Along with fellow Brits Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet was one of the more successful bands to emerge from the New Romantic subgenre of New Wave 1980s pop. Their crowning achievement was the smash single "True," which went to No. 1 in their homeland and was also a Top Ten hit in America.
Does anyone know when Spandau Ballet are playing in Dublin? Is anyone going?(2 Answers)
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Spandau Ballet plays in Dublin on October 13th 2009. They will be in Belfast on October 14th. http://www.allgigs.co.uk/view/event/202819/Spandau_Ballet_The_O2_Formerly_The_Point_Dublin_13_October_2009.html
What was the first music video aired on MTV?(1 Answer)
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The first ever MTV music video was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
What song lyrics have you misinterpreted? I'm sure you got some funny ones!(14 Answers)
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Well of course, there's the classic line from Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze": "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy." Real line: "'Scuse me while I kiss ...
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Fast Facts
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Origin
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Years active
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Record label
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Members
Tony Hadley (vocals), Gary Kemp (guitar), Martin Kemp (bass), Steve Norman (sax), John Keeble (drums)
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Fact:
Gary Kemp was the band's main songwriter
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Kemp is also an actor who appeared in The Bodyguard with Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner
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Fact:
Band contributed to the Band Aid charity album and performed at the first Live Aid charity concert at Wembley Arena in London
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December 2007
Reunited for a one-off concert in Las Vegas that netted them almost five million pounds
