Gary Kemp - Spandau Ballet

Spandau Ballet

After recording Spandau Ballet's final album, Heart Like A Sky, Kemp and his brother returned to acting. He won the contempt of his fellow band members, Tony Hadley, Steve Norman and John Keeble, but got good reviews for his performance as Ronnie Kray in The Krays (1990). Making this film was the death-knell for Spandau Ballet.

In 1999, Tony Hadley, Steve Norman and John Keeble attempted to sue Kemp for alleged unpaid royalties. They claimed that an agreement had existed between Kemp and the rest of the band, whereby Kemp, who was the main songwriter in the band, would pay his bandmates a share of the royalties earned. The claims were vigorously denied by Kemp, and Hadley, Norman and Keeble subsequently lost their court case. Although initially vowing to appeal the verdict, they later decided against this.

In early 2009, newspaper reports claimed that Spandau Ballet was set to reform later that year. The rumours were later confirmed by the band at a press conference held on board HMS Belfast in London on 25 March 2009.