The One Show's Roman Kemp brands dad Martin an ‘idiot’ after owning up to big 'mistake'

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Martin Kemp has appeared in numerous successful motion pictures and television programs as well as with his band Spandau Ballet. However, his son Roman had some harsh words for his father and fellow bandmates.

Martin along with daughter Harley Moon, wife Shirlie and son Roman Kemp(Image: (Image: Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images))

The biggest rock concert ever held in July 1985 was a concert for Ethiopian famine victims, with some of the hottest stars of the time taking to the stage in London and Philadelphia.

Spandau Ballet was one of the performers in the Wembley Stadium Live Aid lineup. Roman Kemp, the son of Spandau bassist Martin Kemp, has now accused his father of being an “idiot” after performing a major faux pas at the star-studded concert.

On a bill that featured the majority of the biggest bands of the time, Spandau placed sixth. Along with Virgin, a cut from their then-upcoming album Through the Barricades, they chose to play two of their most recent hits, Only When You Leave and True. However, the latter wasn’t successful.

Speaking on You About?, one of his four regular podcasts, Roman told pal Tom Grennan that his dad’s mistakes had inspired a solid piece of advice: “The number one thing that my dad always has the most is, ’Enjoy the moment.’

If you’re too focused on something else, like my dad did, you could play a new song at Live Aid, because the thing is, “Roman added.”

Martin [L] conceded that it was a big mistake to premiere a new song at the gig(Image: Redferns)

Before calling the band “idiotes” for making the wrong choice, he continued, “They played a new song that no one knew really, “he added.

Tom, 30, is currently a top-ranking rider. With his fourth album, No. 1 in the UK expressed surprise that Martin had even performed at Live Aid.

Martin admitted to Roman earlier this year about the band’s embarrassing error, saying, “Tony goes up to the mic and says, “Here’s a new one. “

“And two billion people around the world go ‘Oh b******s.’ You know when you go to see a band and they play a new song off the latest album? You don’t want to know.”

Martin told Roman, “It was the worst mistake of our lives.” Because we had rehearsals on the track, it was terrible. It was going to appear on a new album soon. “

Roman’s pal Tom Grennan hadn’t even realised Spandau Ballet were on the bill for the world-famous gig(Image: WireImage)

One of the only acts to release new material that day was Spandau, along with Adam Ant. According to Martin, they made the error because “we had egos bigger than everyone else’s.”

He claimed Gary, his older brother, was the composer of the song, but Gary also attributed the blame to band manager Steve Dagger in another interview.

Martin recalled that sunny Saturday in July 1985 as one of his musical highlights despite his disappointment with his own band’s performance.

Martin and wife Shirlie went home for a snooze together half-way through the show(Image: Getty Images)

“probably the happiest that I ever knew my band,” Martin said as they watched opener Status Quo from the side of the stage.

We were watching them from the side of the stage, he continued, and it was stunning. My favorite musical experience is this.

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Source: Mirror

The One Show’s Roman Kemp brands dad Martin an ‘idiot’ after owning up to big ‘mistake’