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Martin Kemp offers 1,500 free gig tickets for NHS workers

Connor Gotto by Connor Gotto
April 8, 2020
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Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp is showing his appreciation for the NHS by giving away 1,500 tickets for his Back To The 80’s DJ tour.

The Gold hitmaker will play a string of shows across the UK from December 2020 to February 2021, and has reserved over a thousand tickets for any NHS worker across the tour dates. The gesture comes as medical professionals and workers across the health sector work tirelessly amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Explaining he hopes the shows will help key workers switch off as they wrap a busy 2020 and welcome the new year, he said: “These shows will be a lot of fun and the ultimate return to the 80s. Music is everyone’s life soundtrack and transports us all to the best times of our lives! I think we all need that right now! Expect one of the most euphoric nights you’ve had since the 80s.”

Along with the hits that defined a generation, the pop superstar also vowed to “spin a few of the Spandau classics” to appease eager fans.

Shows take place across the UK as follows:

  • 4/12/20 – Norwich,  Epic Studios
  • 5/12/20 – Coventry,  Rialto Plaza
  • 11/12/20 -Blackpool Tower
  • 12/12/20 – Stafford, Icon
  • 18/12/20 – Wolverhamton,The Hangar
  • 19/12/20 – Sunderland, The Point
  • 05/2/21 – Plymouth , Guildhall
  • 12/2/21 – Dundee, Duck Slatterys
  • 13/2/21 – Wigan , The Monaco
  • 20/2/21 – Shrewsbury , The Buttermarket
  • 26/2/21 – Rochester, Kent,  The Casino Rooms
  • 27/2/21 – Cheltenham Town Hall

Tickets to Martin Kemp’s Back To The 80’s DJ tour are available here.

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Founder and editor of RETROPOP. Self-proclaimed pop aficionado. Usually seen with a wine in hand.

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