Tony Hadley reveals his massive Live Aid regret: "It was a huge mistake"

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#TonyHadley chats to Gold's David Andrews about #SpandauBallet and his amazing career!
Tony Hadley had one of the most distinctive voices of the 1980s.
As lead singer of Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley ruled the charts around the world with hits like 'True', 'Through the Barricades', and the brilliantly-titled (if you ask us) 'Gold'.
However, Tony revealed to Gold that he wasn't actually that impressed with perhaps their biggest ever hit 'True', and didn't think it would do that well.
Tony will be going out on tour this December with fellow synthpop legends Culture Club and Heaven 17.

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@billybigtime2808 26 күн бұрын

Can vouch that this bloke is proper down to earth and sound no ego whatsoever. Good to see him looking well

@CarlosAlberto-ii1li 25 күн бұрын

He was all the problems in SB

@j.schermer3523 25 күн бұрын

@@CarlosAlberto-ii1liNo, that was Gary.

@fpvDRE Күн бұрын

@@CarlosAlberto-ii1li cos carlos was there haha

@antondoesbolton 21 күн бұрын

"Through the barricades " is just breathtakingly beautiful...my favourite Tony is a superb vocalist... Spandau had some amazing hits ...

@aperson2730 19 күн бұрын

That song genuinely brings tears to my eyes almost every time I listen to it. BEAUTIFUL lyrics.

@IainFrame 13 күн бұрын

100% - fantastic song

@Lee-on675 5 күн бұрын

epic album Gary langan from Art of noise did a magical work, but it failed in uk chart i didnt understand british way ? 😢

@hardlines2635 4 күн бұрын

Gary Kemp wrote the song and did a brilliant acoustic version. This B tried to Sue Gary and lost.

@adrianbrowne7874 26 күн бұрын

Tony Hadley's discipline in relation to maintaining his 'unique voice' is admirable! I've met Tony a couple of times, and he was approachable & polite!😊

@adrianbrowne7874 26 күн бұрын

Yes a consumate professional! & thankyou also!

@hamishanderson6738 22 күн бұрын

Can anyone tell me what much is true?

@tonykehoe123 26 күн бұрын

I met Tony in the 80s . I am a joiner and went to look at a job in his house . He and his wife were nice and normal…

@Baldrick_dogsbody 17 күн бұрын

Was he normal ormal ?

@Lat265 17 күн бұрын

Sure you did. Proove it.

@purefoldnz3070 16 күн бұрын

how big was the house?

@Lat265 16 күн бұрын

@@purefoldnz3070 He’s a bloody Tory!

@tonykehoe123 16 күн бұрын

@@purefoldnz3070 it wasn’t that big to be honest . Without giving the address , it sat in a narrow lane and as far as I remember, sort of “ stepped down” at the rear …

@HugoHackenbush-jq7hl 26 күн бұрын

Tony is a proper old school bloke. We used to hang out together at Le Beat Route in Sleezy Soho during the early 80s. Terrific fun happy and later on, crazy mental times!

@Lat265 17 күн бұрын

Hadley is Tory scum, so was his father, an electrical engineer for the Daily Mail!!!

@jordsupp 10 күн бұрын

Le Beat Route! Loved that place, loved the whole New Romantic phase. I probably saw you there.

@HugoHackenbush-jq7hl 10 күн бұрын

@@jordsupp ❤️

@garywood5882 4 күн бұрын

I was there when Tony went in the Beat Route one night and Larry the doorman slaughtered him! Took the micky out of his suit and man bag. 😂😊

@paulw3765 26 күн бұрын

Don’t think Gary gets the recognition he deserves, what a great song writer he was…

@aleonflux1138 25 күн бұрын

After the legal drama about the band's royalties, I think everyone appreciates that he was song-writing genius in the band

@duncanpoundcake 11 күн бұрын

No TH, no Spandau.

@itscinegee 15 күн бұрын

i worked with Tony for a month, and he was a absolute gent. Very down to earth and was genuine.

@mickthemerciless9694 23 күн бұрын

Having a distinct voice is instant recognition.

@daemoneveleigh7563 26 күн бұрын

I was lucky to see him perform with Spandau ballet in the 80s and then on his own..What an incredible voice he had 👍🏻

@j.schermer3523 25 күн бұрын

And still has.

@daemoneveleigh7563 25 күн бұрын

@@j.schermer3523 Totally agree 👍🏻

@0000deer 25 күн бұрын

I was behind him in a queue in a coffee shop in london a few years back. So polite to the staff

@cliffprice7860 26 күн бұрын

Never their biggest fan but what a nice bloke Tony is.

@6581punk 24 күн бұрын

Me neither, but if I stick True on, I'm instantly transported back to 1983, specifically to an amusement arcade I used to hang out in which would have the radio on.

@stringer-ik1pc 13 күн бұрын

'I'll fly for you' is a great song.

@Lee-on675 5 күн бұрын

in my view this song sound far more catchy and classy than True ❤

@KryptonitetoallBS 27 күн бұрын

Tony Hadley is exactly the same age as Jeremy Clarkson. Just let that sink in...

@timwright4263 26 күн бұрын

Tony looks like he could be Clarkson's suave nephew 😂

@satch7123 26 күн бұрын

Shit driver though

@rockerjim8045 26 күн бұрын

clarkson will be a corpse in 5 years

@jdekong3945 26 күн бұрын

Wow!

@fintonmainz7845 22 күн бұрын

64 I just looked it up. I assumed Clarkson was in his 70s

@benedictmarshall7031 13 күн бұрын

Back in the mid to late 90s I remember my dad and I being asked to play football by a couple of kids as we sat outside a music tent in Islington. Inside, Spandau Ballet were playing. At a break in the set, out steps Tony - and guess what - the kids we were playing football with were his very own. So funny. Super fun kids and a lovely dad. Great memory. Blimey, that’s nearly 30 years ago. Time flies.

@koleberdinoch926 15 күн бұрын

Clickbait title to make you think he thought doing Live Aid was a mistake

@DaveJ6515 8 күн бұрын

Actually that’s no clickbait at all. He quite clearly says that he regrets choosing not to play “Gold” at Live Aid.

@koleberdinoch926 8 күн бұрын

@@DaveJ6515 if ever there was anyone who completely and utterly missed the point, it was you

@DaveJ6515 8 күн бұрын

@@koleberdinoch926 Sure. You want to be right all the time, don't you? Ok, sleep well.

@Unfunny_Username_389 7 күн бұрын

You got it. Absolute clickbait bullshit. And DaveJ6515 is thick as mince. Doesn't seem to get what clickbait even is, nor why this video title is that. Bless.

@DaveJ6515 7 күн бұрын

@@Unfunny_Username_389 no it is not

@rockybalboap7763 12 күн бұрын

he did a gig at our club where i worked in the 90s? And apart from his amazing vocals? he didnt rush off after . Had a pint after with the guys! Just a lovely funny down to earth guy who didnt need tons of equipment. Will never forget that night! A true super star !!!!

@MrZman0004 12 күн бұрын

No Spandau Ballet without Tony Hadley……..that’s for sure!

@hardlines2635 4 күн бұрын

No songs without Gary’s writing. That’s for sure.

@charliekane135 8 күн бұрын

I'm so grateful that I was in my 20's right through the 80's. Best bands ever, best music ever, best time ever. 🎉🥳🍾🎈👯

@robertbuchanan9234 26 күн бұрын

The band were in Maestro's in Glasgow a few days, or maybe the night that they reached number one with "True". Except Tony Hadley, who, we were told, was back in the hotel, "taking care of his voice". So he ain't lying on that count. Must have took a lot of willpower that. He missed a great "stay behind". The manager of the club was on holiday and his assistant was, shall we say, a bit more lax about things. The other band members were all sound, paid for their drinks, didn't act like prima donnas, no minders or nothing like that. Good luck to them.

@EthanReeceGrantWorth 26 күн бұрын

Very unique singing voice, qualified singer, a pure talent...... so very chuffed for the influence of relatives putting me in his direction 🎵🎶🎼

@gattucio 11 күн бұрын

Tony Hadley and Spandau Ballet will always play an important part in my life. I was such a huge fan - and still am. I remember one night at the end of the eighties: I met a girl, she took me home and we would listen to "True" all night long in repeat...

@timatack 26 күн бұрын

Where does he actually say “Live aid gig was a huge mistake “ ?.. Total click bait thumbnail !. Tony comes across really well though . 👍

@herseem 25 күн бұрын

No, it says his massive live aid regret - it doesn't technically say it was a mistake doing live aid. He said the mistake was not doing 'Gold', which he says as the last sentence. EDIT: I've now seen a different thumbnail, and it does have a different statement on it, which is misleading.

@geespar1 24 күн бұрын

@@herseemit’s misleading

@ziggarillo 24 күн бұрын

@@geespar1😂

@verali164 10 күн бұрын

He has a voice for radio. Fine bit of stuff

@Mountainsandmusic8011 2 күн бұрын

You're right he doesn't say that doing live aid was a huge mistake , just them not performing Gold that's all but the thumbnail says that "Live aid was a huge mistake" even putting his words in quotation marks to add to the misrepresentation to make it look like he said those words when he didn't.

@daveluck5717 25 күн бұрын

Just to be clear ,,, The gig wasnt a mistake ,,, not including Gold was the mistake

@elvisspringsteen72 14 күн бұрын

I’ve always thought this! Insane to leave it out of their set.

@charliekane135 8 күн бұрын

Yeah we got it 😆

@user-fq6hv9xz5j 10 күн бұрын

One of the uks best male vocalists. Strong clear vocals.

@davidgoulden5956 5 күн бұрын

Don't think you know much about singing. Nothing against him - but he sounds like he' s singing into a bucket. Terrible vocalist.

@jazzylyn5857 7 күн бұрын

I met Tony whilst on a weekend trip to Rotterdam about 15-20 years ago. I was just standing in the square with a couple of friends, deciding where we were going next, when I looked over and about 50 yards away saw him. I said to my mates, is that Tony Hadley over there? Them being 10 years younger than me had no idea who I was talking about. But anyway, Tony must've heard me, so he came wandering over to me and just started chatting away like we were long-time friends. I don't get star struck, I've met loadsa "stars" in my time, but I was a little bit gobsmacked, just cos he was so lovely and chatty, asking what we were doing, were we having a nice time, why he was there and was just doing a bit of shopping himself. I liked Spandau back in the 80's and some of their songs, but can't say I was ever a fan particularly, but I turned into a Tony fan that day. What an absolutely lovely guy. He had no need to come and chat, he could've just gone about his day, but he made a point of coming over. It made my weekend.

@j.schermer3523 6 күн бұрын

Me and my friends were asked to come backstage to have a glass of wine with him after one of his gigs. Surreal experience. He’s such a lovely man!

@stanmil5495 12 күн бұрын

Met him at a gig in sheffield uk where i was crew. Tony and the rest were sound chatted with us real down to earth, he's a metal head. Then there was gary kemp didnt speak to us and looked at us like we were shite.

@amafirenze-vi1uh 18 күн бұрын

Tony still got his wonderful voice. Not many 80's singers are like him.

@limpethead 20 күн бұрын

I was a secret fan. I was a Mod, but can't ignore how good all their songs are. Almost like jazz.. Terrific song writing.

@Ulysses042 14 күн бұрын

I've also met Tony and spent a while talking to him. As others have said, absolute gent. I'd had a few drinks and was accidentally rude by interrupting him with his friends. Friendly, polite, patient and good company.

@greggmitchell2392 11 күн бұрын

I was lucky to see Spandau Ballet on their "Soul Boys of the Western World" U.S. tour and Tony sounded & looked amazing, better than ever!

@darenreynolds8824 26 күн бұрын

Amazing voice , great band 👍

@michaelgerardcondon8531 15 күн бұрын

Loved to cut along story short I lost my mind ❤❤❤

@geoffjoffy 22 күн бұрын

I cannot believe Tony is 70 in 6 years.

