The O2

UK's leading songwriter to perform and read from his autobiography.

Gary Kemp, singer, songwriter and guitarist has been invited to host his own 'A Master Class with' event at the British Music Experience at The O2 on Monday 28th March.

The iconic British songwriter behind such global hits as 'True', 'Through The Barricades', To Cut A Long Story Short' and 'Gold', is honoured to have been invited to appear in front of an intimate group of fans at the BME in Greenwich.

As Gary says: 'Songwriting in the UK is something we should be proud of. To get the chance to talk at the BME amongst the years of history gathered there will be a very proud moment. The exhibition shows the history of British music, something that I am very honoured to have been a part of for well over thirty years.'

Inspired by funk, electronica, glam rock and soul, Gary Kemp and Spandau Ballet dominated the charts throughout the 1980's with multi million selling singles and albums. The band had 23 hit singles and sold 25 million albums worldwide successfully touring the globe many times. As lead guitarist and chief songwriter, Gary was at the creative centre of not only the band, but also the entire New Romantic movement, helping to create the soundtrack of a generation.

After Spandau Ballet, he followed another one of his other passions, acting. Having attended as a child the influential Anna Scher drama workshop where he learned his craft he returned to it, starring in films including the critically acclaimed British crime blockbuster 'The Krays', with his own brother Martin and alongside Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston in 'The Bodyguard'. Gary has also acted in numerous theatrical productions as well as on TV. In 1996, Gary recorded a highly acclaimed solo album for Sony records, Little Bruises.

2009 saw one of the most anticipated band reunions ever become reality as Spandau Ballet once again embarked on a sell out worldwide tour, which included 3 sell-out nights at The O2 in London and a crowd-thrilling show-stealer at the Isle of Wight Festival.

A limited amount of tickets are available for this very special intimate event which will see Gary talking about his career, performing a few classic songs acoustically and reading from his 2009 autobiography 'I know this much: From Soho to Spandau'.

This event is in support the British Music Experience's charitable mission to advance the education and appreciation of the art, history and science of music in Britain.

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