Former Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley brings his crooning swing show, with songs from the Great American Songbook, to the Plymouth Arena.
Tony Hadley is playing Plymouth Arena on Saturday 7 November, with doors opening at 18:45 and the show running from 19:45 to 23:00. Presented by Flying Music, the set leans on the Great American Songbook, with songs from Sinatra, Bennett, Presley and other crooner greats. It's a swing night, so if you're coming for the 80s pop, you'll find it elsewhere.
Most of us know Hadley from Spandau Ballet, the band he fronted from their start in 1978. They were pioneers of the Romantic movement and put out global number ones like 'True', 'Gold', 'Only When You Leave' and 'Lifeline' before splitting in 1990. They reformed in 2009 for the Reformation Tour, but since then Hadley has built his own following as a solo artist, a passionate swing musician and a regular performer with orchestra. He's a Londoner, born in Islington in 1960, and he describes himself as a national treasure.
His career has gone beyond the charts, too. He played Billy Flynn in the West End's Chicago in 2007, wrote the book To Cut A Long Story Short in 2004, sang on Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas' and played Live Aid in 1985. That crooning swing style he's known for now suits both his singing voice and his way of working the room as a raconteur and showman.
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Tickets are tiered by seat: standard seating is £60 for P1, £50 for P2 and £40 for P3. There's a VIP Hot Ticket for £99, and a VIP Meet & Greet for £155 that includes an under-14 with a paying adult. Doors open at 18:45, and the show runs from 19:45 to 23:00 at the Arena on Millbay Road.
