In news we’ve ALL been waiting for, the Spice Girls are REUNITING and they have announced a tour for 2019! That’s right, after all the rumours that emerged earlier this year, when the original line-up reunited at Geri Horner’s (née Halliwell) house, the girls have now confirmed that they will be taking to the road in 2019.
Geri, Mel B, Emma and Melanie C - the girls who gave us ‘Wannabe’, ‘Say You’ll Be There’ and many more hits - will be performing across the country, in Manchester, Coventry, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Bristol and London.
And if that wasn’t enough, the Spice Girls will be supported by the amazing Jess Glynne, who’s had hits including ‘Hold My Hand’, ‘I’ll Be There’ and her current song ‘Thursday’.
The Spice Girls' 2019 tour: The full list of dates
MAY 2019
Manchester Etihad Stadium - Wed 29th - NEW DATE
Manchester Etihad Stadium - Fri 31st - NEW DATE
JUNE 2019
Manchester Etihad Stadium - Sat 1st
Coventry Ricoh Arena - Mon 3rd
Sunderland Stadium of Light - Thu 6th
Edinburgh BT Murrayfield Stadium - Sat 8th
Bristol Ashton Gate Stadium - Mon 10th
London Wembley Stadium - Thu 13th - SOLD OUT
London Wembley Stadium - Fri 14th - SOLD OUT
London Wembley Stadium - Sat 15th
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Because of her business commitments, Victoria won’t be joining the girls on tour, but will always be one of the Spice Girls and remains aligned with Emma, Mel B, Melanie C and Geri in preserving their unique legacy.
Melanie Brown (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Geri Horner, (Ginger Spice), and Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice), might have only released 11 singles (including two double A-sides), but they had HUGE success around the world, with nine of the Spice Girls' songs and two of their albums going to Number 1 in the UK.
Some of their best-selling hits include their very memorable debut hit 'Wannabe' in 1996 and their penultimate release in 2000, 'Holler'/'Let Love Lead The Way'.
Now take a look at the Spice Girls in numbers:
Spice Girls in numbers – slider
1 of 812 - The amount of children that the Spice Girls have between them
Victoria has four with her husband David Beckham - sons Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and daughter Harper. Emma has two sons with her partner Jade Jones - Tate and Beau and Geri has daughter Bluebell with ex-partner Sacha Gervasi and son Montague with husband Christian Horner.Mel C has a daughter Scarlett with her ex, Thomas Starr, whilst Mel B has three daughters - Phoenix, with ex-husband Jimmy Gulzar, Angel with US actor Eddie Murphy and Madison with her estranged husband Stephen Belafonte.
2 of 85 - The number of BRIT Awards the Spice Girls won
During the six years before their hiatus in 2000, the Spice Girls were nominated for a whopping nine BRIT Awards - and won five of them.In 1997, they were nominated for Best British Group, Best British Breakthrough Act, Best British Video for both 'Wannabe' and 'Say You'll Be There', and Best British Single for 'Wannabe'. They won Best British Single for 'Wannabe' and Video for 'Say You'll Be There'.In 1998, they were up for Best British Video for 'Spice Up Your Life', and won the Best Selling British Album Act. In 2000, the group won the Outstanding Contribution To Music and gave their final performance before they chose to split, and in 2010 won Brits Performance of the Last 30 Years.
3 of 83 - The number of Christmas Number 1s the Spice Girls have had
The Spice Girls had three Christmas Number 1 singles - and they were all consecutive, too. They wont the top spot for '2 Become 1' in 1996, 'Too Much' in 1997 and 'Goodbye' in 1998.
4 of 813 million - how many copies second album 'Spiceworld' sold
The Spice Girls' follow-up album 'Spiceworld' was, of course, HUGELY popular around the world - so much so that it sold a whopping 13 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the world's bestselling albums by a girl group.
5 of 89 - The amount of Number 1 singles the Spice Girls had
Spending 22 weeks collectively at the top spot in the UK, the Spice Girls had Number 1s with:'Wannabe', 1996'Say You'll Be There', 1996'2 Become 1', 1996'Mama' / 'Who Do You Think You Are', 1997'Spice Up Your Life', 1997'Too Much', 1997'Viva Forever', 1998'Goodbye', 1998'Holler' / 'Let Love Lead The Way', 2000
6 of 811 - The number of singles the Spice Girls have released
As well as the above, they also released 'Stop' in 1998 which peaked at Number 2, and they reunited in 2007 to bring out 'Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)', which peaked at Number 11.
7 of 817 - The number of countries that debut album 'Spice' was Number 1 in
Featuring hits like 'Wannabe', '2 Become 1' and 'Who Do You Think You Are', it's no surprise that the Spice Girls' debut album 'Spice' reached the top spot in 17 countries.
8 of 82 - How many Number 1 album the Spice Girls have had
Of their three albums released, the Spice Girls won the top spot for their debut, 'Spice', in 1996 and for their second album 'Spiceworld' in 1997. Their third album 'Forever' was released in 2000 and peaked at Number 2, as did their Greatest Hits in 2007.
The Spice Girls formed in 1994 as a group of five and had numerous Number 1 singles and albums, including three Christmas Number 1 singles, a film and many world tours. Despite their dubious hairstyles, multiple BRIT Awards and they definitely made a mark in the 90s.
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