FORMER Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley, is back on the road this autumn with his new tour which includes a date in Bournemouth.

It follows news that his new solo album, Talking To The Moon, will be released on Friday - his first studio album in a decade signalling a new chapter for the artist who defined a decade.

The eighties pop legend is in a reflective mood when he talks to the Echo about the inspiration for the album’s title.

“Haven’t we all, at some point in our lives, gazed up into the night sky, stared at the moon and the stars, and wondered what it was all about?,” he asks.

“Maybe talked to the moon and asked for a little help, maybe looked for answers, or just been amazed at its beauty?”

The album was co-written by Tony, with a raft of other talented songwriters. The first single Tonight Belongs To Us and How I Feel About You were both written by Toby Gad (credits include John Legend’s All Of Me and Beyonce’s If I Were A Boy).

Fellow 80s alumni Peter Cox and Richard Drummie of Go West contribute on Skin Deep, whilst other album highlights include the operatic Killer Blow (co-written with Blair Mackichan whose work includes Sia, Paloma Faith), and What Am I, a personal track about leaving Spandau Ballet co-written with Mick Lister.

Fans will get the chance to hear tracks from the new album and some of the greatest hits of Spandau Ballet at Bournemouth Pavilion on Wednesday, October 10. Tickets available online via gigsandtours.com or ticketmaster.co.uk.