Inside the Spandau Ballet feud: ‘That was a very hard meeting’

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5 Jun 2025 • 6:33 PM MYT
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  • Singer Tony Hadley has described the short-lived Spandau Ballet reunion as "bloody difficult" due to his feud with lead guitarist Gary Kemp.
  • The new-wave band originally split in 1987 but reunited from 2009-2015, when Hadley quit, citing reasons beyond his control.
  • The former frontman said differences between himself and Kemp could not be resolved, saying: “There’s always two in a band that have a fallout and that was a very hard meeting between the two of us.”
  • After Hadley's departure, Spandau Ballet hired Ross Davidson as the new lead singer.
  • Kemp has expressed a desire for Hadley to return to Spandau Ballet, to which Hadley said: “You should have thought about that before, mate.”

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