LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- `` Why do I find it hard to write the next line ? '' If you recognize the lyric then brace yourself for some good news . Spandau Ballet , pictured aboard HMS Belfast , on Wednesday . Twenty years since their acrimonious split , Spandau Ballet -- the pin-up boys who helped shaped the sound of 1980s glam pop -- have announced the first dates of what band members say will be a full world tour . The Tony Hadley-fronted band , who enjoyed worldwide success with hits such as `` True '' and `` Gold , '' will launch their comeback in Dublin , Ireland , on October 13 before playing seven dates across the UK . Wednesday 's announcement took place onboard HMS Belfast , a retired Royal Navy moored in the Thames that was the scene of a key early gig by the band in 1980 that launched them on the road to global stardom . `` It is impossible to stress too highly how achingly fashionable Spandau Ballet were in the winter of 1979 and the summer of 1980 , '' GQ magazine editor Dylan Jones writes in a biography of the band . Formed at a London school in 1979 , Spandau Ballet went on to sell 25 million records worldwide , emerging out of the post-punk `` New Romantic '' music scene . Along with fellow British band Duran Duran , their sound , style and attitude came to define an era dominated by ostentatious glamour , gold lame suits and big hair . `` Not only did their albums sell by the millions , but their look and style impacted on the fashion world and beyond , '' said a press release , summing up the band 's influence on the decade . `` They created their own style , combining creativity with entrepreneurship and the 'can do ' spirit of early 80s youth at a time of crisis and upheaval eerily reminiscent of 2009 . Spandau Ballet are both commercially and culturally enormous . '' Following the band 's split in 1989 , several members including Hadley unsuccessfully sued main songwriter Gary Kemp for a larger share of songwriting royalties . Since then , Hadley has appeared in the London production of the hit musical `` Chicago '' and also won an 80s revivalist reality TV show `` Reborn in the USA . '' Several other members of the band have carved out moderately successful acting careers .
Iconic 1980s glam pop brought Spandau Ballet to Ireland for world tour . Band will play together for first time in 15 years in Dublin on October 2017 . Spandau Ballet 's sound , style and attitude came to define the 1980s . Band split in 1989 ; several members unsuccessfully sued songwriter Gary Kemp .