MUSIC NEWS - Last month their manager, Steve Dagger, tipped the press, and this week, the British band Spandau Ballet made it official - they announced that they are reuniting. The group responsible for the hit ballad "True" (and others) revealed this week that they would warm up the guitars, keyboards and drum kits to launch a comeback. Band members, Tony Hadley, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman and John Keeble are putting past differences aside. And, the band said they haven't ruled out the possibility of recording new music. Spandau Ballet broke up in 1989, later fought over royalties in a 1999 court battle. Singer Tony Hadley noted at the press conference that "time is the great healer...." "As you can see, we're back together again and we're very happy boys," lead singer Hadley told the press. "We're embarking on a British tour in October and then on to the rest of the world and we're all very excited. We've had a rehearsal which sounded a million dollars."

The band, which has sold 25 million records, made the announcement on board the HMS Belfast, a British naval ship now a museum on the River Thames in London. The Belfast was were the band held a gig back in 1980, when hundreds of fans tried to climb aboard.

Hadley said the eight-date tour would kick off in Dublin on October 13 and end in Manchester on October 28. Expect more dates to be announced !