because of a dispute over royalties, the band split up in the early 1990s. after a 20-year hiatus, newspaper reports claimed early in 2009 that spandau ballet was set to reform later that year. on 25 march 2009, norman, gary kemp, martin kemp, tony hadley and john keeble announced their reunion at a press conference on board . the band also announced their 'reformation tour' starting in october 2009.