The Spice Girls are back together & touring - its Official!

Novice · June 28th, 2007, 10:41 AM

Spice Girls announce reunion tour

The Spice Girls have confirmed they will reform for a world tour to take place in December and January. The full line-up has not performed on stage since Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell quit in May 1998.
The 11 dates announced include a London show on 15 December, eight days after the tour begins in Los Angeles.
"I think for us it was about celebrating the past, enjoying each other and it's about our fans. It was the right time," said Halliwell.
The only British date is in London, with the venue not yet confirmed. The other European dates are in Cologne and Madrid.

SPICE GIRLS TOUR 2007/08
Los Angeles - 7 December
Las Vegas - 8 December
New York - 11 December
London - 15 December
Cologne - 20 December
Madrid - 23 December
Beijing - 10 January
Hong Kong - 12 January
Sydney - 17 January
Cape Town - 20 January
Buenos Aires - 24 January

'Fears and doubts'
Earlier this month Mel Chisholm, also known as Sporty Spice, told the BBC she had resisted reforming the group in the past because "it was amazing, it was magical. We could never recreate it".
Asked why she had gone back on her word she said: "A girl is allowed to change her mind and also this is something that we have only seriously started this year really.
"I think really all of us have had our fears and doubts but we feel that the time is right."

The group have announced 11 tour dates so far

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Halliwell added: "For us it's about celebrating the past, enjoying each other and it's about our fans. It was kind of now or never."
Good-natured
All five women laughed and joked constantly with photographers and reporters, even good-naturedly booing one journalist.
There had been rumours they would perform at the Concert for Diana memorial show in London on Sunday, but with Emma Bunton currently pregnant they decided not to appear.
"We would have loved to have been there this weekend but the timing has been impossible for us," said Chisholm.
As the conference drew to a close, all five women left the stage holding hands as Brown shouted, "You have been spiced!"
Global success
The tour is being put together by Simon Fuller, whose 19 company masterminded the group's global success more than a decade ago.

Under his guidance, the five-piece notched up a string of hits - including Wannabe and 2 Become 1 - while also capitalising on their fame with a stream of sponsorship deals.
Emma Bunton, Mel Brown, Mel Chisholm, Victoria Adams and Geri Halliwell quickly became household names - although they were better known as Baby, Scary, Sporty, Posh and Ginger.
They sold more than 55 million records around the world, and even starred in a film, Spice World.
Halliwell quit in 1998 citing "differences", leaving them to complete a sold-out world tour as a foursome.
Since 2001 each member has since pursued solo careers with varying degrees of success, while Posh Spice has become better known as fashion icon Victoria Beckham.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6246448.stm

sluce · June 28th, 2007, 10:43 AM

Oh God help us!!

**PurpleHaze** · June 28th, 2007, 10:57 AM

that's funny. i believe it was earlier this year or maybe late last year when mel c's new cd came out and she was asked what the spice girls reunion and she got really pissed.

she was saying that she's so sick of people asking her that, that it's like nobody cares about her record everybody just cares about a spice girl reunion and it's total crap that it won't happen.
yeah, i see how it's not happening.

guess they all need some more money

Novice · June 28th, 2007, 10:59 AM

Either that or they said that they'd do it anyway & she thought she'd loose out on the dosh.... everyone has their price!

waikiki · June 28th, 2007, 02:13 PM

OMG, Victoria looks ridiculous.

Pippin · June 28th, 2007, 06:53 PM

No Canadian dates!

darksithbunny · June 28th, 2007, 06:54 PM

Damn. No where near me.

DitaPage* · June 28th, 2007, 07:00 PM

They should all be majorly pissed off at Geri... they were ON TOP when she quit. She quit right before their big US tour.

southernbelle · June 28th, 2007, 07:21 PM

I would probably go to this if it were in Houston just for old times sake. I used to LOVE the Spice Girls... I remember one time my cousin, sister, and I put on a concert for our parents at the beach house where we danced and sang to "Two Become One" and my dad was like, "what the hell is this song about?!" and took my CD.

Yoko Ono · June 28th, 2007, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Novice

Either that or they said that they'd do it anyway & she thought she'd loose out on the dosh.... everyone has their price!

I agree. I think what also changed her mind was the recent reunion tour of Take That without Robbie Williams. It was highly successful without Robbie.
Can you imagine how it would've looked if they had've reformed without her and it was still a major success.

pinkbunnyslippers · June 28th, 2007, 11:50 PM

I like them. I was 17 when they came out.

SothernBelle, there is a song also on that CD called "Naked". They did have some naughty stuff on there. But then they turn around and have the song "Mama". LOL

RevellingInSane · June 29th, 2007, 12:38 AM

I am glad they are not coming here. Yay! Mel C and Emma look the best.

Honey · June 29th, 2007, 12:39 AM

Posh looks so totally dumb

sputnik · June 29th, 2007, 04:59 AM

i hated them back then and i hate them now. my cousins used to dance to that shit too and put on shows for the family and i would get so embarrassed watching them - what is with girls that like to put on dance shows? i cringe just looking at them. i'm cringing now just thinking about teenaged girls practicing dance routines in their rooms.

dangerous · June 29th, 2007, 05:09 AM

LOL.
that's all.