the events had eased.
When requested concerning the probability of a reunion, Kemp stated: “I can’t say there received’t be. Tony and I aren’t in dialog proper now and we’ve at all times had our points through the years. We have been by no means associates, extra workmates. We by no means frolicked, however we’ve at all times been good to one another – aside from after we’ve bought legal professionals concerned! [Laughs]”
“Do I believe there can be a Spandau reunion? I hope so, as a result of a few of my kids have by no means seen us and I’d love to do it for them. It meant a lot to me. We soundtracked folks’s lives, and to come back collectively no less than one other time as the unique members to play that music for these followers could be an awesome factor to do, so I’m open to all conversations.”
Now, Hadley has given an interview to Basic Pop journal, who responds to Kemp’s feedback by saying: “Actually? That’s information to me.”
“I don’t assume it might work. I haven’t seen Gary, Martin or John in eight years. Steve is the one one I’m vaguely in touch with. We had some good occasions, however sadly there have been some dangerous occasions as nicely. That’s simply life. We had some good laughs on the final tour, then sadly John fell in poor health and it wasn’t the identical with out him. That was tough.”
“I want Gary, Martin and John nicely, however I’m comfortable doing what I’m doing,” he added. “I really like the liberty I’ve now, the actual fact I can go from a little bit of swing to a little bit of rock. You may’t do this inside the confines of a band.”
Hadley additionally spoke to NME in 2021 about his cut up from the band. “I’ll by no means say what occurred and it’s as much as them [the rest of Spandau] to inform the actual story and inform the reality,” he stated. “Resigning from the band wasn’t one thing I wished to do and we may have been an anniversary present which might have been nice.”
Final 12 months, Martin Kemp advised that he may have “10 years” left to reside after a collection of well being scares, whereas in 2023, Hadley was rushed to hospital simply earlier than a gig in Northern Eire.
