Spandau Ballet Trivia Questions

They grew up together in Islington, London, forming the band in their teens, which contributed to their tight-knit chemistry.

'True' was composed as a standard pop song by Gary Kemp, not a poem; it was inspired by a romantic relationship.

Gary Kemp was the sole writer of all their major hit singles, including 'True', 'Gold', and 'Through the Barricades'. No other band member wrote a charting hit for the group.

The band that became Spandau Ballet formed in 1979 as The Makers with all five classic members. They changed the name to Spandau Ballet soon after. An earlier school band called The Cut featured some members but wasn't the same lineup.

There is no record of Spandau Ballet performing at any prison. The band's name came from a graffiti reference to Spandau Prison's hangings, not a concert venue.

Spandau Ballet disbanded in 1990, so Hadley could not have been fired in 1999. A 1999 court case involved royalties, not touring. Hadley voluntarily left the reunion band in 2017.

The name came from graffiti spotted by a friend on a Berlin nightclub lavatory wall. 'Spandau Ballet' referenced the twitching of Nazi war criminals during hangings at Spandau Prison, not Rudolf Hess's dances.

They started as a punk outfit called 'The Cut' in the mid-1970s, then evolved into the new romantic sound they're known for.