@utternonsenseproductions2415 21 күн бұрын

I cannot believe he is 109 in 45 years

@geoffjoffy 21 күн бұрын

@@utternonsenseproductions2415 Madness isn't it.

@machohogan 16 күн бұрын

@@geoffjoffyNo, it’s Spandau Ballet.

@JonnyRollin 24 күн бұрын

Tony 's voice is the sound of the band,but Gary Kemp's writing is the spirit of the songs.

@NigelHyphenJones 22 күн бұрын

You don’t say…..🙄

@martinsear5470 26 күн бұрын

Was not a fan of Spandau Ballet back then, but, they kicked arse. However, anyone who wasn't Queen had no chance at Live Aid, they just wandered onto the stage and stole the show. Don't get me wrong most of the acts kicked arse but Queen just owned that day.😉

@CatPiss-ls4zb 23 күн бұрын

Queen didn't steal the show. They used backing tracks (radio ga ga). U2, Bowie, dire straits go and watch them. Knopfler on sultanas of swing incredible for starters (and I don't even like them)

@NigelHyphenJones 22 күн бұрын

That’s debatable….. Bowie was the master of charisma….. even Queen were his fan boys….. they approached him to do Under Pressure, even recording near where he lived in Switzerland to entice him in

@NigelHyphenJones 22 күн бұрын

@@CatPiss-ls4zb As much as I like Dire Straits (and I saw them in 1978 before the first album was released), I wouldn’t put them up there with Bowie and Queen on a performance level that day…..

@xavierp4097 15 күн бұрын

@@CatPiss-ls4zb where did you see that ? additional keyboard and synthesizer by Spike Edney in the backstage. When I saw the show the first time I thought Queen stole the show (like a lot of people), but,years later when I looked at the show again I thought that many bands and singers were at the tops.......

@jamesfretwell1511 12 күн бұрын

Stop telling lies.@@CatPiss-ls4zb

@julianp4787 9 күн бұрын

Tony was quite simply in the top 5 of best singers during the 80s What a nice guy too !

@philsurtees 7 күн бұрын

Being one of the best singers during the worst decade in the history of popular music isn't really saying much.

@julianp4787 7 күн бұрын

@@philsurtees You've gone to the effort of replying, yet you've said f##k all

@j.schermer3523 25 күн бұрын

Tony is a beautiful man, inside and outside ❤

@jtmoomin2296 9 күн бұрын

Absolutely love Tony, comes across as a real gent and he's still one of the great voices of the 80s.

@mustafa1name 5 күн бұрын

Good for TH crediting his singing teacher, Pamela Dodds, @2:42 - she helped him find his voice and deserves credit. Good teachers are rare and valuable, so let's celebrate them more!

@Scripture-Man 4 күн бұрын

I'm the only person in these comments who's never met Tony Hadley and can't vouch for what a great guy he is in real life. Sorry.

@j.schermer3523 3 күн бұрын

Maybe someday….🤞🏼

@RogueWJL 16 күн бұрын

A great talent from a great era.

@mwooly1 25 күн бұрын

True unique voice, clean cut guy, great songs, great to see him still going, strong, looking healthy

@Elac69 15 күн бұрын

Only when you leave at Live Aid was my top three finest vocal performance of the night. Please go check it out how TH pushed his voice to the limits, how serious he was to match the album performance.

@user-jv3uo2ws9g 7 күн бұрын

Saw him at butlins this year absolutely fantastic

@robertjones8856 25 күн бұрын

I remember Tony coming to Bosnia, it was a nice but surreal experience while there on posting. Nice guy.

@nigelcass8972 25 күн бұрын

What a pro . Knew a teach who taught his kids and they were embarrassed by his fame. Lovely. What a gent!

@chrissi3193 6 күн бұрын

Has always come across as a nice,level headed guy. No PC idiocy, kept his own counsel over Brexit and Trump. So we still like and love the guy.

