Tony Hadley is headed to Europe later this year with his 40th anniversary tour. 

The Spandau Ballet star will perform his “greatest hits and more” when he takes the show across the continent throughout December. 

“I’m very excited to announce I’m bringing my 40th anniversary tour to the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France this December,” he shared on social media. 

Originally planned for 2020, the Gold hitmaker was forced to put the shows on hold amid the pandemic and finally launched the run in 2022, with shows across the UK throughout the spring.

Tickets go on sale Friday, September 29 at 10am BST. The full list of dates is below.

DECEMBER 2023

3 – De Vorstin, Hilversum

4 – Musis Sacrum, Arnhem

5 – De Roma, Antwerp

7 – Zeche Bochum, Bochum

8 – Kantine, Cologne

10 – Patronaat, Haarlem

11 – La Maroquinerie, Paris

12 – Colossal, Aschaffenburg

14 – Wollfabrik, Schwetzingen

Following the run, the True hitmaker will hit the road next spring with this ‘Big Swing’ UK tour, featuring classics by icons such as Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra – along with his own staples – as part of the run. 

The Gold hitmaker will be joined by the Fabulous TH Band alongside a full brass section for the gigs, which will be “totally different” to his previous concert tours. 

“I’ve always loved performing live, but this swing tour is totally different from our normal rock shows,” he said. “I want audiences to come and enjoy a night of amazing songs from an incredible era of music alongside some great songs from my own repertoire.”

In a recent interview with RETROPOP, Tony looked back on 40 years since the release of Spandau Ballet’s classic third album, ‘True’ (1983), and revealed plans for his first solo album in eight years in 2024. 

Reflecting on his career to date, he shared: “At 20 I had my first hit record with the band and you kind of think, ‘How long is it gonna last?’ 

“Then all of a sudden, in the blink of an eye, you’re 62,” he laughed, adding his forthcoming album harks back to some of Spandau Ballet’s biggest hits. 

“Some of the album is quite anthemic – it’s always going to be a little bit anthemic because I like that kind of style,” he mused, “but there’s also a beautiful lullaby that was written about my daughter, which is just lovely, so not everything has to be a hit single.”

Recent singles Obvious and Because Of You are set to feature, along with Alibi – a song Tony has been trialling during his live gigs. 

“You have to make new music whether the fans want it or not. You have to do it for your own sanity,” he reflected. “What I don’t want to become is my own tribute band. That would be really wrong.”

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