The Return of the Spice Girls
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he Return of the Spice Girls marks the group's first tour since 1999's Christmas in Spiceworld tour of the United Kingdom , and the first as the original five-piece band since early 1998.
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General information
On June 28, 2007 the Spice Girls held a press conference at The O2 in London, formally announcing their intention to reunite as a group, a plan that had long been speculated by the media. During the press conference, the group laid out their plans to embark on a world concert tour that would be seen as a celebration of the group’s history and a final farewell to fans. News report confirming group’s reunion Retrieved December 06, 2007. Due to the expansion of the European and American legs of the tour, many of the original concert dates elsewhere in the world had to be rescheduled. This led to speculation that the group were intending to cancel the shows, and, in November 2007, a fake e-mail circulated that wrongly claimed that the Spice Girls had cancelled their Buenos Aires date due to the high demand for tickets elsewhere. The Manchester MEN Arena Date on Saturday 26th January 2008, is due to be the end of the UK Leg of 'The Return of The Spice Girls' Tour.
Australian fans received ticket request e-mails on December 31 , 2007 . The message, which has appealled not only to Australian fans, but all who have yet to hear any news regarding their dates, read: "Thank you so much for registering to see us play live in Australia. It has been the most amazing year and we have been overwhelmed by the incredible response from fans wanting to come to our gigs. As you will have seen, we have had to extend the US and UK tours to cope with the massive demand. It has been really fantastic! This has meant it has taken us a little longer than we had hoped to sort all of our other dates out, but we would now love to hear from you about how many tickets you would like so that we can try and get our dates sorted for 2008. Its really simple just click on the link below, and let us know how many tickets you would like to buy. We will then get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks for being so patient, and we are really looking forward to Spicing up your 2008."
The Australian stop of the record-breaking world tour is now suggested to be taking place at the end of the southern Summer.
Setlist
In comparison to previous tours, this tour is much more theatrical and encompassing. Previous tours saw the band members performing the hits in a seemingly random set list, with little focus on dancing, set and video material. This tour has a theme flowing throughout it, and it seems that songs are placed where they are in the set list for a reason, symbolising an event or mood. Set pieces are more heavily used, and the costumes are far more flamboyant and emphasised.
The show opens with their signature song, Spice Up Your Life, before flowing through their biggest hits; it peaks with Who Do You Think You Are, when the members are wearing costumes which are all homages to their respective images. Geri wears an updated version of her iconic Union Jack dress, which completes the tribute of the performance to their performance at the Brit Awards 1997, which is seen by many to be the peak of 'Spicemania'. After this performance, the mood focuses on the girls' solo careers, with Victoria paying homage to her fashion career, and the rest performing the most known song they recorded, bar Mel B who performs a cover. Half way through the solo performances, the girls re-group to perform Viva Forever - the final song Geri performed with the group - and at the end of the song, Geri leaves the stage, obviously symbolising her leaving the group. The remaining four perform Holler, which after Geri returns and performs her solo.
After all the solos have been performed, the four girls return to perform Let Love Lead The Way, which is rumoured to have been written about Geri, after which Geri returns on stage, and the five walk down the catwalk holding hands, much to the applause of the audience. All five sing Goodbye, which however rumoured to have been written for Geri, was actually written by Geri among other members, before leaving the stage. The encore begins with If U Can't Dance, which has traditionally been the song the girls have opened with on previous tours, before finishing the show with Wannabe and a reprise of their opening song, Spice Up Your Life.
Personnel
Performers
- Victoria Beckham - vocals
- Melanie Brown - vocals
- Emma Bunton - vocals
- Melanie Chisholm - vocals
- Geri Halliwell - vocals
Management and additional personnel
- Creative Director: Jamie King
- Video Director: Dago Gonzalez for Veneno, Inc.
- Costume Design: Roberto Cavalli
- Manager: Simon Fuller
Band
- Greg Hatwell (Guitar)
- Paul Gendler (Guitar)
- Nick Nasmyth (Keyboards)
- Scott Firth (Bass guitar)
- Vinnie Lammi (Drums)
Dancers
- Mr Gus Carr (Dance Captain)
- Scotty Nguyen (Dance Captain)
- Alex Larson
- Antonio Hudnell
- Cassidy Noblett
- Dougie Styles
- Ivan "Flipz" Valez
- Leo Moctezuma
- Victor Rojas
- Vin Bui