@patrickoleary2862 3 күн бұрын

Always comes across as a lovely guy / love his voice - Spandau Ballet had some of the great 80s songs 👏

@EdVanMeyer 18 күн бұрын

I saw them on Swap Shop and thought they would be massive, Tony's voice sounded operatic, it was and is unique. Great music from great times.

@user-sw2lv3zp6o 26 күн бұрын

Seems like a genuine bloke.

@alanivory1 26 күн бұрын

I’d have bet money after that headline to the link. That the huge mistake was wearing the bloody stupid long leather coat at Live Aid.

@CSBourne 25 күн бұрын

What a gentleman.

@VictorMaxol 26 күн бұрын

Freddie Mercury was an admirer, I mean that in the best sense.

@k.aliazad4388 25 күн бұрын

Run, Tony! RUN!!!!!! 😱

@VictorMaxol 25 күн бұрын

@@k.aliazad4388 I would have run like that myself but Mercury was actually a Tony Hadley fan. In fairness a lot of the other pop stars didn't have good voices.

@johngraham5996 24 күн бұрын

freddie and tony were great friends, freddie took him on stage when Queen were playing in australia, so all you sick homophobes are barking up the wrong tree 🖕🏼 👑✊🏼🇬🇧

@jodawson5268 22 күн бұрын

He was a great Friend of Freddie. He has said Freddie had a fantastic sense of humour and never took himself that seriously. Got drunk with him a few times and he gave him some invaluable advice regarding the industry. 5:13

@VictorMaxol 22 күн бұрын

@@jodawson5268 Off point but Mercury left 10 million in his will. Not bad but imagine if he knew the Queen movie made 700 million and they've sold their catalog for a billion? (Dollars/Sterling whatever.)

@captainshivers 12 күн бұрын

One of the greatest Artists in the industry. Still Great singer. Given me a life time of inspiration. Thanks Tony and the lads!

@163andyc 13 күн бұрын

Ah, I remember Simon Bates on Radio 1. He had a segment called Our Tune ideal for a song like True.

@CliffMcAulay 25 күн бұрын

This guy has the greatest voice in UK pop...Yes, I said has, not had.Good vocal discipline.... Remember that kids.

@perpetualgrin5804 8 күн бұрын

Just bought Heart like a Sky, been playing it for the last week. Memories of a young man.

@MrFed. 26 күн бұрын

Is there any more of this interview? I'd love to hear Tony's experiences doing Reborn in the USA back in 2002 / 2003

@TheChodax 21 күн бұрын

He's definitely an iconic voice. Not a massive fan of the band as such but very much appreciate their ability.

@bvg83 9 күн бұрын

hes still handsome just like in the 80s

@johndoyle2429 14 күн бұрын

I hope Tony Hanley and the kemps make up friends. That was the chemistry of Spauda ballet

@j.schermer3523 13 күн бұрын

The chemistry between them has long gone. Let Tony be happy with his own band, he deserves that.

@TheAtticradio 13 күн бұрын

Will never forget live aid !!! Brilliant !!

@charliekane135 8 күн бұрын

'Only When You Leave' is one of my favourite Spandau songs not 'Gold' or 'True'. The vocals on earlier songs like 'To Cut a Long Story Short', Chant No 1, Musclebound and Glow when his voice was as he said 'harder' were phenomal. The sound of the 80's 🥳

@sg72646 6 күн бұрын

No partying for TH and that's why he's still around today

@jimbojazza5539 25 күн бұрын

Good singer - looks like Frank Lampard's big brother. 😀

@user-mp6ny7xg7r 26 күн бұрын

What is spandall with out Tony A tribute band Tony’s a good guy ❤

@tim.timothy.brennan 18 күн бұрын

Agree with last comment Tony Hadley said about song 'Gold' for the Live Aid

@davidcrosbie8762 22 күн бұрын

Spandau Ballet was one of the best live concerts i ever went to,incredible musicians and TH is The Voice( after Steve Perry😊)

@greenacres1909 14 күн бұрын

TH will always be THE man!

@GNeuman 6 күн бұрын

Nice guy!

@starchild6347 26 күн бұрын

Tony is a Gooner…that’s good enough for me! ⚽️⚽️

@markmalonson7531 4 күн бұрын

Total sophisticated art I luv it! Sade too Duran Duran. Best

@descarroll2039 25 күн бұрын

Le Beat Route in London 1980s....brilliant times....

@jeffoliver7491 18 күн бұрын

The headline here is a mistake, he never says the Live Aid gig was a mistake he says not performing 'Gold' at the gig was a mistake. Why has the person who put this up intentionally put an incorrect statement as the header?

@universalfraeser 7 күн бұрын

I never ever believe that he never watched his own live aid gig!!!

@Russ453hgf 26 күн бұрын

Gold was a great track. Its something that everbody loves to get up and dance to.Spandau were a great band back in the day.Tony could reslly sing not like bands of today and all the autotune.

@gonzaloveloso2891 11 күн бұрын

New wave bands of the 80's Tony has the superior voice.

@Christophesrmusiclinks 20 күн бұрын

I use to work with his cousin when thhey first began, she told me that her cousin was in a band and was going to be on top of the pops tonight. Never thought at that time they were going to be big and famous, as the song was not to my taste. How wrong was I

@AlxFitz 9 күн бұрын

His cousin was at my school in Cheshunt and one day he brought in their first single and was showing it to all the teachers. Didn't think much of it at the time but a month later I realised that the band on the radio was the same one he had been talking about!

@anthonycurran362 19 күн бұрын

Nice guy 👍

@jdgreen5422 13 күн бұрын

Good to see the lovely David Andrews still jocking - remember him from the days of Chiltern FM (The 'Hawwt FM' back in the 80s/90s.

@TheDesperateArtist 22 күн бұрын

Live Aid was in 1985, so next year is the 40th anniversary

@5UhrMorgens 21 күн бұрын

Yeah, but the host was talking about BAND Aid first, not the Live Aid gig. And Band Aid was 84, so he's correct here.

@shooglies 12 күн бұрын

Gary was jealous of him, very like Paul Simon jealous of Art. The singers made the songs, and the songwriters got lost in the mix

@nigeats65 23 күн бұрын

@4:57min he mentions that at Live Aid '85, that SB never performed Gold in a rock style genre live & stated that that was the mistake by not playing that particular song whilst he was speaking on Gold Radio.....!

@TheChadTI 22 күн бұрын

Thank you! Untangled the clickbait for us. Early SB is great, and I'm saying that as a Durannie.

@kld5617 23 күн бұрын

Tony will remember this I use to work in the orange tree in whetstone a pub he came in dressed in head to toe in black leather he asked me where was the cig machine it was in the corridor to the toilets he smoked Marlborough No7 and then he came out an give a tip

@GlassTarantulah 4 күн бұрын

"I always sound like T.H" legend.

@peterd8525 Күн бұрын

The Kemps had the band by the throat, naturally, but no doubt there was jealousy over Tony Hadley being the front man. A superb voice, instantly recognised, one the best from the era.

@robrob8258 11 күн бұрын

He says not playing “Gold” at Live aid was a huge mistake but the day itself was an incredible affair

@theo847sqn 26 күн бұрын

Crackin bloke You won't here crap about him cos he's a genuine good person

@gungaddin 26 күн бұрын

Some real Smashie and Nicey vibes going on here...

@sratus 26 күн бұрын

It's poptastic me old mate

@stephenaubrey8512 14 күн бұрын

Brilliant talent.

@Outdoorshuntingshooting 21 күн бұрын

I have been to compass point, was such a small place, surprised me,

@andrewhough8479 20 күн бұрын

A curious interview with a truly misleading title. He didn't ever state that Live Aid was a mistake but that in hindsight the band should have played their hit song "Gold!"

@davidpayne3938 25 күн бұрын

It's so true that Tony Hadley made the band work with his unique vocals, it's such a shame that the band can't resolve their differences and perform again, what a fantastic day at Glastonbury that would be if that ever happened? Never say, never. 🤞..😁