When the Spice Girls announced their big tour in June, they were to play 5 continents but it seems they have decided to change their plans.
Fans in Buenos Aires in Argentina in South America, Cape Town, South Africa,
Beijing and Shanghai in China, in Hong Kong and in Sydney, Australia,
were all told to expect dates and are listed as possible destinations
on the band's official website.
So far? Nothing.
A rep for the girls says, "There are definitely no dates set as such. But this is the way they
have been doing the whole tour. I think the dates are planned to
happen. There are no dates done yet. But I think they are planned."
Mel B opened her mouth once again, an an interview with V magazine, hinting that the tour would come to a close after the North America leg.
There seems to be a lack of interest, but the band's spokesperson is trying to dispel any rumors of the sort: "We have had an amazing demand for tickets across the
world and we are currently having to reschedule our tour. Please keep
checking this site and we will let you know what is happening as soon
as we know," said a message to fans.
Really? Last I heard there were empty seats at the concerts. And the numbers the band's spokesperson is claiming is more than double what the Rolling Stones mad, making it quite unbelievable that the girls are doing so well.
Speaking last summer, at the
world tour launch in London, Geri Halliwell declared: "Money is not an
issue. We're doing this because it's a once in a lifetime opportunity
to be a Spice Girl again. Who would turn that down?"
I think Whit's right -- these girls aren't in the music industry so much as a product of it. It sounds as though the managers and financial backers are the ones pushing them to perform and well, as the song goes, these girls just wanna have fun!
Nevertheless, here are the girls and their families at Heathrow:
